Assistant Professor of Public Administration

Assistant Professor of Public Administration

Job No: 559855

Work Type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track

Location: Southern California:
Long Beach

Categories: Bargaining Unit:
Unit 3 - CFA
- California Faculty Association, Appointment Type:
Tenured/Tenure-Track, Time Basis:
Full Time, Job Search Category/Discipline:
Faculty
- Public Affairs

Effective Date: August 17, 2027 (Fall Semester)

Salary Range: The Assistant Professor (2026-27 AY) 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 September 7, 2026. Position opened 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 & Human Services

The Graduate Center for Public Policy & Administration

The College of Health & Human Services has 11 departments, including three clinical programs (Nursing, Physical Therapy, & Speech Language Pathology). We have 21 bachelor's degree programs, 22 master's degrees, and three doctoral programs. We have over 8,000 students with the largest number of graduate students in the university (above 2,200). We have over 2,200 affiliation agreements with community partners, including hospitals, clinical and internship sites.

The Graduate Center for Public Policy & Administration at CSULB offers a NASPAA-accredited MPA degree that is designed to prepare students to lead and manage productively in public and nonprofit organizations. The GCPPA enjoys a strong reputation for excellence in graduate public affairs education. Established in 1973, the GCPPA has 3,000+ alumni in positions of prominence throughout the region. Our graduates have gone on to successful careers in government, nonprofit organizations, and academia.

This network of successful graduates continues to be a great resource for MPA students in securing jobs and internships. The program offers a dynamic approach to graduate public affairs education through a rigorous set of core and elective courses, delivered in a variety of in-person and online modalities. The core curriculum consists of courses in budgeting and finance, human resource management, organization theory and behavior, policy analysis, research methods, and directed research.

Students may choose from electives in areas such as leadership, nonprofit management, grants administration, negotiating dynamics, employee-employer relations, race and public policy, strategic planning, urban affairs, and many others.

• Ph.D. in public administration, public policy, political science or closely related field. Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2027
• Demonstrated potential for effectiveness teaching graduate-level public administration courses.
• Demonstrated potential for excellence in research, scholarly, and creative activities.
• Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including low socioeconomic and first-generation students.

• Ability to teach public budgeting and finance courses.
• Evidence of research agenda in public administration and scholarly achievements (e.g., conference presentations, publications, grant activity, etc.)
• Ability to teach a variety of core and elective MPA courses in a variety of modalities.
• 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 graduate public administration courses in a NASPAA accredited MPA program. Contribute to the faculty shared governance of the program, and…