Lecturer Pool - Linguistics (Language and Culture) AY 2025/26

• Position: Lecturer - Academic Year
• Academic Year: 2025/2026
• Day/Time: Varies
• Modality: Varies
• College: College of Humanities, Arts, Behavioral and Social Sciences
• Department: Liberal Studies

The Department of Liberal Studies at California State University San Marcos accepts applications on an on-going basis for our pool of part-time lecturers for upper and lower division Linguistics courses. The department is seeking lecturers to teach courses in linguistics with a focus on language, culture, and identity, primarily through the lens of linguistic anthropology. Salary is commensurate with credential and experience. 

Applicant pools are used to fill short-term temporary Lecturer positions across our campus with the possibility of rehiring. Appointments may last from one day to a whole semester. This applicant pool may be used to fill vacant positions on an as-needed basis throughout the academic year.  Applications in this pool ad will only be good for the current academic year. This pool will be closed effective May 31st.  If you wish to be considered for the next academic year, you will need to apply to the new pool as it becomes available by June 15th.

These courses are offered on a rotating basis. Note: You do not have to be qualified to teach all classes below in order to apply. In your application, specify which course(s) you are qualified to teach and in what ways you are qualified to teach them. Course descriptions follow:

LING 255 - Language Endangerment and Revitalization. This course focuses on language endangerment as a worldwide phenomenon, affecting a majority of the world’s languages.  The course explores contemporary language endangerment and revitalization through an interdisciplinary lens by considering: How do languages become endangered (e.g., genocide, national language policies, diaspora)?  What is at stake (e.g., culture, science, identity, sovereignty, and environment)?  How and why do various communities respond (e.g., pedagogy, technologies, rhetorics)?  The course also considers language endangerment and revitalization around the world.

LING 341 - Language Issues in the United States.  This course introduces students to a number of issues surrounding language use in the United States today, including bilingual education, bilingualism, English-only legislation, endangered languages, Ebonics, and hate speech. Each issue will be considered in its historical context and in terms of its effect on the school-age population of the United States. Class discussion, rather than lecture, will be the main venue for this exploration, and each section will involve a project considering the issue in its current, real-world context. 

LING 371 - Linguistic Anthropology.  This course explores the way language shapes and is shaped by culture. Investigates different aspects of language structures, which exhibit cultural variation, patterns of cognition and language acquisition, and the socio-linguistic dimensions of cultural variation. Highlights dialect variation, Ebonics, bilingualism, and considers them in light of concepts such as speech communities, language ideology, and performativity.

LING 381 - Language and Gender.  Gender roles are dynamic, yet culturally bound. They are determined as a group, yet performed by individuals. These roles are products of historical, sociological, geographic, economic, and linguistic phenomena. All of these contribute to the development of a culture, and all are encoded and reflected in the language used. Students will discover how these phenomena work together in the social contexts of various cultures, with a particular focus on the role language plays in creating and reporting gender roles. 

Minimum qualifications:

• A master’s degree in Linguistics or in a related field 
• Evidence of specialization in linguistic anthropology, language, culture, and identity
• Experience teaching higher education courses in linguistics
• Per the California State University’s Out-of-State Employment Policy, the CSU is prohibited from hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside California. Working in the State of California is a condition of employment

Preferred qualifications:

• A doctorate in Linguistics or in a related field
• Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrate intercultural competence and a commitment to serving a diverse campus community as it relates to teaching and, as applicable, service.

Salary commensurate with degree level and experience

• Anticipated Hiring Salary Range: $5,507 - $8,500 per full-time month

The salary schedule information for the Lecturer – Academic Year Classification is available based on the following ranges:

• CSU Classification Salary Range Lecturer A - AY: $5,507 - $6,677 per full-time month
• CSU Classification Salary Range Lecturer B - AY: $6,221 - $13,224 per full-time month

The anticipated hiring range is generally at or near the minimum of the appropriate range, commensurate with education and experience.

Application:

To apply, please prepare to submit the following:

• Your completed faculty application
• Curriculum Vitae (uploaded)
• Contact information for three current references
• Letter of interest (uploaded)
• List of the courses you are interested in teaching (refer to the University Catalog)
• Documentation of teaching effectiveness and sample course syllabi are strongly encouraged when available

Timeline: Applications are accepted and reviewed as needed, on an on-going basis throughout the 2025/26 Academic Year.

The University is particularly interested in candidates who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for under-represented groups.

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California State University San Marcos is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to age, physical or mental disability, gender or sex, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion or religious creed, sexual orientation, and veteran or military status.

Per the California State University’s Out-of-State Employment Policy, the CSU is prohibited from hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside California. Working in the State of California is a condition of employment

This position is subject to employment verification, education verification, reference checks and criminal record checks. An offer of appointment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check, including a criminal records check, and may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information.

The person holding this position is considered a mandated reporter under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in in CSU Executive Order 1083 Revised December 22, 2020 as a condition of employment. An offer of employment is contingent upon execution of an Acknowledgement of Mandated Reporter Status and Legal Duty to Report Child Abuse and Neglect form. Signing the form is a prerequisite to employment and failure to sign will result in any offer of employment being withdrawn.

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