Part-Time Adjunct Lecturer
Part-timeState College, PAPart-timePosted 6mo agoStill listed today
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The School of Global Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Penn State invites applications for part-time lecturer openings for the 2026–2027 academic year, including Summer 2026. Lecturers teach undergraduate resident and/or online courses across several language and area-studies programs. These are one-semester or summer-session, non-tenure-track appointments.
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APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
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CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.
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CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.
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If you are NOT a current employee or student, please click “Apply” and complete the application process for external applicants.
Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location. For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants.
POSITION SPECIFICS The School of Global Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at The Pennsylvania State University invites applications for part-time lecturer openings for the 2026 – 2027 Academic Year, including Summer 2026.
Job Duties
- Part-time lecturers will teach undergraduate resident and/or online courses in Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, German and Slavic Languages and Literatures, French and Francophone Studies, Comparative Literature, or Asian Studies.
Requirements and Qualifications
- A Master’s degree in a related field is required.
- In addition, successful candidates must either have demonstrated a commitment to building an inclusive, equitable, and diverse campus community, or describe one or more ways they would envision doing so, given the opportunity.
These are one semester or summer session, non-tenure track appointments.
Summer lecturers normally teach one to two courses.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until all of the vacancies are filled.
CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security, such as those concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. The ASR is available for review here.
EEO IS THE LAW Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please contact 814-865-1473.
Penn State is committed to and accountable for advancing equity, respect, and belonging. We embrace individual uniqueness, as well as a culture of belonging that supports equity initiatives, leverages the educational and institutional benefits of inclusion in society, and provides opportunities for engagement intended to help all members of the community thrive. We value belonging as a core strength and an essential element of the university’s teaching, research, and service mission. Federal Contractors Labor Law Poster PA State Labor Law Poster Penn State Policies Copyright Information Hotlines
How this job compares
Set against the 708 open Lecturer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$73–80K/yr124 salary ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 21 open Lecturer jobs in Pennsylvania and 708 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
- Penn State University Talent Acquisition8 open
- University of Pennsylvania6 open
- Penn State University (this employer)5 open
- Experience
- Lecturer postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 3 years (149 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a master's degree; 500 of the 708 open Lecturer jobs (71%) ask for a master's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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