2024-25 AY Lecturer Pool - Gerontology

DEPARTMENT : Gerontology

POSITION TITLE : Lecturer Pool Gerontology Department

POSITION DETAILS :

The Gerontology Program provides an applied interdisciplinary approach to studying the human aging process and the challenges encountered by older adults and their families as they interact in contemporary society.

Duties of a part-time lecturer include instruction, class preparation, grading, and office hours. Other duties may be assigned based on departmental needs.

Course assignments, including dates, time, and modality, are made by the Department Chair under the direction of the College Dean.

Part-time lecturers are instructional faculty with conditional appointments based on enrollment and budget. Hires from the pool of applicants are made when there are instructional needs to fill coursework offered by an academic department based on changing enrollment patterns, changes to tenure-track faculty assignments, and other factors that cannot be addressed with our existing faculty.

Initial appointments are typically for one semester, but occasionally academic year initial appointments are made. Appointments may be renewed based on department needs, funding, and performance.

Often appointments are made just prior to the start of the semester.

Rank and Salary

Initial rank and salary for lecturer faculty are based on professional and / or teaching experience and educational background and are determined by the hiring department.

Most new lecturers are hired at the Lecturer A or B rank. As of July 2023, the classification salary ranges for the respective ranks are :

Lecturer A : $5,007 - $6,359

Lecturer B : $5,925 - $12,594

Lecturer C : $6,500 - $13,831

Lecturer D : $8,184 - $14,487

The salary ranges indicated are based on a "full-time rate" (15 weighted teaching units WTUs ). A semester's worth of compensation is made up of six (6) payments of the given amount.

To calculate your salary for a semester, the base rate would be pro-rated based on the units worked out of 15 WTUs.

If you were a Lecturer A assigned 3 units at the minimum salary, your pay would be structured as follows :

$5,007 x 3 / 15 (3 units out of a possible 15 units total) $1001.40 x 6 checks $6,008.40 total for 3 units / semester.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS : Master's Degree or higher in Gerontology or related field.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS : Professional experience working with older adults and / or caregivers.

APPLICANT INSTRUCTIONS :

New applicants are required to submit :

1. Cover letter that includes :

Specify courses of interest and qualifications to teach.

2. Current Curriculum Vita (CV) / Resume

3. Unofficial transcripts of highest degree or degree required for position

4. List of three references with contact information

5. Complete the Statement of Professional Preparation and Experience form. Please click the link below to download the form.

A list of courses within the GERO major is available in the .

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