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2026-27 Lecturer Pool for Interdisciplinary Studies Program Position: Lecturer Pool for the Interdisciplinary Studies Program Type: Temporary, Part-time Academic Year: 2026-2027 Available: Fall 2026 / Spring 2027 Location: Office of Academic Programs California State University, Bakersfield 9001 Stockdale Highway Bakersfield, CA 93311-1099 Contact: Neida Herrera (nherrera10@csub.edu) Application Deadline: Positions open until filled. Applications considered as needed, on a continuous basis throughout the academic year. A new application must be submitted each year. University Background: CSU Bakersfield, founded in 1970, is a regional, comprehensive university serving the southern San Joaquin Valley of California. CSU Bakersfield's service area covers nearly 25,000 square miles and is home to a socially and ethnically diverse population. CSU Bakersfield is the only four-year degree granting institution within a 100-mile radius. Due to this, CSU Bakersfield has a vital role in educational obtainment, economic development, and quality of life within the region. The campus serves approximately 9,400 undergraduate students and 1,350 graduate, credential, and post-baccalaureate students. CSU Bakersfield is a federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). The accolades recently received by CSU Bakersfield include: #18 in Top Public Schools in the West and #21 in Top Performers on Social Mobility (U.S. News & World Report, 2026), 4.5 out of 5 stars and named one of America's Best Colleges (Money, 2026), #8 in Master's Universities, #17 in Best Bang for the Buck: West, and #44 in Best Colleges for Your Tuition (and Tax) Dollars (Washington Monthly, 2025), #4 in California Mobility Index (College Futures Foundation, 2025), #23 in Social Mobility Index (CollegeNET, 2025), #9 in Economic Mobility Index (Third Way, 2024), and in the Top 50 Most Affordable Colleges and Universities in the US (University HQ, 2025). College Information: Office of Academic Programs Department Information: Interdisciplinary Studies Program Position Description: The Interdisciplinary Studies Program at California State University Bakersfield accepts applications on an ongoing basis for our pool of part-time lecturers. Applicant pools are used to fill short-term temporary Lecturer positions across our campus with the possibility of rehiring. Appointments may last from one day to a whole semester. This applicant pool may be used to fill vacant positions on an as-needed basis throughout the academic year. Applications in this pool ad will only be good for the current academic year. This pool will be closed effective May 31, 2027. If you wish to be considered for the next academic year, you will need to apply to the new pool as it becomes available by June 15, 2027. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution Preferred Qualifications: Master's or Doctorate degree from an accredited institution College-level teaching experience Rank and Salary: Lecturer. Anticipated salary range is generally at or near the minimum of the appropriate range, commensurate with education and experience. Most new lecturers are hired at the Lecturer A or B rank. Full-time equivalent salary ranges are as follows (amounts prorated for part-time assignments): Lecturer A: $5,507 - $6,677 per month [Anticipated starting salary: $5,507 - $6,092 monthly] Lecturer B: $6,221 - $13,224 per month [Anticipated starting salary: $6,221 - $9,722 monthly] Lecturer C: $6,825 - $14,523 per month [Anticipated starting salary: $6,825 - $10,674 monthly] Lecturer D: $8,593 - $15,211 per month [Anticipated starting salary: $8,593 - $11,902 monthly] Application Process: Please apply online at the CSUB Careers site (https://careers.csub.edu/en-us/listing/). Background Check: A background check (including a criminal records check) must be satisfactorily completed. Offers of employment are conditional and may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position. Education Code 89521 Requirements: Applicants will be required to disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last seven years, only after a determination is made that they meet the minimum qualifications for the position, and before an offer of employment is extended. Applicants who reach the final stages of the application process must sign a release form that authorizes the release of information by the applicant's current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct. Authorization to Work: Employment is contingent upon US residence and proof of eligibility to work in the United States. Sponsorship: CSUB is not a sponsoring agency for temporary positions and is not an E-Verify employer. Out of State Employment: Per CSU-wide policy, 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. Unit 3 assignments include in-person duties that require an on-campus presence. Mandated Reporter: The person holding this position is considered a "mandated reporter" under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment. The person will also have a duty to report to the Campus Title IX Officer information pertaining to discrimination, harassment, sexual misconduct or exploitation, dating or domestic violence, stalking, and retaliation under the CSU Interim Nondiscrimination Policy. Clery Act: CSUB's an
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- $5,507 – $6,677 per month
- Humanities median
- $4,920/ course, n=63
- California median
- $10,200/ course, n=301
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