Lecturer, Early Childhood Education; -Academic Year 2025-2026, Renewable

Job Details

Full-Time Lecturer, Early Childhood Education (1 - Academic Year , Renewable)

Job No: 549018

Work Type:
Instructional Faculty
- Temporary/Lecturer

Location:

Southern California:
Long Beach

Categories:
Bargaining Unit:
Unit 3 - CFA
- California Faculty Association, Appointment Type:
Temporary, Time Basis:
Full Time, Job Search Category/Discipline:
Faculty
- Education/Library Science

Effective Date:
August 18, 2025 (Fall Semester)

Salary Range: $75,000 to $85,008 per year (anticipated)

Final date to receive applications:
Review of applications to begin July 10, 2025. Position open until filled.

• M.A. or M.S. in Education or a related field with an emphasis on early childhood education, preschool education, preschool learning, elementary education, elementary content area methods, or another closely related area of education
• Earned a U.S. public school teaching credential or California Teacher Permit or higher permit (supervisor or director permits)
• Experience being the teacher of record in United States preschool, transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, first, second, or third-grade classrooms
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching and working successfully with a diverse student population, including Black/African American, Latine/x, Native American/Indigenous, low-income, first-generation, and minoritized students in higher education
• Demonstrated commitment to teaching and working successfully with racially, ethnically and socioeconomically diverse, multilingual, and neurodiverse preschool and/or elementary level students, especially those similar to the surrounding CSULB communities

• Ph.D. or Ed.D. in Education or a related field with an emphasis on early childhood education, preschool education, preschool learning, elementary education, elementary content area methods, or another closely related area of education. Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2025.
• At least three years of experience as teacher of record in United States preschool, transitional kindergarten, kindergarten, first, second, or third-grade classrooms, especially in classrooms with racially, ethnically and socioeconomically diverse, multilingual, and neurodiverse students
• Demonstrates experience of successfully working with populations demographically and/or socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body
• Experience with mentoring and/or coaching preservice teachers in PK-3 settings
• Demonstrated capacity and potential for classroom-based research with PK-3 partnerships or school settings
• Demonstrated capacity and potential for leadership (i.e., supporting other teachers, professional development) and/or curriculum design
• Demonstrated potential for effective use of a wide range of instructional technologies pertaining to teacher education, including online teaching
• Demonstrated potential for working with accreditation agencies or community partners

• Teach a range of courses in Early Childhood Education. Primary teaching responsibilities may include the following but are not limited to:
  • EDEC 400 Introduction to Early Childhood Education
  • EDEC 410 Social-Emotional and Cognitive Learning in Early Childhood Education
  • EDEC 420 Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Early Childhood Education
  • EDEC 422 Developing Family, School, and Community Partnerships
  • EDEC 430 Advocating for Early Intervention with Young Children and their Families
  • EDEC 450 Teaching Early Language and Literacy (Birth-K)
  • EDEC 526 Infants and Toddlers in ECE programs
  • EDEC 521 Historical and Contemporary Perspectives in Early Childhood
  • EDEC 522 Family / School / Community Partnerships
  • EDEC 525 Early Literacy Development / Instruction / Assessment
  • EDEC 527 Early Childhood Math and Integrated STEM
• May supervise student teacher candidates in preschool or elementary education programs
• Contribute to college-wide and/or community-based efforts to close/address equity and opportunity gaps
• Participate in service and faculty governance through program, department, college, and university meetings and committees
• Maintain a campus office work schedule aligned with department workload, which may include evening and Saturday class sessions and varied in-person and online office hours

• A background check (including a criminal record check and telephone reference check with most recent employer) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.
• The person holding this position is considered a "mandated reporter" under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 Revised July 21, 2017 as a condition of employment.
• Pursuant to the California State University (CSU)…