Lecturer - Muir College Environmental Studies AY 2026-2027

University of California, San Diego; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 4,500 - 6,500; Part time

Job summary

UC San Diego's Environmental Studies minor, in collaboration with John Muir College, seeks temporary, part-time lecturers with teaching experience across Environmental Studies from diverse perspectives. Lecturers typically teach a single course for a 3-month quarter; compensation is aligned to the 1/9 of the full-time salary range posted above, reflecting a short-term, non-tenure track appointment.

Candidates with focus on environmental justice, climate change, and Indigenous or decolonial views

Qualifications

• Experience teaching Environmental Studies at the college level.
• Ability to integrate environmental justice and climate change with qualitative natural sciences.
• Familiarity with Indigenous and decolonial perspectives on wilderness.

Responsibilities

• Teach a single course for a 3-month quarter.
• Prepare and deliver engaging lectures and assessments for the course.
• Coordinate with program staff and respond to student inquiries as needed.

Skills

Environmental Studies teaching

Indigenous perspectives on climate

Environmental justice integration

Job description

The Environmental Studies minor program with John Muir College at UC San Diego is looking for temporary, part-time lecturers with teaching experience in Environmental Studies, from a variety of perspectives: e.g., Environmental Law, Indigenous approaches to climate change, Federal policy and Environmental Law in Indigenous contexts, Wilderness and Human Values, Coastal Ecology.

Please note that these are not full-time positions; lecturers typically teach a single class for a 3-month quarter. As an estimate, the compensation for teaching a single course is approximately 1/9 the full-time equivalent salary range posted above.

The full list of courses offered by the Environmental Studies minor can be found online: [Environmental Studies Courses]

We are particularly interested in lecturers who can integrate topics in environmental justice and climate change with a qualitative approach to natural sciences and lecturers who have a critical approach to the concept of "wilderness" from Indigenous and decolonial perspectives.

For more information related to John Muir College, please visit: [John Muir College – UC San Diego]

Teaching evaluations may be requested if the applicant is selected as a top candidate.