Assistant Professor of Human Development

The successful candidate must have a keen understanding of teaching human development as an interdisciplinary study in examining the stability and change focused on older individuals from lifespan and ecological perspectives. The Human Development major at CSUSM is one of the most popular on campus. The Department is seeking candidates who will demonstrate dedication to the accomplishments of the Department’s mission and commitment to diversity, equity, inclusivity, and social justice through teaching, research, and service.

Minimum Qualifications 

• Earned Ph.D. in human development or closely related fields with expertise in adult development and aging. ABD candidates will be considered but must have completed the doctorate at the time of appointment (August 2022).
• Candidates should be able to offer supporting evidence regarding the ability to demonstrate high-quality teaching at the undergraduate level, especially courses related to his or her expertise in adult development and aging from a lifespan perspective and the core courses in the curriculum-linked to the CSUSM Human Development Department’s Program Student Learning Outcomes (PSLOs). These PSLOs can be found on the department website (http://www.csusm.edu/human_development/degrees/outcomes.html).
• Candidates should also provide evidence of the ability to develop and sustain a focused area of programmatic research leading to publications in scholarly journals related to the discipline, mentor undergraduate students, provide opportunities for faculty-student research, and work cooperatively with colleagues on a culturally diverse campus and local communities.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Demonstrate content expertise in human development in late adulthood.
• Have potential to contribute to the department’s curriculum in teaching the lower- and upper-division required courses in topics including, but are not limited to, lifespan development, human development theories, applied prevention, intervention and direct services, policy, health promotion, and illness prevention, and statistics/ research methodologies in human development.
• Demonstrate the ability to contribute to the department’s curriculum development and assessment, especially in the area of late-life development and aging. The ability to contribute to our health concentration is a plus.
• Have a strong background in research methodologies commonly used in human development.
• Show potential for ongoing programmatic research in late-life aging, leading to external funding.
• Demonstrated intercultural competence with diverse groups in teaching, research, and/or service.