Open date: March 21, 2024
Next review date: Monday, May 13, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Thursday, Mar 20, 2025 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.
Academic - Non-Tenure Track
Job SummaryUC Berkeley Extension, the professional and continuing education division at the University of California, Berkeley, invites applications for a pool of qualified instructors to teach online courses for our Career Development and Internship Programs.
UC Berkeley Extension Career Services enriches professional learners in various career-related courses and helps them build skills and knowledge toward advancing their careers.
In addition, Career Services offers a full-time Professional Internship Program, which helps professional learners find full-time internships at companies and organizations in the Silicon Valley, the San Francisco Bay Area, and beyond. Instructors of these experiential learning internship courses coach professional learners throughout their internship and oversee their academic projects.
This instructor pool will remain in place for one calendar year; those interested in remaining in the pool beyond the advertised final closing date must reapply. The number of these positions varies from semester to semester, depending on the needs of the department.
Courses are offered online.
We are seeking qualified applicants who possess current subject matter expertise and/or teaching knowledge in the following course topics (but not limited to). For more information about the program, please refer to the departmental link below.
Career Development and Internship Course TopicsInstructor duties include but are not limited to:
UC Berkeley Extension Career Services: https://extension.berkeley.edu/career-center/
Professional experience, knowledge, and/or understanding of the following specializations. For more information about the program, please refer to the departmental link above.
Other Preferred Qualifications:
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter - In your cover letter, please:
1) Elaborate on the Career Development and/or Internship topics or specializations you are qualified to teach, including any that may not be listed above; and,
2) Include a Statement on Contributions to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Please include information about how your pedagogical approaches and classroom strategies contribute to an equitable and inclusive classroom environment. Alternatively, please include information about your understanding of these topics, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired to teach at Berkeley. For additional information go to https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity.
Help contact: extension-jobs@berkeley.edu
UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The excellence of the institution requires an environment in which the diverse community of faculty, students, and staff are welcome and included. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable).
The University of California, Berkeley 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 University of California's Affirmative Action Policy please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20.
For the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.
In searches when letters of reference are required 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 prior to submitting their letter.
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.