Part-time Lecturer - Public Speaking

Position overview

Position title : Lecturer

Salary range :

Approximately $7,886.33 per course (pending final budget approval)

Anticipated start : March 30, 2026

Application Window

Open date : September 30, 2025

Next review date : Thursday, Oct 30, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date : Thursday, Oct 30, 2025 at 11 : 59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.

Position description

The Department of Theatre, Film, and Digital Production seeks a part-time lecturer for Public Speaking (TFDP 050S).

Our large-format Public Speaking course (TFDP 050S) is offered in Spring Quarter 2026 (Monday March 30-Friday June 12). The course is 150 students and serves students across disciplines. The instructor will be expected to design and deliver online lectures introducing students to the tenets and principles of speech construction and dynamic delivery. The course is practice-based and aims to provide students with the communicative skills for professional careers and community life. The instructor will work closely with three TAs to provide pedagogical support.

TFDP 050S - Public Speaking - Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Covers the principles and practice of effective speech composition and delivery. Provides the essential communicative skills in professional careers and community life.

The lectures are held online; the discussion sections are held in person.

Our department is committed to reflecting our student diversity in the ways in which we construct our syllabi in content and course design, including diverse perspectives in the speeches, texts, and artists we teach.

The salary is approx. $7886.33 per course, per quarter. Positions are contingent upon funding and enrollment.

Required Qualifications : MA, MFA, or equivalent experience (3 years professional and / or university instructing experience). A record of professional and / or university experience.

Application : Application : Applicants must apply online at https : / / aprecruit.ucr.edu / apply / JPF02143

Review of applications will begin October 30, 2025.

Please submit the following :

• Letter of application
• Curriculum vitae
• Three current letters of recommendation
• Teaching evidence : 1-3 sample syllabi of previously taught courses or a sample of student evaluations.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

MA, MFA, or equivalent experience (3 years professional and / or university instructing experience).

Preferred qualifications

A record of professional and / or university experience.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

Letter of Application

Statement of Research (Optional)

Statement of Teaching

Teaching Evidence - 1-3 sample syllabi of previously taught courses or a sample of student evaluations.

Reference requirements

Letters of recommendation must be confidential. Please use the APRecruit system to have your recommenders upload them directly.

Apply link :

https : / / aprecruit.ucr.edu / JPF02143

Help contact : benicia@ucr.edu

About UC Riverside

The University of California, Riverside is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. UCR is a member institution of the American Association of Universities (AAU) as well as the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities (HSRU). A commitment to the UCR mission (https : / / apro.ucr.edu / mission-statement) is a preferred qualification.

We seek to hire scholars who will both advance our research directions and effectively educate our undergraduate and graduate students, while also engaging with University and Professional service activities. Research and teaching statements that are included with application materials are opportunities for candidates to share knowledge, experience, and goals that support the mission of UCR. For more information on UC's criteria for successful faculty, refer to the Academic Personnel Manual (APM) 210 - Criteria for Appointment, Promotion, and Appraisal (https : / / www.ucop.edu / academic-personnel-programs / _files / apm / apm-210.pdf).

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories under state or federal law. It is the policy of the University of California to undertake affirmative action and anti-discrimination efforts, consistent with its obligations as a Federal and State contractor.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and / or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, State, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

"Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer. A Misconduct Disclosure Survey will be completed through Truescreen, which is the vendor that administers this process for the campus.

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Job location

Riverside, CA