Tenure-Track Faculty Position

Rongxiang Xu College of Health and Human Services

Position:

Department of Public Health

Assistant Professor

Starting Date:

August, 2024

Minimum Qualifications:

1) An earned doctorate in a public health-related field from an accredited institution (or equivalent); or in combination with an M.P.H., a doctorate in a closely-related discipline is required. However, applicants nearing completion of the doctorate (ABD) may be considered. For appointment, the doctorate must be completed by the date of appointment (8/19/2024).

2) Interest in teaching and mentoring students in public health.

3) Evidence of research, scholarship, or creative activities in the health, wellbeing, and/or healthcare of diverse, urban and/or rural populations, such as evidence of scholarly publications, conference abstracts/presentations, and/or grant funding.

Preferred Qualifications:

1) Evidence of successful teaching in undergraduate and/or graduate level courses in one or more of the following areas: community health, health promotion, health services, health policy, health administration, health communication, epidemiology, biostatistics, or environmental health.

2) Demonstrated experience with community engagement, service learning, and/or service in professional organizations and associations.

3) Demonstrated expertise in public health or a closely related discipline.

Duties:

The primary professional responsibilities of instructional faculty members are: teaching, research, scholarship and/or creative activity, and service to the University, profession and to the community. These responsibilities generally include: advising students, participation in campus and system-wide committees, maintaining office hours, working collaboratively and productively with colleagues, and participation in traditional academic functions.

Other responsibilities of instructional faculty may also include mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, participation in program accreditation activities, service on various departmental/college/University committees, and participation in pedagogical and/or andragogic training to maintain instructional currency. Faculty members are encouraged to engage students through their scholarly activities (e.g., research, community service, experiential learning).

The successful candidate will be committed to the academic success of all our students and to an environment that acknowledges, encourages, and celebrates diversity and differences. To this end, the successful candidate will work effectively, respectfully, and collaboratively in diverse, multicultural, and inclusive settings. In addition, the successful candidate will be ready to join faculty, staff, students, and administrators in our University’s shared commitment to the principles of engagement, service, and the public good.

Salary:

Initial salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience (anticipated hiring range: $82,800 - $85,020 annually).

The University:

California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) is one of 23 campuses within the California State University system. The University is the premier comprehensive public university in the heart of Los Angeles. Cal State LA is ranked number one in the U.S. for the upward mobility of its students, and is dedicated to engagement, service, and the public good. We offer nationally recognized programs in science, the arts, business, criminal justice, engineering, nursing, education, ethnic studies, and the humanities. Our faculty have a strong commitment to scholarship, research, creative pursuits, community engagement, and service.

Our 240,000 alumni reflect the City and County’s dynamic mix of populations. The University has one of the most diverse student populations of any college or university in the nation. As a federally recognized Hispanic-Serving Institution, and Asian-American, Native American, and Pacific Islander-Serving Institution, Cal State LA recognizes the transformative power of education and embraces its duty to identify and serve the needs of all its students. The University is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can live, work, and learn in an atmosphere of civility and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual. 

The College:

The Rongxiang Xu College of Health and Human Services includes schools of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics, Nursing, Social Work, and Kinesiology, and departments of Public Health, Communication Disorders, Nutrition and Food Science, and Child and Family Studies. The schools and departments offer a wide variety of specialized courses including courses in audiology, child development, community health, community leadership, criminal justice, criminalistics, environmental health, exercise and human performance, food science and technology, forensic mental health, nursing, nutritional science, parenting, physical education, rehabilitation and therapeutic exercise, social work and speech-language pathology.

The Department:

Our Department offers an undergraduate degree in Public Health with an emphasis on Community Health, and a Masters of Public Health (MPH) in Urban Community Health. The two programs serve over 500 undergraduate majors and over 50 MPH students per academic year, making our Department one of the largest in the University. Our department has strong relationships with Los Angeles County communities as well as the Los Angeles Department of Public Health and California Department of Public Health. The Department also fosters and values close relationships with the many community-based organizations that strengthen our teaching and involve students as interns and/or volunteers. The Department is committed to effectively training future public health professionals, impactful scholarship in support of health equity, and making ongoing and substantial contributions to the university’s commitment to “Engagement, Service, and the Public Good.”

Required Documentation:

Please submit the following to the Search Committee Chair as part of the online application at the Apply link listed below:

1) a cover letter specifically addressing minimum and preferred qualifications.

2) a narrative statement describing your commitment to working effectively with faculty, staff, and students in a multicultural/multiethnic urban campus environment with a substantial population of students who are among the first-generation of their family to attend a college or university.

3) a curriculum vitae.

Finalists will be required to submit:

*Official transcripts.

Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the United States. 

*A United States (US) Equivalency certification is required for earned/awarded/conferred foreign terminal degrees. The US Equivalency certification is used to validate foreign studies by an academic credential evaluation agency and is evaluated on foreign studies and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from the United States. The certification must translate the information in English, and confirm that your highest terminal degree is US Equivalent to a US terminal degree (i.e., Master’s, Doctorate’s, Doctor’s of Philosophy).

Application:

Deadline: For full consideration, complete applications must be submitted by November 17, 2023. Applications received after this date may be reviewed.

To apply: please click the Apply Now icon on this page or visit Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty Positions or https://careers.calstatela.edu.

Please address all questions to the search committee chair (Melanie Sabado-Liwag) at msabado@calstatela.edu and Cc Eva Amarillas Diaz at eamaril2@calstatela.edu. Please type “DPH Tenure-Track Application” in subject line.

Note: 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 as a condition of employment.

Beginning January 1, 2022, campuses may not hire or reappoint an Employee to perform CSU-related work outside of California. Requests for exceptions are very limited based on CSU Policy and must have prior written approval from the University President.

A background check (including a criminal records check) 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.

In addition to meeting fully its obligations under federal and state law, Cal State LA is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can live, work and learn in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual. To that end, all qualified individuals will receive equal consideration without regard to economic status, race, ethnicity, color, religion, marital status, pregnancy, national origin or cultural background, political views, sex, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, disability, disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran status.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/TITLE IX EMPLOYER

Upon request, reasonable accommodation will be provided to individuals with protected disabilities to (a) complete the employment process and (b) perform essential job functions when this does not cause undue hardship.