Assistant Professor of Psychology

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Classification:
Academic Year Faculty
Priority Screening Date:
October 31, 2026
Recruitment Status:
Open Until Filled
Appointment Date:
Fall 2027

Employment with the California State University System

California State University, Monterey Bay is a mid-sized university in California's Central Coast that grants undergraduate and graduate degrees. Powered by an inspiring Founding Vision Statement,CSUMB is part of the nation's largest four-year public university system, California State University, which educates nearly 460,000 students everyyear.

With a vibrant, diverse student body of over 7,000 students, CSUMonterey Bay is both a Minority Serving Institution and a Hispanic Serving Institution. Our staff and faculty transform students'lives with a focus on student success and engagement throughexperiential learning, service learning, and a strong emphasis onmulticultural and global perspectives. CSUMB's sustainability goalis to be carbon neutral by 2030.

The university's Strategic Planprioritizes inclusive excellence through recruiting and investing in developing a diverse body of faculty, staff and administrators.

Many appreciate living and working close to the shores of beautiful

Monterey Bay, with easy access to recreational areas from Big Surto Santa Cruz.

Nearby opportunities for collaborative partnership-building includelocal community colleges (e.g., Hartnell College, Monterey Peninsula College, Cabrillo College, Gavilan College), research universities (e.g., UC Santa Cruz, Stanford University), nonprofitand governmental organizations serving the local communities, and Silicon Valley corporations.

As one of the 23 campuses in the CSU system, CSUMB offers excellent benefits, including access to below-market-rate rental housing onEast Campus, and competitive salaries for faculty and staff. Withproximity to the San Francisco Bay Area and San Jose, opportunities for faculty, staff and students are as endless as the shores of thenearby Pacific Ocean.

• Teaching & Learning: Teaching at the undergraduate level including courses such as counseling psychology, industrial/organizational psychology,career/professional development, experiential learning, communitypsychology, and/or writing in psychology courses and/or in corecourses (e.g., research methods, statistics, capstone).
• Discovery, Creation, & Integration:Research and scholarship which may include seeking research funding, presenting at conferences, publishing peer-reviewedarticles, and working with undergraduate students.
• Professional Application: Service to yourprofession and the community. Examples of such responsibilities may include supporting a community organization in work that uses your expertise, manuscript peer review, and/or leadership roles in aprofessional organization related to your field of study.
• University Service: Service to the university,college, and department. These responsibilities generally include participating in department, college, and campus-wide committees,working collaboratively and productively with colleagues, and participating in traditional academic functions.

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• Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or a related field by the time of appointment.
• Demonstrated ability, interest, and experience in teaching undergraduate counseling psychology, industrial/organizationalpsychology, career/professional development, experiential learning,community psychology, and/or writing in psychology courses.
• Demonstrated success or strong interest in mentoringmarginalized college students or other