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Position overview
Position title: Lecturer
Salary range: Approximately $9,227.13 per course (pending final budget approval) Appointment is eligible for renewal depending on need, funding and performance.
Anticipated start: 09/21/2026
Review timeline: 09/17/2026
Application Window
Open date: August 21, 2026
Next review date: Monday, Sep 21, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Tuesday, Sep 22, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
Position(s): Lecturer in Spanish Language Teaching
Starting Date: September 21, 2026
Salary: Approximately $9,227.13 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:
UCR is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.
Minimum requirements are an M.A or higher in Spanish or a related field. Priority will be given to candidates with training in Spanish Language Teaching and experience and success in teaching Spanish at an American university.
Ph.D. or ABD is a preferred qualification. So too is experience teaching Spanish Language.
Duties:
Duties include teaching eight Spanish courses per academic year across three quarters, with specific course assignments varying slightly from year to year. Teaching responsibilities will focus primarily on lower-division language instruction, particularly Elementary Spanish (SPN 001, SPN 002, and SPN 003) and Intermediate Spanish (SPN 004). Additional duties include advising undergraduate students, providing service to the Spanish program, and supporting UCR undergraduate students and the Spanish major.
It is the expectation of the Department of Hispanic Studies 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:
For the 2026-27 academic year, the anticipated teaching assignment is:
Fall 2026: Two sections of SPN 002
Winter 2027: Three sections of SPN 002
Spring 2027: Three sections of SPN 002
Teaching assignments in subsequent academic years may vary in both the distribution of courses across quarters and the specific courses assigned, depending on programmatic and curricular needs.
Application Procedure:
Please provide a cover letter, CV, teaching statement, a sample lesson plan for a 50-minute Spanish language class, teaching evaluations (written and numerical, when available), and contact information for three professional references.
The teaching statement should address the candidate's approach to language instruction, communicative and student-centered teaching practices, and strategies for supporting students with varied levels of preparation in classes that typically enroll approximately 25 students.
The sample lesson plan should identify the course level, learning objectives, instructional materials, sequence of activities, and methods used to assess student learning during the class period.
Letters of recommendation will be requested from the three references and must be received before an appointment can be finalized. [Browse Open Recruitments or Log In - AP Recruit] ( https;//aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/JPF02348 ). Letters of recommendation must be confidential. Please use the APRecruit system to have your recommenders upload them directly.
Applicants who use Interfolio should use the feature that allows letters to be uploaded 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 at Interfolio shows how to set up the feature: Interfolio Product Help Interfolio Product Help
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled. To ensure full consideration, applications and supporting material should be received by Sept. 17, 2026.
Department Contact person: Linda Lemus ( llemus@ucr.edu )
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
University of California COVID-19 Vaccination Program Policy As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Policy. All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of Full Vaccination or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, and/or Religious Objection) or Deferral (based on pregnancy) no later than the applicable deadline. For new University of California employees, the applicable deadline is eight weeks after their first date of employment.
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Minimum requirements are an M.A or higher in Spanish or a related field. Priority will be given to candidates with training in Spanish Language Teaching and experience and success in teaching Spanish at an American university.
Preferred qualifications
Ph.D. or ABD is a preferred qualification. So too is experience teaching Spanish Language.
Application Requirements
Document requirements

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Statement of Teaching
• Sample Syllabus or Syllabi
• Teaching Evaluations (narrative and numerical)

Reference requirements

• 3-5 letters of reference required

Letters of recommendation must be confidential. Please use the APRecruit system to have your recommenders upload them directly.
Apply link: https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF02348
Help contact: linda.lemus@ucr.edu
About UC Riverside
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) and 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 ). For Non-Senate faculty positions, review criteria and duties are governed by the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
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.
For the University of California's Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy please visit:
https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000385/SVSH .
For the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students, and Third Parties, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination .
For the University of California's Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy, please visit: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-035.pdf .
Job location
Riverside, CA