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Position(s): Part-Time Philosophy Lecturer Position(s)

Starting Date: Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026

Fall 2025 quarter – Sept 22nd – December 12th 2025
Winter 2026 quarter – January 2nd – March 16th 2026
Spring 2026 quarter - March 30th – June 16th 2026

Salary: Based on rate of approximately $7,582 per course.

Qualifications:

Candidate must have an MA in philosophy and 1 year of instructing (either as a course instructor or teaching assistant) in philosophy as minimum qualifications. It is desirable that the candidate have teaching experience in the area of the course.

Duties: The candidate is expected to meet with students during all scheduled class times plus at least one hour of office hour per week, to create, evaluate, and provide timely feedback on a series of assignments, as appropriate for the class, and to record and report grades for each student.

Fall 2025 –
Philosophy 100: Sophomore Seminar [T/H 11am-12:20pm]
Philosophy 109: Philosophy of Technology [T/H 3:30-4:50pm]
Philosophy 133: Metaphysics [M/W 3:30-4:50pm]
Philosophy 153: Marxism [T/H 9:30-10:50am]
Philosophy 166: Philosophy of Feminism [M/W 3:30-4:50]

Winter and Spring 2026 –
Philosophy 004: Philosophy of Race
Philosophy 007: Critical Reason
Philosophy 008: Introduction to Logic
Philosophy 009: Bioethics
Philosophy 107: Language and Mind
Philosophy 163: Political Philosophy

To view complete course descriptions, please visit: http://catalog.ucr.edu

Application Procedure:
Applicants will be required to submit a cover letter, CV, a statement of teaching, and teaching evaluations.
Include one method in ad for Letters of Recommendation Procedure:
a. None – no letters required for application or consideration.

Applications and materials will be submitted using UCR’s on-line application system located at https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/xxxx

Applicants who use Interfolio may utilize a feature provided by the Interfolio Service to allow Interfolio to upload their letters directly into AP Recruit. Applicants can input an Interfolio-generated email address in place of their letter writer's email address. Interfolio refers to this as Online Application Deliveries. The following link on the Interfolio website shows how to set this up (http://help.interfolio.com/entries/24062742-Uploading-Letters-to-an-Online-Application-System ).

To ensure full consideration, applications and supporting material should be received by 02 June 2025.

Department Contact person: Michael Nelson, Chair Dept. of Philosophy, mnelson@ucr.edu

The University of California, Riverside is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. UCR is a member institution of the American Association of Universities (AAU) as well as the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities (HSRU). A commitment to the UCR mission (https://apro.ucr.edu/mission-statement) is a preferred qualification.

We seek to hire scholars who will both advance our research directions and effectively educate our undergraduate and graduate students, while also engaging with University and Professional service activities. Research and teaching statements that are included with application materials are opportunities for candidates to share knowledge, experience, and goals that support the mission of UCR. For more information on UC’s criteria for successful faculty, refer to the Academic Personnel Manual (APM) 210 - Criteria for Appointment, Promotion, and Appraisal (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-210.pdf).

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 categories under state or federal law. It is the policy of the University of California to undertake affirmative action and anti-discrimination efforts, consistent with its obligations as a Federal and State contractor.

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.

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.

“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 or discrimination, as defined by the employer. A Misconduct Disclosure Survey will be completed through Truescreen, which is the vendor that administers this process for the campus.

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https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000385/SVSH.

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