Assistant Professor of Health Disparities/Health Psychology

• Ph.D. in Health Psychology or closely related field in Health Disparities. Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2027.
• Ability to teach a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses in Health Disparities/Health Psychology and other psychology courses 
• Demonstrated potential for effective teaching and mentoring at the college level
• Demonstrated potential for developing and maintaining an active program of research in the area of Health Disparities/Health Psychology
• Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including Black/African American, Latine/x, Native American/Indigenous, low-income, first-generation, and minoritized students

• Evidence of research, scholarly and creative activities including peer-reviewed publications and professional presentations
• Research emphasis on health disparities in disease prevention, intervention, or basic science to promote health equity and improve health status among racial, ethnic, sexual minority, low-income, immigrant, and/or other underserved populations
• Expertise in utilizing an interdisciplinary approach to reducing health disparities from a biopsychosocial perspective that includes various determinants of health, such as health-related biomarkers and outcomes (e.g., immune functioning, risk for disease), relevant psychological processes (e.g., stress, resilience), and sociocultural and environmental factors (e.g., discrimination, socioeconomic status, physical environment)
• Ability to establish and maintain research ties to underserved communities
• Scholarly approach that fosters collaboration with other health psychology faculty in the department and the university
• Experience in, or potential for, generating external grant funding 
• Demonstrated experience of successfully working effectively with diverse student populations demographically and/or socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body
• Excellence in teaching and mentoring, with a demonstrated ability to involve undergraduate and graduate students in faculty-directed research and/or mentor undergraduate and graduate students in independent research
• Experience mentoring or supporting students with minoritized identities or experience using inclusive and culturally relevant teaching strategies in a diverse classroom
• Experience in or demonstrated commitment to service at the department, university, community, or professional level

• Teach undergraduate and graduate level courses in psychology, including courses in Health Disparities/Health Psychology. (Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.)
• Establish an independent research program, maintain an active research lab, and engage in research, scholarly and creative activities in the area of Health Disparities/Health Psychology leading to publications
• Supervise students in research activities including undergraduate projects and Masters’ theses 
• 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 of color, 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.

Information on excellent benefits package available to CSULB faculty is located here: CSU Employee Benefits

• A Student Success Statement about your teaching or other experiences, successes, and challenges in working with a diverse student population (maximum two pages, single-spaced). For further information and guidelines, please visit: Student Success Guidelines  
• Letter of application addressing the required and preferred qualifications
• CV (including current email address)
• Names and contact information for three references (to be contacted for confidential letters of recommendation should the applicant reach the finalist stage)
• Teaching Statement: teaching philosophy and skills
• Teaching Portfolio (e.g., sample syllabi and teaching evaluation summaries)
• Research Statement: Research interest and skills and a statement of current and future research plans
• Reprints and/or preprints of published manuscripts with a detailed description of personal contributions to each publication (maximum of three reprints and/or preprints
• Finalists should be prepared to submit an official transcript (e-transcript preferred, if available)

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