ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES
- Employer
- California State University, Long Beach
- Location
- California, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- Feb 4, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Humanities, Ethnic & Multicultural Studies
- Employment Level
- Tenured/Tenured Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES
California State University, Long Beach
Recruitment Number: 2639
Effective Date: August 17, 2021(Fall Semester)
Salary Range: Commensurate with qualifications and experience
Required Qualifications:
- Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in Ethnic Studies, Asian
American Studies, or a related field with a focus on Asian American
Studies and/or Ethnic Studies. Degree at time of application or
official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by
August 1, 2021.
- Demonstrated specialization and interest in areas related to
one or more of the following: comparative ethnic studies; Southeast
Asian American Studies; Native Hawaiian/Pacific Studies;
community-based research; migration/transnationalism/diaspora
studies; public health; cultural production; and arts and
literature.
- Demonstrated potential or evidence of effective teaching at
college level.
- Demonstrated potential or evidence of successful research and
scholarly and/or creative activities.
- Demonstrated potential or evidence of department, university,
and community service.
- Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse
student population.
Preferred Qualifications: - Experience and/or potential to teach lower-division and
upper-division Asian American Studies courses across different
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and/or Pacific
communities.
- Demonstrated commitment to and/or evidence of teaching
comparative studies across American Indian Studies, Black/African
American Studies, and/or Chicanx/Latinx Studies.
- Demonstrated commitment to and/or evidence of working
successfully with local Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and/or
Pacific Islander communities and/or organizations.
- Demonstrated commitment to and/or evidence of working with
students, faculty, and staff within and across institutions and/or
organizations.
- Experience with or demonstrated commitment to learning
instructional technologies in order to teach courses in-person,
hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.
- Demonstrated commitment to and/or evidence of mentoring
students in academics, other university activities, and/or
community settings.
Duties: - Teach existing Asian American Studies courses, including
courses that satisfy the CSU Ethnic Studies requirement. (Mode of
instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any
combination thereof.)
- Collaborate with department faculty to support and develop an
interdisciplinary curriculum.
- Collaborate with Africana Studies, American Indian Studies, and
Chicanx/Latinx Studies to support existing courses and develop new
courses that satisfy the CSU Ethnic Studies requirement.
- Develop Asian American Studies courses in specialty
area(s).
- Engage in research, scholarly and creative activities leading
to publications
- Develop and engage in scholarly activities that support the
curriculum
- Advise and mentor students.
- Develop and promote scholarship, teaching, and/or service that
links the program to local Asian American and Pacific communities
and movements.
- Participate in campus and system-wide committees, working
collaboratively and productively with colleagues.
- Participate in local, regional, and/or national Asian American
Studies and/or Ethnic Studies organizations.
- Participate in service to the department, college, university,
profession, 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: https://www2.calstate.edu/csu-system/careers/benefits/Documents/employee-benefits-summary.pdf
How to Apply - Required Documentation: - An Equity and Diversity 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: http://www.csulb.edu/EquityDiversityStatement
- Letter of application addressing the required and preferred
qualifications
- CV (including current email address)
- Names and contact information for three references
- Copy of transcript from institution awarding highest
degree
- Finalists will also be required to submit the
following:
- A signed SC-1 form,
- Three current letters of recommendation independently provided
by references, and
- An official transcript (e-transcript preferred, if
available)
Applicants should apply and submit all required documentation electronically through:
https://www.csulb.edu/academic-affairs/faculty-affairs/assistant-professor-of-asian-american-studies-2639
Requests for information should be addressed to:
Michelle Okawa, Administrative Service Coordinator
California State University, Long Beach
Department of Asian and Asian American Studies
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840-1002
(562) 985-4645 or Michelle.Okawa@csulb.edu
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
Review of applications to begin March 15, 2021
Position opened until filled (or recruitment canceled)
EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:
A background check (including a criminal records 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.
CSULB is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can learn, live, and work in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual, without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religious creed, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, medical condition, age, Vietnam era veteran status, or any other veteran's status. CSULB is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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