Assistant Professor of Biomechanics

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Kevin Valenzuela, Ph.D., CSCS

Position:
Assistant Professor of Biomechanics

Effective Date: August 17, 2027 (Fall Semester)

Salary Range: The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary is $6,221 to $13,224/per month (12 monthly payments per academic year). The anticipated hiring range is $7,200 to $7,800/per month. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Final date to receive applications:
Review of applications to begin October 15, 2026. Position open until filled (or recruitment canceled).

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.

College of Health and Human Services

Department of Kinesiology

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. with specialization in biomechanics or a highly related field, such as Kinesiology, Exercise Science, Biomedical Engineering, Movement Science, or Rehabilitation Science. Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2027.
• Demonstrated potential for teaching at the college level
• Demonstrated potential for research, scholarly and creative activities in biomechanics
• Working knowledge of biomechanics specific computer hardware and software (motion analysis systems, Visual3D, Theia, MATLAB, Open Sim, Labview, etc.)
• Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including low socioeconomic and first-generation students

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience teaching graduate and undergraduate biomechanics courses at the college level
• Experience using musculoskeletal simulation software (i.e. Open Sim)
• Experience using programming software (i.e. MATLAB, Python, R)
• Experience maintaining software and hardware related to biomechanics research
• Teaching experience in at least one of the following areas: functional anatomy, strength and conditioning, and/or motor control/learning
• Focused research agenda with a record of publications/presentations
• Potential to develop/obtain grants and external funding
• Evidence of professional activities
• Experience successfully working with populations demographically and/or socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body.

Duties

• Teach undergraduate and graduate classes in biomechanics, research methods/statistics, and other electives for the exercise science option area. (Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.)
• Supervise undergraduate and graduate student research
• Serve on master’s thesis and comprehensive exam committees
• Academic advising to Exercise Science majors
• Develop and sustain internal/external funding to support research activities
• Collaborate with other faculty on research
• Assist in the management of the Movement Science Laboratory
• Participate in service to the department, college, and university committees, as appropriate.