Lecturer Pool - Senior Experience AY 2026/27

California State University San Marcos; San Marcos (CA); On-site; USD 29,000 - 56,000; Part time

Job summary

California State University San Marcos is inviting applications to join the Senior Experience pool as part-time lecturers for BUS 495 – Senior Experience. The role involves coordinating student teams, guiding real-world project work with local organizations, and assessing final reports and presentations.

Minimum qualifications include a Master’s degree in marketing or closely related field, with preference for a terminal degree.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in marketing or closely related field.
• Must be able to work in California per CSU policy.
• Experience in project management and/or coaching.

Responsibilities

• Lead team-based projects with local organizations to solve real business problems.
• Guide students through problem solving, primary/secondary research, and project management.
• Oversee final project reports and student presentations on BUS 495 – Senior Experience.

Skills

Project management

Coaching and mentorship

Instructional background

Intercultural competence

Education

Master’s degree in marketing or closely related field

Terminal degree in marketing or closely related field

Job description

Senior Experience Pool

• Position: Lecturer - Academic Year


• Academic Year: 2026/27


• Day/Time: Varies


• Modality: In-person


• College: College of Business Administration


• Department: Senior Experience

The Senior Experience Program at California State University SanMarcos accepts applications on an on-going basis for our pool ofpart-time lecturers for BUS 495 – Senior Experience. For more information on our Senior Experience Program, visit our Senior Experience web page .

Course Description

Applies projects involving working in teams with localorganizations on actual business problems. Includes the problemsolving process, primary and secondary research, critical thinking,consultation, project management, and strategies for teameffectiveness. Each team develops a project, completes theirproject, prepares a final project report, and presents theirfindings.

Minimum qualifications:

• A master’s degree in the area of marketing or closely relatedfield.


• Per the California State University’s Out-of-State EmploymentPolicy, the CSU is prohibited from hiring employees to performCSU-related work outside California. Working in the State ofCalifornia is a condition of employment

Preferred qualifications:

• A terminal degree in the area of marketing or closely relatedfield.


• Skills and experience in project management and/or coaching andmentorship


• Instructional background with students at the universitylevel


• Expertise in business management, marketing and sales,accounting, finance, management information systems, organizationalbehavior, data analytics, supply chain, entrepreneurship, or humanresources.


• Preference will be given to applicants who demonstrateintercultural competence and a commitment to serving our campuscommunity as it relates to teaching and, as applicable,service.

Salary commensurate with degree level and experience

• Anticipated Hiring Salary Range: $5,507 - $6,677 per full-time month

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

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

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

CSUSM has been designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and was recently named one of the top 32 Colleges most friendly tojunior faculty by the Collaborative on Academic Careers in HigherEducation. Visit Faculty Opportunities formore information.

California State University San Marcos is an Equal OpportunityEmployer strongly committed to promoting diversity in all areas ofthe campus community. We consider qualified applicants foret employment without regard to age, physical or mental disability,gender or sex, genetic information, gender identity, genderexpression, marital status, medical condition, nationality, race orethnicity, religion or religious creed, sexual orientation andveteran 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 workoutside California. Working in the State of California is acondition of employment.

The person holding this position is considered a mandated reporterunder the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and isrequired to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

This position is subject to employment verification, education verification, reference checks and criminal record checks. An offerof 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 informationand/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete thebackground check may affect the continued employment of a currentCSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

Education Code 89521 Requirements: Applicants will be required todisclose whether they have received a final administrative decisionor final judicial decision determining that they have committedsexual harassment within the last 7 years only after adetermination is made that they meet the minimum qualifications forthe position, and before an offer of employment is extended.Applicants who reach the final stages of the application processmust also sign a release form that authorizes the release ofinformation by the applicant’s current and/or former employers tothe CSU concerning any substantiated allegations ofmisconduct.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act or Clery Act Notification can be found at Clery Act Notification.

Advertised:

May 27, 2026 (9:00 AM) Pacific Daylight Time

Applications close:

May 31, 2027 (11:55 PM) Pacific Daylight Time