Position: Assistant Professor of Cognitive Psychology
Effective Date: August 17, 2026 (Fall Semester)
Salary Range: Salary Range: The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary is $74,652 to $158,688/year; $6,221 to $13,224/per month (12 monthly payments per academic year). The anticipated hiring range is $86,000 to $90,000 per year; $7,167 to $7,500/per month (12 monthly payments per academic year). The salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Deadline: Review of applications to begin October 1, 2025. Position opened until filled (or recruitment canceled).
California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). CSULB earned the prestigious Seal of Excelencia in 2023, joining a distinctive group of colleges and universities who have been recognized for its commitment to Latine/x student success. CSULB is committed to serving diverse students and has established and actively supports the Black Excellence Collegium, dedicated to promoting Black excellence and advancing Black Student Success, and El Concilio for Latinx Success at the Beach, whose mission is to build capacity and promote inclusive servingness across initiatives and efforts for the benefit of all students. The President’s Equity and Change Commission is dedicated to achieving inclusive excellence in our community and culture and throughout the university. CSULB’s Beach 2030 University Action Plans prioritize engaging all students; expanding access to higher education; promoting intellectual achievement; building community; and cultivating resilience.
College of Liberal Arts
Department of Psychology
Required Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in cognitive psychology or a closely related field with degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2026.
- Ability to teach a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses related to cognitive psychology
- Demonstrated potential for effective teaching at the college level
- Demonstrated potential for mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students
- Demonstrated ability and commitment to develop and maintain an active research program
- Evidence of research and scholarly productivity as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications and professional presentations
- Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including low socioeconomic and first generation students.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Evidence of a program of high-quality research as evidenced by research and scholarly activities in the area of cognitive psychology
- Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following, but not limited to, sensation and perception, attention, thinking, memory, language, problem-solving, learning, artificial intelligence, and emotion and cognition
- Demonstrated commitment to effective teaching at the college level in cognitive psychology, as evidenced by a clearly stated teaching philosophy, engagement in pedagogical training and development opportunities, and strong teaching evaluations
- Interest in chairing master’s thesis projects and serving on master’s thesis committees
- Interest in faculty-directed research involving graduate students
- Demonstrated commitment to, and/or experience in, contributing to service at the department, university, community, or professional level
- Experience working successfully with populations demographically and/or socioeconomically like the CSULB student body
- Experience mentoring or supporting students with minoritized identities or experience using inclusive and culturally relevant teaching strategies in a diverse classroom
Duties:
- Teach a variety of courses in cognitive psychology at the undergraduate and graduate level, including, for example, Sensation and Perception (PSY331), Cognitive Psychology (PSY332), Seminar in Cognition (PSY634). [Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.]
- Mentoring undergraduate research projects
- Supervising master’s theses in cognitive psychology and serving on master’s thesis committees
- Provide service at the department, college and university levels appropriate to their rank
- Engage in service to the department, college, university, profession, and broader community
CSULB seeks to recruit faculty who enthusiastically support the University’s strong commitment to the academic success of all of our students, including 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. 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.
Department of Psychology Distinctions
The mission of the Psychology Department at CSULB is to promote learning through exceptional student-centered instruction and mentoring in the psychological sciences. Faculty members are committed to fostering students’ development of knowledge and skills necessary for social responsibility, pursuit of highly valued careers, and successful admission to graduate-level education. To this effect, students and faculty collaborate in basic and applied research to advance scientific knowledge. Department members exemplify the values of diversity, inclusivity, and interdisciplinarity through their service to students, the University, and the larger community.
Information on excellent benefits package available to CSULB faculty is located here: CSU Employee Benefits
How to Apply - Required Documentation:
- A Student Success 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: Student Success Guidelines
- Letter of application addressing the required and preferred qualifications
- CV
- Names and contact information for three references (to be contacted for confidential letters of recommendation should you reach the finalist stage)
- Teaching Statement: teaching philosophy and skills
- Teaching portfolio (e.g., sample syllabi and teaching evaluation summaries)
- Research Statement: Research interests and skills and a statement of current and future research plans
- Reprints and/or preprints of published manuscripts with a detailed description of personal contributions to each publication (maximum of three reprints and/or preprints)
- 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
California State University, Long Beach
Department of Psychology
Attn: Jessica Dominguez, Department Analyst
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840-0901
(562) 985-5003 or E-Mail: Jessica.Dominguez@csulb.edu
Requests for information about the position should be addressed to:
Dan Chiappe, Professor
dan.chiappe@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.
Pursuant to the CSU Out of State Employment Policy, hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside of California is prohibited effective January 1, 2022. By prohibiting employment outside of California, the CSU also prohibits hiring and retaining employees working permanently from a business location outside of the United States. Exceptions to the Policy are limited to approved and documented purposes for conducting CSU business outside of California.
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