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TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITION IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN HEALTH OR COUNSELING

Employer
California State University San Marcos
Location
California, United States
Salary
Salary Commensurate with experience
Date posted
Nov 4, 2021

California State University San Marcos (CSUSM) Human Development Department is seeking to fill a tenure-track faculty position for an academic year appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor who will complement the curricular areas in the major that emphasizes lifespan 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 individuals, families, and communities from lifespan and systems 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 health or counseling. 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 health or counseling 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 (https://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 in local communities. 

 

DESIRED/PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:  Successful candidates will: 

 

  • Demonstrate content expertise in health or counseling.  
  • 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 tied to our two concentrations of health services and counseling services. 
  • Have a strong background in research methodologies applicable to the study of human development.
  • Show potential for ongoing programmatic research leading to external funding.
  • Demonstrated commitment to advancing equity and social justice in teaching, research, and/or service.  

 

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