Adjunct professor jobs in San Francisco, CA

432 open adjunct, lecturer and part-time faculty positions at 16 colleges and universities in and around San Francisco, refreshed every night.

Open positions
432
Institutions hiring
16
Listed this week
11
Median pay per course
$3,302

432 positions found

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Peralta Community College District

Part Time Instructor, Engineering

Oakland, CAIn-PersonEngineeringPart-time$75 – $125/hr
Posted 3d ago•via HigherEdJobs
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San Francisco Community College District

Automotive Technology Instructor (Temporary, Part Time Pool)

San Francisco, CAIn-PersonTrades & Applied TechnologyPart-time$2,163 – $3,302/course
Listed 5d ago•via HigherEdJobs
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San Francisco Community College District

Food Service Operations and Management Instructor, (Temporary, Part-Time Pool)

San Francisco, CAIn-PersonBusiness & ManagementPart-time$2,163 – $3,302/course
Listed 5d ago•via HigherEdJobs
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Peralta Community College District

Part Time Instructor, Physics

Oakland, CAIn-PersonPhysicsPart-time$75 – $125/hr
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San Francisco Community College District

Transitional Studies Instructor (Temporary, Part-Time Pool)

San Francisco, CAIn-PersonEducation & TeachingPart-time$2,163 – $3,302/course
Posted 5d ago•via HigherEdJobs
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Northeastern University

Adjunct Faculty, Physics

Oakland, CAIn-PersonPhysicsPart-time
Posted 6d ago•Pay not disclosed•via Workday Direct
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Peralta Community College District

Part Time Instructor, Education

Oakland, CAIn-PersonEducation & TeachingPart-time$75 – $125/hr
Listed 6d ago•via HigherEdJobs
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University of California-Berkeley

Lecturer - Disability Studies - College of Letters and Science

Berkeley, CaliforniaIn-PersonOtherPart-time
Posted 6d ago•Pay not disclosed•via AcademicKeys
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University of California-Berkeley

Lecturer - Entrepreneurship - Haas School of Business

Berkeley, CaliforniaIn-PersonBusiness & ManagementPart-time
Posted 6d ago•Pay not disclosed•via AcademicKeys
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University of California-Berkeley

Lecturer - Finance - Haas School of Business

Berkeley, CaliforniaIn-PersonAccounting & FinancePart-time
Posted 6d ago•Pay not disclosed•via AcademicKeys
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University of California-Berkeley

Teacher Special Programs (TSP) - Academic Talent Development Program (ATDP) - Berkeley School of Education

Berkeley, CaliforniaIn-PersonEducation & TeachingPart-time
Posted 6d ago•Pay not disclosed•via AcademicKeys
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Contra Costa Community College District

Adjunct Architecture Instructors

Martinez, CaliforniaIn-PersonVisual & Fine ArtsPart-time$77 – $128/hr
Listed 1w ago•via HigherEdJobs
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Contra Costa Community College District

Adjunct Faculty, Administration of Justice

Martinez, CAIn-PersonCriminal JusticePart-time$77 – $128/hr
Posted 1w ago•via HigherEdJobs
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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
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Contra Costa Community College District

Electronics Adjunct Instructor (Temporary)

Martinez, CAIn-PersonTrades & Applied TechnologyPart-time$51 – $87/hr
Posted 1w ago•via HigherEdJobs
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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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Contra Costa Community College District

Biology Adjunct Instructor - Human Biology and Intro to Anatomy and Physiology (Temporary)

Martinez, CAIn-PersonBiology & Life SciencesPart-time$77 – $128/hr
Posted 1w ago•via HigherEdJobs
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Contra Costa Community College District

Adjunct Instructor (Temporary) - Medical/Surgical/Geriatrics Nursing

Martinez, CAIn-PersonHealth Sciences & NursingPart-time$77 – $128/hr
Posted 1w ago•via HigherEdJobs
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Contra Costa Community College District

Adjunct Faculty Pool - Mathematics

Martinez, CAIn-PersonMathematics & StatisticsPart-time$77 – $128/hr
Posted 1w ago•via HigherEdJobs
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Contra Costa Community College District

Nursing Adjunct Instructor (Los Medanos College)

Martinez, CaliforniaIn-PersonHealth Sciences & NursingPart-time
Listed 1w ago•Pay not disclosed•via HigherEdJobs
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Colleges and universities hiring adjuncts near San Francisco

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-Berkeley103College of Marin49Peralta Community College District40California State University-East Bay39Northeastern University25San Francisco Community College District22Contra Costa Community College District19Samuel Merritt University15Dominican University of California3University of the Pacific2Academy of Art University1Calbright College1City College of San Francisco1Life Chiropractic College West1San Domenico School1

San Francisco adjunct jobs by discipline

Open positions by field. A linked field goes to its nationwide list.

Adjunct jobs in San Francisco: common questions

How many adjunct jobs are open in San Francisco?
As of November 10, 2026, OpenLecture lists 432 open adjunct, lecturer and part-time faculty positions at 16 colleges and universities in the San Francisco area, 11 of them listed in the past seven days. The list is refreshed every night.
Which colleges are hiring adjuncts in San Francisco?
The institutions with the most open adjunct and part-time faculty positions in the San Francisco area right now are San Mateo County Community College District (110), University of California-Berkeley (103), College of Marin (49), Peralta Community College District (40), California State University-East Bay (39).
How much do adjunct professors make in San Francisco?
Among the 35 current listings in the San Francisco area that state per-course pay, the median is $3,302 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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