Assistant Professor, Chicana​/o Studies; specialization interdisciplinary study of Chicanx and Latinx visual

Position: Assistant Professor, Chicana/o Studies (with specialization in the interdisciplinary study of Chicanx and Latinx visual
to:
Dr. Erualdo González at egonzalez or call 657‐278-7672.

Final date to receive applications

To be assured full consideration, all application materials must be received by January 5, 2026. The position will remain open until filled.

The College and Department

The Chicana and Chicano Studies Department at California State University, Fullerton is an interdisciplinary department that offers a B.A. in Ethnic Studies, with an Option in Chicana/o Studies, as well as a Minor in Chicana/o Studies. The curriculum offers over 30 interdisciplinary courses, many of which fulfill university-wide electives and general education requirements, including the Ethnic Studies requirement. The department averages approximately 100 majors and minors per year and graduates around 15 majors annually.

Centering the histories, contributions, and lived experiences of Chicanx and Latinx communities in the United States and transnationally, our mission is to cultivate critical thinkers, knowledge producers, and community leaders who enact joyful and just alternative futures, rooted in Chicanx/Latinx ways of knowing. Students who take our course offerings will learn to apply theories and concepts in Chicanx/Latinx Studies to identify, analyze, and challenge systems of oppression, as well as contest normative thinking through scholarship, creative expression, and social action.

The Department is housed within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (H&SS), which offers students the breadth of a traditional liberal arts education while preparing them to be members of a global society participating in an extensive array of professions or advanced academic or professional study.

H&SS is the largest college at CSUF, offering 23 undergraduate degrees, 38 minors, and 15 graduate degrees. Our mission is to educate students to be culturally, globally, socially, historically and environmentally astute, civically responsible alumni able to navigate an increasingly complex and interconnected world. Three primary initiatives in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences-CoJET, Passage to the Future, and IBII-showcase our core pillars of civic engagement, social justice, and global awareness.

Our faculty-based Collective for Justice, Equity & Transformation (CoJET), consists of H&SS faculty fellows whose expertise addresses equity, diversity, justice, community and organizational transformation. Faculty teaching our Passage to the Future courses help position our students for success by helping them connect H&SS experiences and knowledge to career paths. The Institute of Black Intellectual Innovation (IBII) is a cross-campus and community-minded initiative to institutionalize the support and inclusion of Black people, culture, creative arts, and intellectual history at California State University, Fullerton and throughout Orange County.

Compensation

The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary range is $6,221 to $13,224 monthly (12 monthly payments per academic year). The anticipated hiring range is $7,465 to $7,608 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; access to campus child‐care; 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)..

Campuswide research and professional development opportunities are available through the Diversity and Inclusion Resource Centers, HSS Research Grant Specialist Support, Scholarly Publication Support, and Undergraduate Research Opportunity Faculty Funding Opportunities.

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