What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lecturer Pool - Demography - College of Letters & Science position at University of California-Berkeley?
Open date: July 10, 2026
Next review date: Friday, Jul 24, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, Jul 9, 2027 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
The Department of Demography at the University of California at Berkeley is generating an applicant pool of qualified temporary instructors to teach a range of courses in the department should openings arise.
Please visit the Courses and Sample Syllabi link for more information about the department's classes. We invite instructors to apply that can teach broadly accessible topics and introductions to formal demographic methods, social demography, fertility, mortality, migration, population and environment, family and gender, demography of race and ethnicity, history of population thought, demographic implications of climate change, international migration and refugees, political demography, economic demography, demography and development.
The position's duties include undergraduate and graduate teaching. In addition to teaching responsibilities, general duties may include managing graders and/or graduate student instructors (teaching assistants), holding office hours, assigning grades, advising students, preparing course materials (e.g., syllabus), maintaining a course website, and writing exams.
The Department seeks candidates who can support the success of all students through inclusive curriculum, classroom environment, and pedagogy.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Department: https://www.demog.berkeley.edu/
Courses and Sample Syllabi: https://www.demog.berkeley.edu/courses/
Advanced degree or enrolled in an advanced degree program at the time of application.
- Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree) at the time of appointment.
- Two years of teaching university-level courses.
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Statement of Teaching
- 2-4 required (contact information only)
Help contact: DemographyAP@berkeley.edu
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Salary : $70,977 - $95,388