Spring Semester 2026: Lecturer, Educational Theory, Policy, and Administration

Rutgers University; New Brunswick (NJ); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Education invites applications for Lecturers in the department of Educational Theory, Policy and Administration for Spring 2026 (February 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026).

Successful applicants will instruct undergraduate or graduate courses in social and philosophical foundations of education, educational policy, social studies education, and/or educational leadership, with courses offered in hybrid and online formats in the New Brunswick area.

Responsibilities

• Instruct undergraduate or graduate level courses in social and philosophical foundations of education, educational policy, social studies education, and/or educational leadership.
• Courses offered in hybrid and online formats in the New Brunswick area.

Job description

Posting Summary

The Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University invites applications for Lecturers (formerly Part Time Lecturers) in the department of Educational Theory, Policy and Administration during the Spring 2026 Semester, February 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026. Successful applicants will instruct undergraduate or graduate level courses in social and philosophical foundations of education, educational policy, social studies education, and/or educational leadership. Specific courses might include history of education; philosophy of education; gender in education; race, ethnicity and inequality; urban education; sociology of education; public school finance; policy analysis; school leadership; and queer issues in schools, among others. Courses will be offered in a range of modalities beyond traditional settings, including hybrid and online formats as well as synchronous and asynchronous instruction. Course appointments are in the New Brunswick area, as well as, hybrid/online format.

Overview

The GSE consistently ranks among America's best graduate schools of education. We've extended our track record once again, with U.S. News & World Report naming the GSE to its list of the nation's to graduate schools of education. Respected faculty, innovative academic programs, groundbreaking research, and extensive service have established the GSE among the best graduate schools in the nation. Since 1923, Rutgers' Graduate School of Education ( GSE ) has been a national leader in preparing educators who create effective and equitable learning and in supporting researchers who discover the new knowledge that strengthens and advances their endeavors. As a professional school within Rutgers, a premier public research university and New Jersey's state university, the GSE is uniquely positioned to offer rigorous master's and doctoral degree programs as well as research-based professional education for teachers, administrators, and other education leaders.