2025-26 AY Lecturer Pool - Design Department

DEPARTMENT: Design

POSITION TITLE: Lecturer Pool – Design

POSITION DETAILS: 

The Department of Design at California State University, Sacramento is housed in the College of Arts & Letters. The programs comprising the Department of Design instruct include a B.A. in Design Studies, B.F.A in Graphic Design, B.F.A in Interior Architecture and a B.F.A. in Photography. See below for anticipated needs for specific areas of: Design Studies; Graphic Design; Interior Architecture; and Photography.

Design Studies: Teach undergraduate introductory design history classes, introductory studio classes in basic 2-D and 3-D composition,  introductory classes in critical thinking about design. 

Graphic Design: Teach introductory undergraduate studio classes in focused on 2-D composition, symbol development and color theory.

Interior Architecture: Teach undergraduate lecture and studio-based classes in the following areas: design studio, computer graphics studio, architectural history, professional career preparation, and building systems/building technology.

Photography: Teach undergraduate classes in digital and/or analog photography.

Duties of a part-time lecturer include instruction, class preparation, grading, and office hours. Other duties may be assigned based on departmental needs. Course assignments, including dates, time, and modality, are made by the Department Chair under the direction of the College Dean.

Part-time lecturers are instructional faculty with conditional appointments based on enrollment and budget. Hires from the pool of applicants are made when there are instructional needs to fill coursework offered by an academic department based on changing enrollment patterns, changes to tenure-track faculty assignments, and other factors that cannot be addressed with our existing faculty. Initial appointments are typically for one semester, but occasionally academic year initial appointments are made. Appointments may be renewed based on department needs, funding, and performance. Often appointments are made just prior to the start of the semester. 

Part-time lecturers are instructional faculty with conditional appointments based on enrollment and budget. Hires from the pool of applicants are made when there are instructional needs to fill coursework offered by an academic department based on changing enrollment patterns, changes to tenure-track faculty assignments, and other factors that cannot be addressed with our existing faculty. Initial appointments are typically for one semester, but occasionally academic year initial appointments are made. Appointments may be renewed based on department needs, funding, and performance. Often appointments are made just prior to the start of the semester.  

Rank and Salary

Initial rank and salary for lecturer faculty are based on professional experience and educational background and are determined by the hiring department.

Most new lecturers are hired at the Lecturer A or B rank. As of July 2024, the classification salary ranges for the respective ranks are:

Lecturer A: $5,507 - $6,677

Lecturer B: $6,221 ‐ $13,224

Lecturer C: $6,825 ‐ $14,523

Lecturer D: $8,593 ‐ $15,211

The salary ranges indicated are based on a "full‐time rate" (15 weighted teaching units [WTUs]). A semester's worth of compensation is made up of six (6) payments of the given amount. To calculate your salary for a semester, the base rate would be pro‐rated based on the units worked out of 15 WTUs. If you were a Lecturer A assigned 3 units at the minimum salary, your pay would be structured as follows: $5,507 x 3/15 (3 units out of a possible 15 units total) = $1101.40 x 6 checks = $6,608.40 total for 3 units/semester. 

  REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:  

The Department of Design is seeking candidates for our part-time lecturer pool to teach courses in the following areas: Architecture, Design Studies, Graphic Design, and Photography.  To be considered, candidates must have either a Master's degree, or a Bachelor's degree combined with at least five years of teaching or relevant professional experience in one of these fields or a related discipline.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Terminal degree in the relevant field

Prior teaching experience at the college level

 

APPLICANT INSTRUCTIONS:

New applicants are required to submit the following,

1. Cover letter that includes a listing of courses you are prepared to teach. A list of courses within the Design major is available in the University Catalog.

2. Complete curriculum vitae (CV)