26-27 AY Temporary Faculty Pool (Lecturer) - Curriculum & Instruction

CSU Careers • Fresno, CA

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About The Position

The Department of Curriculum and Instruction offers lower-division, upper-division and postbaccalaureate/credential courses for the preparation and professional development of PreK-12 teachers. The department also houses two master's programs (M.A.Ed.-C&I and MAT) and two advanced certificate programs – educational technology and research methods. The Department provides educational research courses for eight graduate programs in the Kremen School. Department faculty are active in teaching, scholarship, service, and grant leadership.

The Department of Curriculum and Instruction seeks qualified candidates to teach undergraduate, credential, and/or graduate courses offered by the department. See below for links to the CI, EHD, and ERE course catalog descriptions, and include the course(s) that you are interested in teaching within your letter of interest. The department seeks qualified candidate(s) to teach undergraduate courses such as: CI and ERE courses 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 Education with an emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction or closely related field
• Demonstrated commitment to working effectively with faculty, staff, and students from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• CI and ERE courses: 100-level courses require that the instructor hold at least a master’s degree, and 200-level courses require that the instructor have a doctorate.
• Credential courses require that instructors have earned a teaching credential and have relevant TK-12 classroom teaching experience.
• Instructors of courses offered online are required to be online-certified and/or take QLT training before serving as an online instructor.

Nice To Haves

• A commitment to teaching excellence in higher education, which may be exhibited through prior teaching experiences and teaching evaluations or other evidence.
• Successful teaching experience in a higher education setting.
• Recent experience with teaching at the PreK-12 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
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees