Position: Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
Effective Date: August 17, 2027 (Fall Semester)
Salary Range: The Assistant Professor (2027-2028) classification salary is $6,221 to $13,224/per month (12 monthly payments per academic year). The anticipated hiring range is $6,666 to $7,916/per month. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Deadline: Review of applications to begin December 11, 2026. 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 Education
Department of Teacher Education
Required Qualifications:
- Ph.D. or Ed.D. in Education or a closely related field, with expertise in justice-oriented approaches to curriculum, pedagogy, and teacher education in K-12 settings. Areas of specialization may include democratic and civic education; critical or transformative curriculum studies; place-based, community-engaged, or culturally sustaining pedagogies; humanizing and/or healing-centered approaches to teaching and learning. Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2027.
- Earned a teaching credential in the United States
- Possesses at least three years of teaching experience as a teacher of record in a U.S. pre-kindergarten through grade 12 classroom
- Experience teaching racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse, multilingual, and neurodiverse PK-12 students
- Exhibits commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including Black/African American, Latine/x, Native American/Indigenous, low-income, first-generation, and minoritized students in higher education
- Demonstrated evidence of, or potential to develop and sustain a productive research agenda that contributes to justice-oriented approaches to curriculum, pedagogy, and teacher education for classrooms, schools, and/or communities
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated effectiveness or potential to contribute to the College of Education’s Commitment Statement to advance equity and urban education by enacting racial and social justice
- Demonstrated capacity and potential for working with community-based organizations and/or district partners
- Demonstrated capacity and potential for leadership and/or curriculum design
- Experience with mentoring preservice or in-service teachers in PK-12 urban settings
- Potential for teaching effectiveness and excellence at the college level in teacher education, with an emphasis on teacher preparation courses or post-baccalaureate courses in curriculum and instruction
- Demonstrated ability in effective use of a wide range of instructional technologies and modalities pertaining to teacher education, including online teaching
Duties:
- Provide service at the department, college and university levels appropriate to the faculty rank
- Conduct research and scholarship in the field
- Primarily teach a range of courses in the Master of Arts in Education: Curriculum and Instruction (Elementary and Secondary Options) Program; other courses from Teacher Education Department as needed. (Mode of instruction may include online, in-person, hybrid, and/or any combination thereof).
CSULB seeks to recruit faculty who enthusiastically support the University’s strong commitment to the academic success of all 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.
The Department of Teacher Education (TED) is composed of the Multiple Subject Credential Program, PK-3 Credential Program, Certificate Program in Reading and Literacy Added Authorization, Bilingual Authorization, Master of Arts in Critical Multilingual Education, Master of Arts in Early Childhood Education, and the Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction, a fully online program. The faculty and staff strive to prepare knowledgeable, caring, reflective, and highly competent teachers who are advocates for children, adolescents, and families. Our inquiry- and experience-based programs promote educational equity and excellence in contemporary, inclusive urban classrooms.
The College of Education at CSULB is amongst the premier educator preparation institutions in the state, preparing teachers, counselors, administrators and community leaders to promote equity and excellence in diverse urban settings through effective pedagogy, evidence-based practices, collaboration, leadership, innovation, scholarship, and advocacy. The College of Education fosters an environment of rigorous learning, critical dialogue and reflection, striving for inclusivity that embraces our mission of equity and excellence in our own scholarly work, practices and policies. We seek colleagues who are committed to our mission and are skilled at teaching and working in environments that reflect CSULB’s designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution and an Asian American, Native American, and Pacific Islander Serving Institution.
The College serves approximately 3,000 students, many of whom are the first in their families to pursue college degrees and reflect the racially and ethnically diverse population of CSULB and our local communities. Our academic programs range from undergraduate, to master’s and doctoral degrees, and education credentials that prepare candidates for careers in diverse, urban educational settings. With a low faculty to student ratio of 1:21, and strong, individualized advising from faculty and staff, students receive the support and attention needed to successfully complete their degrees in a timely fashion.
As expert researchers and scholars, the College of Education faculty provide rigorous courses designed to challenge and engage students, connecting theory and research with practice. Our faculty provides experiences for College of Education students to explore the impact of their social identities and experiences in society that impact the students and clients they will serve, thereby fully preparing them for their chosen careers.
Clinical practice is central to programs in the College of Education. With over 100 local clinical practice partnerships, students within the College of Education gain invaluable hands-on experience with faculty mentors and skilled practitioners who help provide real world experience in diverse, urban settings, augmenting classroom instruction.
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 Statement
- Letter of application addressing the required and preferred qualifications
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Names and contact information for three references to be contacted for confidential letters of recommendation and current supervisor contact information for a verbal reference check should you reach the finalist stage
- Finalists should be prepared to submit an official transcript (e-transcript addressed to the search chair preferred, if available)
How to Apply: Click “the Apply Now” icon to complete the CSULB online application.
Requests for information and process should be addressed to:
Sharon Setting
Executive Assistant to the Dean
California State University, Long Beach
College of Education
Sharon.Setting@csulb.edu
Requests for information about the position should be addressed to:
Noah Golden and Christian Bracho
Search Committee Co-Chairs
Noah.Golden@csulb.edu; Christian.Bracho@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.
Applicants will be required to disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last 7 years only after a determination is made that they meet the minimum qualifications for the position, and before an offer of employment is extended. Applicants who reach the final stages of the application process must also sign a release form that authorizes the release of information by the applicant's current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct.
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.
All employees who assign and/or oversee work are responsible for ensuring that compliant work controls and procedures consistent with Federal, State and local regulations and University policies are implemented and maintained to provide for the protection of individuals and to safeguard the environment. Everyone is expected to comply with applicable Environmental Health and Safety regulations and University policies, programs and procedures. For more information, the systemwide policy can be found at https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/18172024/latest/ and questions may be sent to Environmental_Health_Safety@csulb.edu.
All university program and activities are open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Consistent with CSU’s Nondiscrimination Policy, as well as state and federal law, CSULB provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. To access CSULB’s full statement on Equal Opportunity and Excellence in Education and Employment, please visit Equity and Compliance.