Lecturer Pool - Residential and Online Instruction - School of Public Health
Position overview
Position title: Lecturer
Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay at appointment. See the following tables for the current salary scales for this position: Table 15 (title codes 001550, 001630, 001636) and Table 15F (title code 001634). The current full-time salary range for this position is $68,247-$192,040 for academic year Lecturers and $79,167-$209,976 for fiscal year Lecturers. Salary is commensurate with prior college-level teaching experience, advanced degree(s), and related professional experience.
Percent time: 17% to 33% work effort for both residential and online education, depending on course.
Anticipated start: Fall semester: July 1 or August 1, 2025. Spring semester: January 1, 2026. Online education course delivery start dates: August 1, October 1, January 1, March 1, May 1, June 1. Summer Sessions: mid-May to mid-July.
Review timeline: When the school determines a need to hire a Lecturer, hiring committees review applications as follows: 2025 Berkeley Summer Sessions = March/April 2025 Fall semester = April/May 2026 Spring semester = October/November Online education has periodic reviews throughout the year
Position duration: Fall or spring semester: 5 months. Online education: 3-5 months. Summer Sessions: 6-8 weeks.
Application Window
Open date: March 27, 2025
Next review date: Friday, May 9, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, Mar 27, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The School of Public Health (SPH) at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) invites applicants to a pool of qualified temporary Lecturers to teach courses in residential and online education formats. The teaching includes fall and spring classroom instruction, On-Campus/Online Master of Public Health (OOMPH) online education program, the UCB/UCSF Joint Medical Program (JMP), and Berkeley Summer Sessions. Screening of applicants is ongoing, and the number of available positions varies throughout the year.
To receive full consideration for any openings, please submit a complete application with your area(s) of Specializations indicated. Only completed applications are reviewed, and the hiring committee will contact candidates under consideration.
In addition to teaching responsibilities, duties include preparing course materials (e.g., syllabus, OOMPH videos, etc.), holding office/discussion hours, assessing student work and assigning grades, advising students, responding to email, maintaining a course website.
Please note that the existence of a pool does not guarantee a position will be filled.
School: https://publichealth.berkeley.edu/
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
- By the application date, advanced degree (or equivalent international degree), or be enrolled in an advanced degree program or equivalent international degree-granting program.
Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
- By the start date, advanced degree, or equivalent international degree.
- Applicants in student status or candidates for a higher degree at any University of California campus, which includes filing fee status, may not be appointed as Lecturers.
Preferred qualifications
- Public Health is interdisciplinary in its core and breadth curriculum, both in residential and online programs, and a successful applicant will have expertise in at least one of the areas of Specializations listed.
- Prior college-level teaching experience.
- Professional work experience in the field of expertise.
- Prior experience in teaching college-level medical education for the UCB/UCSF Joint Medical Program.
Application Requirements
Document requirements
- Cover Letter - Cover letter describing your interest in teaching, and include teaching experience. Please reference your Specialization(s).
- Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated curriculum vitae (C.V.)
- Statement of Teaching - Brief statement (one paragraph/under one page) on your teaching philosophy.
Reference requirements
- 2 required (contact information only)
Contact information is required to complete the application; however, references may be contacted for candidates under serious consideration. It is important to note that references need to be external to the UC Berkeley School of Public Health.
Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04870
Help contact: sph_acad@berkeley.edu
About UC Berkeley
UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service. These values are embedded in our Principles of Community, which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and humane environment in which these values can thrive.
The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status.
For more information, please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy.
In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.
Job location
Berkeley, CA (in-person=residential education / online education=remote in the U.S.A.)
To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04870
