Assistant Professor of Africana Studies

Required Qualifications:

* 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

Preferred Qualifications:

* 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.

Duties:

* 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 activities, teaching and/or creative activities leading to publications and presentations

* Participate in service that supports and enhances the curriculum

* Advise and mentor students

* Collaborate in developing and participating in initiatives of community engagement, linking classroom learning to local, national, and international Africana communities and movements

* Collaborate in producing and participating in campus and system-wide initiatives and organizations to enhance the educational experience

* Participate in service to the department, college, university, and community

CSULB seeks to recruit faculty who enthusiastically support the University's strong commitment to the academic success of all of our students, including students with disabilities, students who are first generation to college, veterans, students with diverse socio-economic backgrounds, and students of diverse sexual orientations and gender expressions. CSULB seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the People of California, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our students a rich variety of expertise, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.

The Department of Africana Studies faculty members are profoundly committed to the highest standards of African-centered and socially engaged pedagogy and a welcoming and supportive collegiality, attentively respectful of collaborative initiatives and academic freedom. The mission of the Department of Africana Studies is to provide students with an enriching and expansive educational experience derived from a critical and systematic study of the current and historical initiatives and experience of African Americans and other African peoples on the Continent and in the Diaspora.

Our Department is explicitly committed to linking scholarship, creativity, teaching and learning to social engagement (service, policy initiatives, and activism), social change, and racial and social justice. And it understands as central to its work and mission the advocacy and generation of cooperative and…