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Temporary positions are anticipated for lecturers in Human Development and Family Studies. Courses located in Davis, California AND virtual, depending on course.

A list of courses that may be available during the 2025-2026 academic year are listed below. It is possible that courses may be added or omitted from this list as the year progresses.

See [https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/courses-subject-code/hde/] for brief course descriptions.

Date:

Several appointments are made each year. The number of courses assigned for each appointment may vary depending on type of course and percentage of appointment.

Service dates are:
Fall Quarter 2025: September 22, 2025 - December 12, 2025
Winter Quarter 2026: January 2, 2026 - March 20, 2026
Spring Quarter 2026: March 26, 2026 - June 11, 2026
Summer Session I 2026: June 22, 2026 - July 31, 2026
Summer Session II 2026: August 3, 2026 - September 11, 2026

Courses which may be available 2025-2026 (subject to change):

HDE 110 Families in Communities
HDE 112 Social Relationships across the lifespan
HDE 130 Developmental Psychopathology
HDE 133 Stress and Resilience

Duties and Responsibilities:

Teach one or more lecture, lab, and/or practicum courses in the Human Development and Family Studies Unit of the Department of Human Ecology.

General Information:

The Human Development and Family Studies of the Department of Human Ecology at the University of California, Davis, offers undergraduate majors leading to the Bachelor of Science degrees in Health and Wellbeing, Children and Families, or the General track, and Masters Degrees in Child Development or Human Development.

The Davis campus, third oldest in the ten-campus University of California system, offers a full range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. The city of Davis is a progressive university town of about 65,622, located in the Sacramento Valley 72 miles northeast of San Francisco and 15 miles west of Sacramento, California's capital.

Applications:

Applicants internal to the UC Davis Department of Human Ecology who had an appointment in 2025-2026 and apply by the “Initial Review Date” of 8/29/2025 will be considered prior to all other applicants.

Applications may be submitted throughout the 2025-2026 academic year with appointments made as suitable candidates are identified. However, to guarantee consideration, applications should be received before August 29, 2025 for the 2025-2026 academic year. Interested persons should apply via [https://recruit.ucdavis.edu/] by uploading a current curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, teaching evaluations, reprints or other examples of scholarly and/or professional attainments, and identify the courses in which they are interested in teaching.

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