Position: Full-Time Lecturer – (1-Academic Year Appointment, Renewable)
Effective Date: August 19, 2024 (Fall Semester)
Salary: The Lecturer (Academic Year) classification salary is $5,405 to $11,994/per month (12 monthly payments per academic year). The anticipated hiring range is $7,588 to $7,758/per month. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Deadline: Review of applications to begin November 9, 2023. Position opened until filled (or recruitment canceled).
College of Health and Human Services
School of Social Work
Required Qualifications:
- Master of Social Work (MSW) degree from a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited university
- At least two years post-master’s experience in social work practice
- Demonstrated commitment to diverse client populations
- Demonstrated potential for teaching at the college level
- Demonstrated organizational leadership and program development capabilities
- Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse university student population
Preferred Qualifications:
- Fluency in writing, reading, and speaking Spanish
- Demonstrated potential in teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses at the college level
- Demonstrated experience working with populations demographically and socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body
Duties:
- Teach undergraduate and graduate classes in the School of Social Work in areas of expertise and/or within the curriculum [Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.]
- Participate in service to the school, college, university, and profession/community
- Attend department faculty and staff meetings
CSULB seeks to recruit instructors who enthusiastically support the University’s strong commitment to the academic success of all of our students, including students of color, students with disabilities, students who are first generation to college, veterans, students with diverse socio-economic backgrounds, and students of diverse sexual orientations and gender expressions and identities. CSULB seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the People of California, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our students a rich variety of expertise, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.
The mission of the School of Social Work is to educate and graduate diverse, ethical, competent social work students able to think critically and use evidence-based practice approaches to effectively serve culturally diverse, vulnerable individuals, families and communities in a wide variety of practice areas as practitioners, leaders and social justice advocates.
Over the past 20 years, the School of Social Work faculty has assumed leadership in attracting over $94 million dollars in extramural funds and secured almost $21 million on behalf of local Long Beach human services, community organizations and education settings. Our curriculum prepares graduate students in three specialization areas: child and family well-being, integrated health, and adulthood and aging.
The School engages in collaborative, community-based research that enhances the well-being of vulnerable populations and disadvantaged communities. It also hopes to improve service delivery systems and contribute to social work knowledge. Our School also provides service to the community and the profession through the development of ongoing relationships with various groups. Those include grassroots community leaders, community-based non-profit organizations, governmental organizations, and foundations.
Information on excellent benefits package available to CSULB faculty is located here: CSU Employee Benefits
How to Apply - Required Documentation:
- An Equity and Diversity Statement about your teaching or other experiences, successes, and challenges in working with a diverse student population (maximum two pages, single-spaced). For further information and guidelines, please visit: Equity and Diversity Statement
- Letter of application addressing the required and preferred qualifications
- CV or Resume
- Evidence of teaching effectiveness (e.g., course evaluations), if applicable
- Copy of transcript from institution awarding MSW degree
- Names and contact information for three references (to be contacted for confidential letters of recommendation should you reach the finalist stage)
- Finalists should be prepared to submit an official transcript (e-transcript preferred, if available)
How to Apply: Click Apply Now icon to complete the CSULB online application
Requests for information should be addressed to:
Nancy Meyer-Adams, Ph.D., MSW, Director
California State University, Long Beach
School of Social Work
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840-4602
(562) 985-7774 or E-Mail: nancy.meyer-adams@csulb.edu
Employment Requirements:
A background check (including a criminal records check and telephone reference check with most recent employer) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.
The person holding this position is considered a “mandated reporter” under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 Revised July 21, 2017 as a condition of employment.
CSU Vaccination Policy
CSU requires faculty, staff, and students who are accessing campus facilities to be immunized against COVID-19 or declare a medical or religious exemption from doing so. Any candidates advanced in a currently open search process should be prepared to comply with this requirement. The systemwide policy can be found at https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/9779821/latest/ and questions may be sent to fahr@csulb.edu.
CSULB is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can learn, live, and work in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual, without regard to race or ethnicity (including color or ancestry), nationality, religion or religious creed, gender (or sex), gender identity (including transgender), gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, genetic information, age, veteran or military status. CSULB is an Equal Opportunity Employer.