2026-27 AY Lecturer Pool Women's & Gender Studies

DEPARTMENT: Womens & Gender Studies

POSITION TITLE:Lecturer Pool Womens & Gender Studies

POSITION DETAILS:

The Department of Womens & Gender Studies (WGS) is a dynamic interdisciplinary field preparing students to be future leaders scholars and social justice activists. We are dedicated to studying the social production of gender and womens experiences in relation to formations of sexuality race class nationality ability ageism and other categories of difference. We are seeking candidates for our part-time lecturer pool to teach the following courses: Intro to Gender & Sexuality; Intro to Disability Studies; Introduction to Womens Studies; Intro to the Womens Movement in Contemporary Society; Asian American Women; Mother Woman & Person; Women of the Middle East; Gender & Health; Gender Race & Class; Women of Color; Women and Work; Violence Against Women; Feminism & the Spirit; Women in Art; Womens Global Issues; Intro to Queer & Trans Studies; and LGBTQ Histories.

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.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Masters degree or
• Minimum of Bachelors degree with successful advancement to candidacy in a Doctoral program in a related field.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Masters degree with at least five years of relevant college teaching experience
• Teaching experience in both in-person and online courses in higher education
• A Doctoral degree in a related discipline
• Ability to teach classes with 50 students
• Ability to teach intersectional feminism
• Have an interdisciplinary approach to curriculum

APPLICANT INSTRUCTIONS:

New Applicants are required to submit:

• Cover Letter
• Current curriculum vita (CV)/resume
• Unofficial transcript of highest degree -

  If you hold a Bachelors or Masters degree and have advanced to candidacy in a Doctoral program you must submit the following:

  1. The unofficial transcript of your highest completed degree and

  2. The unofficial transcript for your Doctoral program along with proof of your candidacy status.

  Proof of candidacy can be either:

  • A notation on your unofficial transcript or
  • A letter of verification from your academic institution.

• Please combine all documents transcripts and if applicable the verification letter into a single file before uploading it to your application.

• A list of professional references with contact information
• Complete the Statement of Professional Preparation and Experience form. Please click the link below to download the form. document lists the courses that you believe you are qualified to teach. Course listings can be found here: Sacramento State

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  Eligibility Verification

  Candidate will be required to provide official transcripts of their highest degree earned and must furnish proof of eligibility to work in the U.S.. California State University Sacramento is not a sponsoring agent for non-tenure track (temporary/lecturer) faculty for the H1-B Visa.

  Out of State Employment

  Per CSU-wide policy (HR2021-04) all faculty who will begin initial employment (or return from a 12-month break in service) on or after January 1 2022 are required to perform their work from within the State of California. Faculty hired prior to January 1 2022 must be available to perform work in the State of California if their assignment is in-person.