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Lecturer - AIS 130: Environmental Justice, Racism, and Settler Colonialism (Fall 2026) San Marcos
The Department of American Indian Studies at California State University San Marcos seeks a part-time lecturer for Fall 2026 to teach Lecturer- AIS 130: Environmental Justice, Racism, and Settler Colonialism. The course explores the different articulations of environmental justice (EJ) for American Indian people compared to EJ for other communities. Situating settler colonialism as the origin of environmental injustice, genocide, and land dispossession as its constituent components are viewed as an ongoing process and structure that keeps American Indian and Alaskan Native people locked into struggles against extractive industries and a racist legal system as mechanisms of the capitalist settler state. Highlights Indigenous resistance and resiliency. A master's degree or equivalent in American Indian Studies or related discipline  Per the California State University’s Out-of-State Employment Policy, the CSU is prohibited from hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside California. Working in the State of California is a condition of employment.
Lecturer- AIS 110: Decolonizing California: California Indian Resistance, Resurgence and Resilience (Fall 2026) San Marcos
The Department of American Indian Studies at California State University San Marcos seeks a part-time lecturer for Fall 2026 to teach AIS 110: Decolonizing California: California Indian Resistance, Resurgence and Resilience. The course surveys California Indian resistance and resurgence. Provides a place-based approach to anti-racism and anti-colonial movements through community-centered learning and is a foundational overview of contemporary political, social, environmental issues, and representations through California Indian perspectives and knowledge. Subjects can include but are not limited to: tribal citizenship, self-determination, decolonization, sovereignty, and settler colonialism.
Lecturer - AIS 348: American Indian Communities (Fall 2026) San Marcos
The Department of American Indian Studies at California State University San Marcos seeks a part-time lecturer for Fall 2026 to teach Lecturer- AIS 348: American Indian Communities. The course is an in-depth examination of American Indian communities, with special emphasis on Southern California Indian communities. Students will understand contemporary issues and concerns facing American Indians today. Themes covered include, tribal sovereignty, demography, decolonization, education, identity, environment, health and wellness, cultural survival, and cultural empowerment. In partnership with local tribes, students will apply the knowledge and analytical skills gained in the classroom to help address environmental, social, and cultural issues within the community. Includes community work and has a field component.
Lecturer - AIS 410: United States History through Indigenous Lenses: Pre-Contact to the Present (Fall 2026) San Marcos
The Department of American Indian Studies at California State University San Marcos seeks a part-time lecturer for Fall 2026 to teach Lecturer- AIS 410: United States History through Indigenous Lenses: Pre-Contact to the Present. The course focuses on the points of cultural intersections between Indigenous American peoples and non-Indigenous populations in the construction and establishment of the nation, from pre-contact to the present day, with a special emphasis on Indigenous sources in order to examine American History through Indigenous perspectives. Takes a chronological approach while also critically examining themes that have shaped American History.
Lecturer - AIS 230: American Indian Art and Contemporary Issues (Fall 2026) San Marcos
The Department of American Indian Studies at California State University San Marcos seeks a part-time lecturer for Fall 2026 to teach Lecturer- AIS 230: Contemporary Issues in American Indian Art. The course introduces contemporary issues in American Indian art including but not limited to issues of cultural authenticity and ownership, legal foundations to protect American Indian artwork and artists, cultural misappropriation and theft (e.g. pot-hunting), and (mis)representation in the marketplace. Develops critical reading skills to analyze the social, material, and cultural context that informs artistic production a result of cultural contact in various historical periods.
Lecturer- AIS 235: American Indian Youth Literature: Learning to Tell the Good from the Bad (Fall 2026) San Marcos
The Department of American Indian Studies at California State University San Marcos seeks a part-time lecturer for Fall 2026 to teach Lecturer- AIS 235: American Indian Youth Literature: Learning to Tell the Good from the Bad. THe course surveys the history, cultural and political dimensions, and impact of children’s and young adult literature, including picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, and young adult novels. Focuses on the importance of works by Indigenous authors and illustrators who support the growth and understanding of tribal sovereignty. Analyses of award-winning, classic, and popular books will create awareness of the pitfalls and possibilities of children’s books and how books can shape peoples’ behaviors and decision-making as adults, especially for those in positions to influence governmental and industry policy that impact American Indian nations and communities. 
Lecturer- AIS 265: American Indian Women Writers (Fall 2026) San Marcos
The Department of American Indian Studies at California State University San Marcos seeks a part-time lecturer for Fall 2026 to teach Lecturer- AIS 265: American Indian Women Writers. The course surveys work by American Indian women writers from the early 19th century to the present. Takes a historical and topic-based approach to analyzing poetry, plays, short stories, memoirs, essays, and prose nonfiction by American Indian women. Covers land and sovereignty, colonization and decolonization, U.S. governmental policy and cultural genocide, civil rights and activism, missing and murdered Indigenous women, stereotypes and appropriation, and identity.
Lecturer- AIS 125: American Indian Film (Fall 2026) San Marcos
The Department of American Indian Studies at California State University San Marcos seeks a part-time lecturer for Fall 2026 to teach AIS 125: American Indian Film. The course explores decolonization of media and narrative forms, with a focus on film, television, and writing within American Indian and Indigenous contexts. Engages with and analyzes how Native American and Indigenous filmmakers reclaim and reshape their narratives through visual sovereignty. Aims to dismantle colonial viewpoints and promote an understanding of Indigenous self-determination and representation in media through a variety of filmic genres and media platforms.
Lecturer - AIS 280: American Indian Cultures and Languages (Fall 2026) San Marcos
The Department of American Indian Studies at California State University San Marcos seeks a part-time lecturer for Fall 2026 to teach Lecturer- AIS 280: American Indian Cultures and Languages
Lecturer - AIS 290: American Indian Education: Equity and Social Justice (Fall 2026) San Marcos
The Department of American Indian Studies at California State University San Marcos seeks a part-time lecturer for Fall 2026 to teach Lecturer- AIS 290: American Indian Education: Equity and Social Justice
Lecturer - AIS 420: American Indian Leadership: Sustaining Indigenous Knowledge (Fall 2026) San Marcos
The Department of American Indian Studies at California State University San Marcos seeks a part-time lecturer for Fall 2026 to teach Lecturer- AIS 420: American Indian Leadership: Sustaining Indigenous Knowledge
Lecturer - AIS 260: RUMBLE: American Indians and Rock & Roll San Marcos
The Department of American Indian Studies at California State University San Marcos seeks a part-time lecturer for Fall 2026 to teach Lecturer- AIS 260: RUMBLE: American Indians and Rock & Roll

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