Assistant Professor of Health Disparities/Health Psychology

Effective Date: August 17, 2027 (Fall Semester)

Pay

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). Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

About the University

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 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.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Health Psychology or closely related field in Health Disparities. Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2027.
• Ability to teach a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in Health Disparities/Health Psychology and other psychology courses.
• Demonstrated potential for effective teaching and mentoring at the college level.
• Demonstrated potential for developing and maintaining an active program of research in the area of Health Disparities/Health Psychology.
• Demonstrated 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Evidence of research, scholarly and creative activities including peer-reviewed publications and professional presentations.
• Research emphasis on health disparities in disease prevention, intervention, or basic science to promote health equity and improve health status among racial, ethnic, sexual minority, low-income, immigrant, and/or other underserved populations.
• Expertise in utilizing an interdisciplinary approach to reducing health disparities from a biopsychosocial perspective that includes various determinants of health, such as health-related biomarkers and outcomes (e.g., immune functioning, risk for disease), relevant psychological processes (e.g., stress, resilience), and sociocultural and environmental factors (e.g., discrimination, socioeconomic status, physical environment).
• Ability to establish and maintain research ties to underserved communities.
• Scholarly approach that fosters collaboration with other health psychology faculty in the department and the university.
• Experience in, or potential for, generating external grant funding.
• Demonstrated experience of successfully working effectively with diverse student populations demographically and/or socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body.
• Excellence in teaching and mentoring, with a demonstrated ability to involve undergraduate and graduate students in faculty-directed research and/or mentor undergraduate and graduate students in independent research.
• Experience mentoring or supporting students with minoritized identities or experience using inclusive and culturally relevant teaching strategies in a diverse classroom.
• Experience in or demonstrated commitment to service at the department, university, community, or professional level.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate and graduate level courses in psychology, including courses in Health Disparities/Health Psychology. (Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.)
• Establish an independent research program, maintain an active research lab, and engage in research, scholarly and creative activities in the area of Health Disparities/Health Psychology leading to publications.
• Supervise students in research activities including undergraduate projects and Masters’ theses.
• Participate in service to the department, college, university, and community.

Benefits

Information on the excellent benefits package available to CSULB faculty is located here.

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.