2026-27 AY Lecturer Pool School of Music

DEPARTMENT: School of Music

POSITION TITLE:Lecturer Pool Music

POSITION DETAILS:

Duties of a part-time lecturer include instruction class preparation grading Canvas course management and office hours. Other duties may be assigned based on departmental needs. Course assignments including dates time and modality are made by the Director of the School of Music 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 in the discipline or Bachelors Degree with more than five years of relevant professional experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Doctorate; college-level teaching experience.

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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.