Assistant Professor of Africana Studies

Apply now Job no: 554131 Work type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track Location: Long Beach Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Faculty - Letters/Humanities, Tenured/Tenure-Track, Full Time

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.

• Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in Africana Studies with a specialization in Educational Leadership, Education, Curriculum Development or in a related field with focus in Africana education. Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2026.
• Demonstrated potential or evidence of effective teaching at the college level
• Demonstrated potential or evidence of successful research and scholarly publication and/or creative activities
• Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including low socioeconomic and first-generation students

• Demonstrated evidence of grounding in Afrocentric methods and approaches and in comparative Africana Studies
• Demonstrated evidence of or potential for conducting comparative studies across Africana Studies, American Indian Studies, Latina/o Studies and/or Asian American Studies
• Demonstrated commitment to or evidence of using interdisciplinary approaches and intersectional methodologies from an Afrocentric standpoint
• Demonstrated evidence of ability to mentor and work with Africana Studies students in applied and action research, service learning, community engagement, internship, study abroad, and other faculty directed and supported student development activities
• Demonstrated commitment to and/or evidence of working with Africana communities and of community engagement research and activities
• Demonstrated commitment to and evidence of working with students, faculty, and within and across institutions and/or organizations.
• Experience with or demonstrated commitment to learning instructional technologies in order to teach courses using various modes, i.e., in-person, hybrid, online, etc., separately or in combination.
• Experience successfully working with populations demographically and/or socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body. Experience mentoring or supporting students using inclusive and culturally relevant teaching strategies in a diverse classroom.

• Teach existing courses and develop new courses in Africana Education and Africana Studies reflective of developments in the discipline and to expand the offerings of the Department. (Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.)
• Enhance practices and policies of curriculum development ,data-driven decision-making, interdepartmental collaboration and community engagement
• Expand the Department’s existing high school and community college initiatives in Africana Studies and Ethnic studies
• Collaborate with American Indian Studies, Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies, and Asian American Studies to support existing courses and develop new courses that satisfy the CSU Ethnic Studies requirement
• Engage in research, scholarship, professional…