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Department of Comparative Literature and Languages
University of California, Riverside
2025-26 Academic Year

Position(s): Lecturer in Chinese Language- Part time

Starting Date: September 22, 2025

Salary: Approximately $8872.12 per course (pending final budget approval) Appointment is eligible for renewal depending on need, funding and performance.

*** All appointments are contingent upon the appointee being able to provide, in accord with
Federal law, evidence of authorization to work in the United States ***

*** This position is funded pending enrollment ***

*** Internal candidates receive first consideration ***

Qualifications:
Minimum requirements are an M.A. or higher in Chinese language pedagogy, teaching Chinese as a foreign language, or a closely related area; applicants holding a Ph.D., or who are ABD (while also holding an M.A.), are encouraged to apply. The candidate should have native fluency in Mandarin Chinese and very good command of English; comprehensive understanding of the linguistic properties of Mandarin Chinese; familiarity with teaching methodologies and technologies; ability to teach all levels of Mandarin Chinese in a team; experience and demonstrated excellence in teaching Mandarin Chinese autonomously at the college level in the U.S. Priority will be given to candidates with experience and success in teaching Chinese language at an American university.

Duties:

Duties consists in teaching 7 courses in Chinese language, which may vary slightly from year to year. Duties also consist in undergraduate student advising, service to the Chinese program, and support of UCR undergraduate students and the major in Chinese.

It is the expectation of the Department of Comparative Literature and Languages that all language lecturers adhere to departmental norms for language instruction as well as to curricular and pedagogical norms in the language program (or programs) in which they teach.

Courses of instruction:

Fall:
Chinese 002, “First Year Chinese”
Chinese 20b, “First-Year Chinese for Heritage Learners”

Winter:
Chinese 002, “First Year Chinese”
Chinese 20b, “First-Year Chinese for Heritage Learners”

Spring:
Chinese 002, “First Year Chinese”
Chinese 003, “First Year Chinese”
Chinese 20b, “First-Year Chinese for Heritage Learners”

Application Procedure:
Please provide cover letter, a current CV, teaching statement, two sample syllabi and course schedule, sample teaching materials (i.e., PowerPoint slides, handouts, homework assignments), at least two recent sets of student evaluations (narrative and numerical), and 3 letters of reference. Materials should be uploaded using UCR’s on-line application system:

https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/JPF02128. Letters of recommendation must be confidential. Please use the APRecruit system to have your recommenders upload them directly.

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Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. To ensure full consideration, applications and supporting material should be received by Aug 18, 2025

Department Contact person: Yenna Wu (yenna.wu@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).

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“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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