About the role
Faculty Employment Opportunity
POSITION
LECTURER IN ART HISTORY: The Department of Art invites applications for a pool of part-time lecturer candidates. Candidates selected will teach one more courses in Art History. The teaching assignment may require teaching lecture-discussion courses during the day, in the evening, in person, and/or in an online/distance education format. The assignments are appointed on an as-needed basis during the Fall and Spring semesters. Potential courses include:
Lower Division Survey Courses may include: Art Appreciation; Ancient Survey; Modern Survey; Non-Western Survey; Asian Art Survey; Islamic Art Survey; and Latin American Art Survey.
Upper-Division Courses may include: Art of the Classical World; Art of the Medieval World; Italian Renaissance; Northern Renaissance Art; Art of the Baroque Age; Modern Art (1800-1870); Modern Art (1870-1970); Contemporary Art; New Media; Art of the Post Modern Era; American Art; Global Modernisms; History of Photography; African Art; Islamic Art; Women and Gender in Art History; and various courses on Latin America and Museum Studies.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
MA in Art History or in a closely-related field at the time of application and evidence of effective university-level teaching or TA experience in Art History.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Ph.D. in Art History or in closely-related field. Evidence of scholarly accomplishment; university teaching experience beyond teaching assistantships with outstanding teaching evaluations.
HOW TO APPLY & DEADLINE
A complete application must include an application letter qualifying your interest and preferences for courses to teach. Applications must include names, addresses and telephone numbers of references, a current vita and unofficial copies of college transcripts.
Consideration of applications will begin upon submission of complete documentation and work being available.
If you have any questions regarding this recruitment, please contact:
Dr. Staci Gem Scheiwiller
Chair, Art Department
Director, Art History Program
California State University, Stanislaus
1 University Circle
Turlock, CA 95382 USA
sscheiwiller@csustan.edu
209-667-3497
https://www.csustan.edu/art
To apply for this position, please click the "Apply Now" button on this page.
Please note that the CSU does not use automated decision systems or artificial intelligence tools in making hiring or selection decisions. All applicant evaluations and employment decisions are made by human reviewers, using structured candidate responses and job-related criteria to ensure fairness, consistency, and compliance with FEHA.
COMPENSATION
Salary is based on qualifications and experience. As a member of the 23-campus CSU System, we offer an extremely competitive benefits package.
Newly hired lecturers with terminal degrees are placed in Range 3 of the salary schedule and others are normally placed in Range 2. Starting salaries are usually at or near the minimum of the range. The full-time (15 units per semester) monthly base salaries indicated in the schedules are prorated based on the number of units assigned and are paid in six monthly payments for each full semester. Salary rates for California State University Lecturers (Academic Year) can be found in the schedules linked below.
- Range 2
- Range 3
CAMPUS & AREA
California State University, Stanislaus serves the San Joaquin Valley and is a critical educational resource for a six-county region of approximately 1.5 million people. The University is fully committed to creating a culture of diversity and inclusion – one in which every person in the University community feels safe to express their views without fear of reprisal. Widely recognized for its quality academic programs, the University has 10 nationally accredited programs and 662 faculty members. 94 percent of full-time faculty hold doctorates or terminal degrees in their fields. The University offers 43 undergraduate majors, 16 master's programs, 7 post-graduate credentials, a doctorate in education and serves more than 10,000 students. New instructional facilities have been built for the unique pedagogy of professional programs, laboratory sciences and performing arts.
Stanislaus State continues to receive national recognition with its ranking as one of the best 384 colleges in the nation by The Princeton Review. The University was one of 12 public universities in the nation to be recognized by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities for demonstrating exceptional performance in retention and graduation rates. In addition, U.S. News and World Report ranks Stanislaus State in its top 10 among public universities in the West, while Washington Monthly honored Stanislaus State as the West’s No. 1 university for the money. Stanislaus State also is recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department of Education.
CSU Stanislaus values shared governance: Joint statement on shared governance
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The university is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, National origin, sex, sexual orientation, covered veteran status, or any other protected status. You can learn more about federal equal employment opportunity protections by accessing the Department of Labor’s notices: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf and http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/Supplement_English.pdf.
Individuals with disabling conditions who require accommodation during the recruitment process may contact the ADA Coordinator at (209) 667-3159.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire. CSU Stanislaus does not sponsor H-1B for temporary employees.
The CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California. The CSU prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside California.
MANDATED REPORTER PER CANRA
The person holding this position is considered a ‘mandated reporter’ under the California Child Abuse And Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083, revised July 21, 2017, as a condition of employment.
CLERY ACT DISCLOSURE
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CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CLEARANCE NOTICE
The university requires a criminal and/or child abuse background check to be completed for many of its new employees, current employees seeking promotional or transfer opportunities, and current employees assigned new duties. Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position. Failure to consent to any background check will disqualify an applicant from further consideration. Additionally, an applicant who fails to provide the necessary information or who provides false or misleading information may also be disqualified from further consideration. Later discovery of false or misleading information related to the background check may result in the offer of employment being withdrawn or subject the employee to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.