Adjunct professor jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area
681 open adjunct, lecturer and part-time faculty positions at 28 colleges and universities across the San Francisco Bay Area, refreshed every night.
- Open positions
- 681
- Institutions hiring
- 28
- Listed this week
- 15
- Median pay per course
- $8,000
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681 positions found
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Oakland, CAIn-PersonEngineeringPart-time$75 – $125/hr
Posted 3d ago•via HigherEdJobs
San Jose, CAIn-PersonOtherPart-time
Listed 5d ago•Pay not disclosed•via PeopleAdmin Direct
San Francisco, CAIn-PersonTrades & Applied TechnologyPart-time$2,163 – $3,302/course
Listed 5d ago•via HigherEdJobs
San Francisco, CAIn-PersonBusiness & ManagementPart-time$2,163 – $3,302/course
Listed 5d ago•via HigherEdJobs
Oakland, CAIn-PersonPhysicsPart-time$75 – $125/hr
Listed 5d ago•via HigherEdJobs
San Francisco, CAIn-PersonEducation & TeachingPart-time$2,163 – $3,302/course
Posted 5d ago•via HigherEdJobs
West Valley-Mission Community College District
Part-Time Business Instructor (Pool)
Santa Clara, CAIn-PersonBusiness & ManagementPart-time
Posted 5d ago•Pay not disclosed•via InsideHigherEd
Oakland, CAIn-PersonPhysicsPart-time
Posted 6d ago•Pay not disclosed•via Workday Direct
Oakland, CAIn-PersonEducation & TeachingPart-time$75 – $125/hr
Listed 6d ago•via HigherEdJobs
Santa Clara, CAIn-PersonPolitical SciencePart-time
Listed 6d ago•Pay not disclosed•via University Direct
Santa Clara, CAIn-PersonPolitical SciencePart-time
Listed 6d ago•Pay not disclosed•via University Direct
Berkeley, CaliforniaIn-PersonOtherPart-time
Posted 6d ago•Pay not disclosed•via AcademicKeys
Berkeley, CaliforniaIn-PersonBusiness & ManagementPart-time
Posted 6d ago•Pay not disclosed•via AcademicKeys
Berkeley, CaliforniaIn-PersonAccounting & FinancePart-time
Posted 6d ago•Pay not disclosed•via AcademicKeys
Berkeley, CaliforniaIn-PersonEducation & TeachingPart-time
Posted 6d ago•Pay not disclosed•via AcademicKeys
Contra Costa Community College District
Adjunct Architecture Instructors
Martinez, CaliforniaIn-PersonVisual & Fine ArtsPart-time$77 – $128/hr
Listed 1w ago•via HigherEdJobs
Contra Costa Community College District
Adjunct Faculty, Administration of Justice
Martinez, CAIn-PersonCriminal JusticePart-time$77 – $128/hr
Posted 1w ago•via HigherEdJobs
Contra Costa Community College District
Dental Hygiene Program- Adjunct Faculty (Temporary)
Martinez, CAIn-PersonHealth Sciences & NursingPart-time$77 – $128/hr
Posted 1w ago•via HigherEdJobs
Contra Costa Community College District
Electronics Adjunct Instructor (Temporary)
Martinez, CAIn-PersonTrades & Applied TechnologyPart-time$51 – $87/hr
Posted 1w ago•via HigherEdJobs
Contra Costa Community College District
Biology Adjunct Instructor - Human Anatomy (Temporary)
Martinez, CaliforniaIn-PersonBiology & Life SciencesPart-time$77 – $128/hr
Listed 1w ago•via HigherEdJobs
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Colleges and universities hiring adjuncts in the San Francisco Bay Area
Every institution with an open adjunct or part-time faculty position in the area, most openings first.
San Mateo County Community College District110University of California-Berkeley103Foothill-De Anza Community College District98Mission College56College of Marin49Peralta Community College District40California State University-East Bay39Northeastern University29West Valley-Mission Community College District27Ohlone College25San Francisco Community College District22Contra Costa Community College District20Samuel Merritt University15San Francisco Bay University10Chabot-Las Positas Community College District7Santa Clara University7Palo Alto University5Stanford University4Dominican University of California3Contra Costa Medical Career College2San Jose City College2University of the Pacific2Academy of Art University1Calbright College1City College of San Francisco1Life Chiropractic College West1San Domenico School1San Jose State University1
San Francisco Bay Area adjunct jobs by discipline
Open positions by field. A linked field goes to its nationwide list.
- Health Sciences & Nursing80
- Other58
- Visual & Fine Arts46
- Business & Management42
- World Languages41
- Music & Performing Arts39
- Education & Teaching35
- Biology & Life Sciences29
- Computer Science & IT25
- Trades & Applied Technology25
- Engineering24
- English & Writing22
- Humanities19
- Physics19
- Psychology19
- Communications & Media18
- Sociology18
- Agriculture & Environmental Science17
- History15
- Accounting & Finance13
- Mathematics & Statistics13
- Political Science13
- Chemistry11
- Criminal Justice11
- Law & Legal Studies10
- Economics7
- Social Work7
- Philosophy & Religion5
Adjunct jobs in the San Francisco Bay Area: common questions
- How many adjunct jobs are open in the San Francisco Bay Area?
- As of November 10, 2026, OpenLecture lists 681 open adjunct, lecturer and part-time faculty positions at 28 colleges and universities in the San Francisco Bay Area, 15 of them listed in the past seven days. The list is refreshed every night.
- Which colleges are hiring adjuncts in the San Francisco Bay Area?
- The institutions with the most open adjunct and part-time faculty positions in the San Francisco Bay Area right now are San Mateo County Community College District (110), University of California-Berkeley (103), Foothill-De Anza Community College District (98), Mission College (56), College of Marin (49).
- How much do adjunct professors make in the San Francisco Bay Area?
- Among the 60 current listings in the San Francisco Bay Area that state per-course pay, the median is $8,000 per course. Most listings do not publish pay, so treat this as what is being advertised, not a survey of what adjuncts earn.
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