Our instructors are recruited, interviewed and selected by our academic planning units. For basic qualifications please refer to the Teaching Opportunities tab. Each academic planning unit has their own recruitment and interviewing process which can be found by referring to the Academic Department tab. If you have specific questions about the process, it is best to contact the individual academic departments in University Extension. You will be asked to complete a Biography Form, your resume, and recommendations.
Once you have been selected to teach a course for Extension, there are two different types of working relationships that an instructor can have with University Extension: employee or independent contractor. Most Extension instructors are employees, however, if you are interested in being considered an independent contractor you will need to meet certain criteria that is explained more fully below under Independent Contractor (letter of agreement-LOA).
Employment
Soon after your selection as an instructor for University Extension you will be contacted by the Extension Human Resources Department to make arrangements for completing a hiring packet. The hiring packet consists of several documents, and only takes about 20 to 30 minutes to complete. In most cases we ask that the perspective new employee come into the Extension office to complete the paperwork. If you are not able to because of distance or work schedule, we will mail the packet to you with instructions for completion. We must receive a completed hiring packet before the Program Representative from the Academic Department (depending on the content area of the course you will be teaching) can send you an instructor contract. All of our part-time employee instructors work for University Extension on a course-by-course basis. Each contract outlines the deliverables for the course, the course schedule and payment for your teaching services. Course salaries are negotiated with the Academic Planner responsible for the course. To view these templates, visit the Instructor Contract Template Library. |
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Independent Contractor
In a few cases, an instructor will meet criteria for being an independent contractor instead of an employee. After you are selected to be an instructor it is best to work with the Program Representative in the Academic Planning unit who has been assigned to your course and will help you determine if you meet the requirements for being an independent contractor. There is an Independent Pre-hire worksheet that needs to be completed. There is also the University of California Business Policy 77 that describes the requirements and policies that pertain to independent contractors. Please carefully review the liability and workers’ compensation insurance requirements found in this policy.
After the worksheet is completed it is sent to the University Extension Finance Department who will review the worksheet and make final determination about whether you qualify as an independent contractor under the terms of the Internal Revenue Service and the University of California. If it is determined that you are not eligible, then you will be contacted by Extension Human Resources Department and you will follow the employment path described above. If you do qualify as an independent contractor then you will receive an instructor independent contractor agreement. To view these templates, visit the Instructor Contract Template Library.
Course Developement
Most of our on-ground (courses taught in the classroom face-to-face) are developed by the teachers who have agreed to teach the course. As such, the course content and materials are intellectual property of the individual teacher. The University has not paid the instructor for development and therefore only owns the syllabus for the course.
There are occasions, however, when University Extension will pay for the development of a course—either on-ground or on-line. If you are asked to develop a course that the University will pay for and own, there is a different set of contract templates. To view these templates, visit the Instructor Contract Template Library. |
