26-27 AY Temporary Faculty Pool (Lecturer) - Child and Family Science

CSU Careers • Fresno, CA

40d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Child and Family Science serves over 450 majors and 100 minors, most of whom are female, members of under-represented ethnic minority groups, and first-generation college students. Students choose an option in either Child Development or in Family Science. We have 7 full-time faculty, and typically about 10 part-time faculty.

We often need faculty to teach child development classes, family science classes, and sometimes our writing, research methods, and theory classes. These are almost always face-to-face classes offered during daytime hours. Course availability varies each semester and is difficult to predict. Please review courses offered in the department and indicate which ones you believe yourself to be qualified to teach. Classes most often in need of an instructor include: CFS 31 (Family Science), CFS 38 (Lifespan Devel), CFS 39 (Child Devel), CFS 134 (Culture & Diversity), CFS 135 (Parent Education), and CFS 137 (Care of Infants & Toddlers), or other classes that may be identified as needed to fulfill educational goals of current students.

Temporary faculty members are responsible for adherence to and implementation of university and system-wide policies as directed per Academic Policy Manual 306 , paragraph 2. Instructors are responsible for the preparation, delivery, conducting, proctoring, and grading (as appropriate) lectures, office hours, homework assignments, quizzes, class projects, and midterm and final exams. All classes must be offered and meet as scheduled throughout the entire semester, in the mode assigned and listed in the schedule of classes (i.e. asynchronous, synchronous, in-person, or hybrid).

Conditional Appointment Please be advised that an appointment is contingent upon budget and enrollment considerations and subject to order of assignment provisions in the collective bargaining agreement between California State University and California Faculty Association. These provisions state the “Order of Work,” or the order in which available courses must be assigned to faculty, starting with tenure line faculty and ending with new lecturer appointees. Appointees will be required to demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States (Fresno State is not a sponsoring agency for Temporary Faculty positions).

The temporary faculty pool is continuously open, and positions are filled as needed, based on student enrollment and funding. This is a pool of part-time lecturers for the department to draw on as necessary. The number of positions varies from semester to semester, depending on the needs of the Department. Appointments from the pool are temporary and often made just prior to the start of the academic term. Applicants may need to be available to begin teaching on short notice. The pool will remain in place for two academic terms; those interested in remaining in the pool beyond that time must reapply. Fall 2026: August 19, 2026 – December 22, 2026; Spring 2027: January 15, 2027 – May 26, 2027

Requirements

• A Master's degree in Child and Family Science or a closely related field, including (but not limited to) Early Childhood Education, Marriage and Family Therapy, Developmental Psychology, Family Sociology, Women’s Studies, with evidence of specialization relevant to CFS coursework.
• Demonstrated commitment to working effectively with faculty, staff, and students from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Nice To Haves

• A commitment to teaching excellence at the undergraduate level, which may be exhibited through prior teaching experiences and teaching evaluations or other evidence.
• Successful teaching experience at the undergraduate level.

Responsibilities

• Temporary faculty members are responsible for adherence to and implementation of university and system-wide policies as directed per Academic Policy Manual 306 , paragraph 2.
• Instructors are responsible for the preparation, delivery, conducting, proctoring, and grading (as appropriate) lectures, office hours, homework assignments, quizzes, class projects, and midterm and final exams.
• All classes must be offered and meet as scheduled throughout the entire semester, in the mode assigned and listed in the schedule of classes (i.e. asynchronous, synchronous, in-person, or hybrid).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time