Open Positions
Lecturer Pool - Master of Real Estate Development + Design Program
Applications will be accepted through December 31, 2018.
The College of Environmental Design (CED) at UC Berkeley invites applications for a pool of qualified temporary, part-time instructors to teach studio and non-studio courses for the Master of Real Estate Development + Design program (MRED+D) in the following areas: real estate finance, development, law, and professional practice, architecture, city planning, urban design, and landscape architecture should an opening arise. Screening of applicants is ongoing and will continue as needed. The number of positions varies from semester to semester, depending upon the needs of MRED+D program leadership. Lecturers are appointed at 33% time when teaching one course per semester, and at reduced percentage when co-teaching. The department rarely appoints lecturers to teach two or more courses per semester. Salary is commensurate with experience. Appointments may be renewed based on need, funding, and performance.
General Duties: In addition to teaching responsibilities, general duties include holding office hours, assigning grades, advising students, preparing course materials (e.g., syllabus), and using Cal’s electronic resources for course management.
Basic qualifications: Applicants must hold an advanced degree (minimally a Master’s degree or equivalent degree) or a professional degree where applicable, and have work experience in one of the following concentrations such as: Architecture, Landscape Architecture, City & Regional or Urban Planning, Economics, Business, Real Estate, Law at time of application. Candidate must be able to legally work in the United States; the Department is unable to arrange work permits for Lecturer positions.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Teaching experience.
- 5 years of work experience since advanced degree.
To apply: Please submit applications on line at: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF01586
Application documents:
- Statement of Interest
- CV
- Portfolio (if interested in teaching studios)
- Contact information for 3 references
- Statement of Contributions to Diversity (optional): Statement addressing past and/or potential contributions to diversity through research, teaching, and/or service.
Your application is only complete and available for review when you receive an auto-generated confirmation from the recruitment system.
Letters of reference are not needed at time of application. If needed, the department will contact references directly to request the letters. All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality: http://apo.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html prior to submitting their letters.
Applications will be accepted and reviewed for department needs, through December 31, 2018. If you would like to continue to be considered after that time you will need to submit a new application when the new pool opens. Appointments for fall semester are usually reviewed in April and May, for summer session in March and April, and for spring semester in October and November.
Please direct questions to Bradley Jong at mredd@berkeley.edu.
We encourage applications from individuals who will contribute to diversity in higher education. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct