Part-Time Associate Instructor, Cognitive & Informational Sciences

University of California - Merced; California (MO); On-site; USD 73,000 - 99,000; Part time

Job summary

University of California, Merced invites applications for Associate Instructor in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts. The role supports lower- and upper-division Cognitive and Informational Sciences courses for AY 2026-2027, with grading, lectures attendance, and discussion sections as needed.

Appointments are up to one semester, with start in Fall 2026 or Spring 2027, and 25–50% time. Candidates must be UC Merced graduate students in full-time residence and meet basic

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in the subject area or a related field.
• Maintenance of a qualifying grade point average.
• Academically eligible to hold the appointment per UC Merced's Graduate Policies and Procedures Handbook.
• Must be a registered UC Merced graduate student in full‑time residence (registered for 12 units per term appointed; for summer appointment registered in 12 units in the previous term; incoming students for summer appointment have submitted the Statement of Intent to Register).
• Must have passed an Oral English Proficiency Examination (if applicable)

Responsibilities

• Grading, attending lectures, leading discussion sections when appropriate, and holding office hours.

Skills

Grading

Discussion leading

Office hours

Lecture attendance

Education

Bachelor's degree in the subject area

Job description

University of California, Merced invites applications for Associate Instructor in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts. The role supports lower- and upper-division Cognitive and Informational Sciences courses for AY 2026-2027, with grading, lectures attendance, and discussion sections as needed.

Appointments are up to one semester, with start in Fall 2026 or Spring 2027, and 25–50% time. Candidates must be UC Merced graduate students in full-time residence and meet basic