Lecturer - Partnership Schools Program, Thurgood Marshall College

UC San Diego Academic Jobs; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 107,000; Part time

Job summary

UC San Diego is seeking a part-time, non-tenure track Lecturer for Thurgood Marshall College. Appointments vary from one to three quarters and involve teaching TMC 120, a community-engaged course addressing educational inequities in San Diego and beyond.

Instructors will guide undergraduates through readings, lectures, and discussions about the impact of race, class, and systemic barriers on access to higher education, with emphasis on local partner schools and diverse student populations.

Qualifications

• Applicants must be ABD or currently pursuing an MA, PhD, or terminal degree in a pertinent field.
• Applicant should have research experience in education, educational access, educational equity, or related fields.
• Teaching experience in Education or Educational Equity within a university setting, encompassing a diverse range of perspective such as humanities, social sciences, and policy.
• MA, PhD, or terminal degree in a pertinent field.

Skills

Teaching experience

Research experience in education

Diversity awareness

Education

MA/PhD or terminal degree

ABD status acceptable

Job description

Position overview

Position title: Lecturer
Salary range: A reasonable salary range estimate for this position is $70,977-$107,361.
The posted UC academic salary scales (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/2025-26-academic-salary-scales.html) set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See the following table for the salary scale for this position: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2025-26/represented-july-2025-scales/t15.pdf.

Application Window

Open date: November 3, 2025
Most recent review date: Thursday, Jan 1, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.
Final date: Monday, Nov 2, 2026 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.

Position description

Part time non-tenure track lectureships with Thurgood Marshall College, UC San Diego. Appointments vary from one to three quarters. Instructors will teach TMC 120 (Partnership Schools Program).
The purpose of this community-engaged learning course and the attached volunteership experience is to guide undergraduates in achieving a critical and reflective understanding of the impact of historical, systemic, and institutionalized inequities on educational opportunities for students who are underrepresented in four-year institutions in the United States. Specifically, the course readings, lectures, guest speakers, in-class dialogue, and out-of-class community-engaged learning focuses on the formal schooling experiences and outcomes of the student populations that are served by the Partnership Schools. The Preuss School UCSD and Gompers Preparatory Academy both enroll students of color (majority African American, Black, Chicanx, and Latinx), who are of low socioeconomic status, and will be the first in their families to attend a four-year university.
This course is organized as a small seminar. Students read and discuss items related to educational disparities, their causes and consequences, and efforts to address them in San Diego and nationally.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

• Applicants must be ABD or currently pursuing an MA, PhD, or terminal degree in a pertinent field.
• Applicant should have research experience in education, educational access, educational equity, or related fields.
• Teaching experience in Education or Educational Equity within a university setting, encompassing a diverse range of perspective such as humanities, social sciences, and policy.

Additional Qualifications (required At Time Of Start)

• MA, PhD, or terminal degree in a pertinent field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Research experience in intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality and other categories of difference in U.S. society, history, and culture.

Application Requirements

Document Requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter
• Statement of Teaching
• Teaching Evaluations (Optional)

Reference Requirements

• 2-4 required (contact information only)

About UC San Diego

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 status under state or federal law.
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.
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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, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.

• “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, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
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Job location

San Diego, CA