Assistant Professor in Ed.D. Community College Specialization

to:
Daniel Choi at dchoi or call 657‐278‐4023

Final date to receive applications

To be assured full consideration, all application materials must be received by November 14, 2025. The anticipated appointment date is August 2026.

The College and Department

The College of Education is committed to just, equitable, and inclusive education, with goals to:

* Reach the intersecting social identities of all learners through the critical examination of implicit and explicit biases and privileges in order to provide fair, respectful, non-discriminatory, equitable, inclusive, and humanizing learning environments.

* Teach through an anti-racist lens using culturally and linguistically relevant strategies, including educational technologies and community engagement, to provide equitable opportunities and supports necessary for all learners to attain high-quality outcomes

* Impact schools and communities through a commitment to dismantling systems of oppression by supporting students, teachers, and leaders as citizens in a highly diverse, global, digital world.

In Spring 2024, the College of Education faculty from racially and ethnically marginalized groups comprised 70% of the faculty (all ranks, including lecturers).

The Department of Educational Leadership contains master's and doctoral programs in higher education and P12 leadership, enrolling nearly 330 students in Fall 2024. This position will focus primarily on the department's Community College Leadership programs. The department uses a distributed leadership model, expecting all faculty to share some of the leadership responsibilities. The highly collaborative teams meet weekly in program meetings and monthly in department meetings.

The Department includes the Center for Research on Educational Access and Leadership (CREAL), which produces educational assessments, research papers, and conference presentations on issues of access and equity in education. Department Faculty can work closely with CREAL, its students, and faculty.

The Ed.D. in Community College Educational Leadership is designed to develop competence in the following areas: research of practice; change agency; systems thinking; understanding power, politics, and policy; critical communication and self-reflection; community partnerships; and just, equitable, and inclusive education.

Compensation

The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary range is $5,405 to $11,994 monthly (12 monthly payments per academic year). The anticipated hiring range is $7,193 to $7,334 per month.

Salary offered is commensurate with experience and qualifications. In addition, the California Equal Pay Act prohibits employers from paying its employees less than those of the opposite sex and/or another race or ethnicity for substantially similar work ().

Summer research grants, moving expenses, start‐up funds, and a reduced teaching load may be available.

CSUF Benefits

An excellent comprehensive benefits package includes health/vision/dental plans; spouse, domestic partner, and dependent fee‐waiver; eligibility for campus child‐care (fees apply); and a defined‐benefit retirement through the state system and optional tax-sheltering opportunities. For a detailed description of benefits, please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

New employees hired by the CSU for the first time who first become CalPERS members on or after July 1, 2017, are subject to a 10-year vesting period for retiree health and dental benefits.

CSU Policies

The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and must comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083, revised July 21, 2017, as a condition of employment.

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be formally offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or the continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities…