Assistant Professor of Human Resource Management

Position: Assistant Professor of Human Resource Management
Effective Date: August 18, 2025 (Fall Semester)
Salary: The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary range is $71,100 - $151,128/per year. The anticipated hiring range is $133,000 to $137,000/per year. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Deadline: Review of applications to begin September 3, 2024. 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). It also 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 towards Latine/x student, faculty, and staff success across campus. The President’s Equity and Change Commission is dedicated to achieving inclusive excellence in our community and culture and to interrogate, disrupt, and transform systemic inequities 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 Business
Department of Management and Human Resource Management

The Department of Management and Human Resource Management at California State University, Long Beach is accepting applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Human Resource Management position. While all HRM and OB-related teaching expertise will be considered, expertise in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion or Total Rewards would strongly complement our current faculty’s expertise and interests.

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Management with a focus on HRM/OB, Labor Relations, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Sociology or Ethnic Studies with a focus on people in organizations, or other related areas. Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2025.
• Demonstrated potential to effectively teach and engage in curriculum development for Human Resource Management and/or Organizational Behavior subjects at the undergraduate and graduate levels
• Demonstrated potential for successful research, and scholarly and creative activities leading to publications
• Demonstrated potential to contribute in service roles to the department, college, university, and community
• 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

We acknowledge that candidates may have a broad variety of ways that they could contribute to the Management/HRM department at CSULB. Therefore, we encourage applications from all candidates who meet the required qualifications, regardless of the extent to which they meet the preferred qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in teaching functional HRM classes with a focus on strategic HRM or specific functional areas such as diversity, equity, and inclusion, total rewards (compensation and benefits), talent acquisition, and training and development
• Excellent research pipelines and have published research in journals of recognized quality in the HRM and OB fields
• Demonstrate a willingness to develop relationships across the university and surrounding community, through previous volunteer work or service
• Experience of successfully working with populations demographically and/or socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body
• Experience mentoring or supporting students with minoritized identities or experience using inclusive and culturally relevant teaching strategies in a diverse classroom

Duties:

• Teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels including primarily undergraduate courses in human resources and organizational behavior [Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.]
• Contribute to curriculum and program development
• Engage in research, scholarly and creative activities leading to conference presentations and publications
• 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.

The Department of Management and Human Resource Management is an interdisciplinary department comprised of tenured/tenure-track faculty, full-time lecturers, and adjunct instructors who work together to serve CSULB students by developing high-quality courses in management, human resource management, and supply chain management.

The California State University system offers a variety of benefits, including pension, excellent health insurance options, and tuition assistance benefits. We are in beautiful Long Beach, California, which boasts an excellent quality of life. The weather is temperate year-round, the area has numerous opportunities for recreational activities, and there are several excellent school districts nearby.

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

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: Equity and Diversity Statement
• Letter of application addressing the required and preferred qualifications
• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Names and contact information for three references (to be contacted for confidential letters of recommendation should applicant reach the finalist stage)
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness (i.e., course evaluation), if applicable
• Evidence of research and publication in the field, if applicable
• Teaching Statement or Philosophy
• Research Statement
• Finalists should be prepared to submit an official transcript (e-transcript preferred, if available)

How to Apply: Click Apply Now icon to complete the CSULB online application

Requests for information about the position and process should be addressed to:

Drs. Jeffrey Bentley and Mona Zanhour, Search Committee Co-Chairs
California State University, Long Beach
Department of Management and Human Resource Management
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840-8502

(562) 985-4282 or (562)985-4268 or E-Mail: CBA-HRM-jobs@csulb.edu

EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:

A background check (including a criminal record 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.

Pursuant to the California State University (CSU) Out-of-State Employment Policy, hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside of California is prohibited effective January 1, 2022. By prohibiting employment outside of California, the CSU also prohibits hiring and retaining employees working permanently from a business location outside of the United States. Exceptions to the Policy are limited to approved and documented purposes for conducting CSU business outside of California.

CSU Vaccination Policy
The CSU strongly recommends that all individuals who access any in-person program or activity (on- or off-campus) operated or controlled by the University follow the COVID-19 vaccine recommendations adopted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) applicable to their age, medical condition, and other relevant indications and comply with other safety measures established by each campus. The systemwide policy can be found at https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/9779821/latest/ and questions may be sent to fahr@csulb.edu .

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 or ethnicity (including color or ancestry), nationality, religion or religious creed, gender (or sex), gender identity (including transgender), gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, genetic information, age, veteran or military status. CSULB is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Advertised: Jun 20 2024 Pacific Daylight Time
Applications close:

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• Cal State University (CSU) Long Beach

• 562.985.4111

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