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Lecturer - Global Digital Infrastructure - Berkeley Center for New Media

Position overview Position title: Lecturer in New Media
Salary range: The UC academic salary scales set the minimum pay at appointment. See the following table for the current salary scale for this position. The current full time salary range for this position is $68,247-$192,040.

Percent time: 11%

Anticipated start: July 1, 2026

Review timeline: The review of applications for Summer Sessions appointments will be in April and May.

Position duration: Summer Session D: July 1 - Aug. 18. The lecturer will be the lead instructor on a new media course during Summer Session D.

Application Window
Open date: April 22, 2026

Next review date: Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Friday, May 29, 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

The Berkeley Center for New Media is an interdisciplinary research center that studies and shapes media transition and emergence from diverse perspectives. Through critical thinking and making, we cultivate technological equity and fairness in our classrooms, in our communities, and on the internet.

Led by several prominent and energetic UC faculty, with support from an associate staff director, this dynamic campus unit conducts research, produces lectures and symposia, awards faculty and student fellowships, hosts visiting scholars, and offers a Designated Emphasis for PhD students, a Certificate for Masters students, and a certificate for the undergraduate population. The BCNM also offers select courses each semester. Over 100 faculty and students from numerous departments are represented by the BCNM, including Anthropology, Architecture, Art Practice, Boalt Law School, Comparative Literature, Computer Science, Education, Electrical Engineering, Ethnic Studies, Film & Media, French, Geography, History, History of Art, Performance Studies, Rhetoric, Spanish & Portuguese, Sociology, among others.

This lecturer will teach one high enrollment summer online course for the Berkeley Center for New Media, either NWMEDIA 132, 'How to Build a Global Internet,' or NWMEDIA 133, 'Tech Wars.' NWMEDIA 132 will focus on how to build the backbone of the internet, covering the ethics of financial considerations, project management, and the legal hurdles and protections on the ground. NWMEDIA 133 will focus on the historical and contemporary developments in security and protection for the digital infrastructures that support all internet traffic.

The applicant selected will have important teaching responsibilities, including preparation of course materials (such as the syllabus) and maintenance of a course website, and will also be expected to hold office hours, assess and offer feedback on student work, assign grades, advise students. The lead instructor will also be responsible for daily course management and supervising several graduate student instructors, employed to support the course.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Unit: https://bcnm.berkeley.edu

Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Bachelors degree or equivalent international degree required at the time of application.

Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
The following qualifications are required by the start of the job. Advanced degree or five years of industry experience.

Preferred qualifications
Five years of experience in industry or a research institute by the start of the appointment.
Teaching experience.
Ph.D. or equivalent international degree.
Background in new media.

Application Requirements

Document requirements

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
  
• Cover Letter
  
• Teaching Statement
  

Reference requirements

• 2-3 required (contact information only)

References of finalists will be contacted.
Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05347

Help contact: afai@berkeley.edu

About UC Berkeley

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in our public mission of research, teaching, and service, consistent with UC Regents Policy 4400 and University of California Academic Personnel policy (APM 210 1-d). These values are embedded in our Principles of Community, which reflect our passion for critical inquiry, debate, discovery and innovation, and our deep commitment to contributing to a better world. Every member of the UC Berkeley community has a role in sustaining a safe, caring and humane environment in which these values can thrive.

The University of California, Berkeley 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, or protected veteran status.

For more information, please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy.

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.

Unless stated otherwise, unambiguously, in the position description, this position does not include sponsorship of a new consular H-1B visa petition that would require payment of the $100,000 supplemental fee.

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.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
• UC Anti-Discrimination Policy
• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment

Job location
Berkeley, CA


To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05347









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