Lecturer AY - Regenerative Studies

CSU Careers • Pomona, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Cal Poly Pomona is one of three polytechnic universities in the 22-campus California State University system, known for its integrative experiential learning education, learn-by-doing approach, and Teacher Scholar Model. The university serves nearly 30,000 students with over 1,400 faculty across various degree programs. The College of Environmental Design (ENV) at Cal Poly Pomona provides an immersive polytechnic education focused on sustainability, public impact, and design excellence. Its approach combines studio-based pedagogy with community engagement and applied research, preparing students to tackle environmental, social, and spatial challenges with a strong foundation in visual and spatial literacy, systems analysis, and collaborative problem-solving. The Department of Sustainability and Regenerative Studies explores communities and systems that renew, restore, and grow stronger over time, integrating natural processes, community action, technology, and human creativity. Its curricula emphasize an interdisciplinary education covering social/cultural studies, natural sciences, and technology, with courses integrating ecology, planning and policy management, land design and landscape architecture, and sociology. This position is for a Part-Time Lecturer in the temporary faculty pool for Sustainable and Regenerative Studies, which includes the Master of Sustainability and Regenerative Studies and a minor. Positions are filled as needed based on student enrollment and funding, and candidates may be required to start teaching on short notice. Teaching opportunities are available during the Fall term (late August to mid-December), Spring term (mid-January to mid-May), and potentially during Summer Sessions. The department welcomes experienced, student-centered individuals to teach in subject areas such as Sustainability and Regenerative Practices, Solar and Regenerative Energy Systems, Sustainable Communities and Coalition Building, Ecological Patterns and Processes, Conservation Biology, Watershed Management and Green Infrastructure, Urban and Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainability and Organizational Management, Sustainable Urban Development, Social and Ecological Justice, Climate change and mitigation, resilience, and adaptation, Ecosystem sciences, Earth system science and hazard-resilient design, Geospatial technologies, and Interdisciplinary research methods.

Requirements

• A Master’s degree in Sustainability, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, Regenerative Studies, Environmental Studies, or related discipline in a field relevant to the curriculum or related discipline
• Professional practice, research, scholarship, and/or creative activities related to sustainability, regenerative practices and related fields

Nice To Haves

• A Ph.D. in Sustainability, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, Regenerative Studies, Environmental Studies, or related discipline in a field relevant to the curriculum or related discipline
• Prior teaching experience at the college or university level and ability to furnish evidence of strong teaching
• Expertise in applied quantitative research, qualitative research, and/or effective integration of both with a relationship to sustainability and regenerative practices

Responsibilities

• Teach assigned division courses in the department’s curriculum
• Serve weekly office hours based on assigned teaching unit load
• Assignments may include day, evening, and/or weekend courses

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation benefits package for employees and qualifying dependents
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Retirement
• Tuition assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees