Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse
student population, including low socioeconomic and
first-generation students
Preferred Qualifications:
- At least two years of postdoctoral research experience or
equivalent
- Research experience (field and laboratory) studying marine
invertebrate ecology. Topics may broadly include behavior,
conservation biology, development, evolution, fisheries, genomics,
physiology, and systematics
- Demonstrated potential for establishing an externally funded
research program
- Demonstrated potential for developing an integrative research
lab that studies regional or local fauna and ecosystems
- Demonstrated interest in increasing the participation of
underrepresented students in STEM fields through teaching and
mentoring
- Teaching experience at the college level, with the ability to
teach invertebrate zoology, marine biology, ecology, evolution,
and/or other courses in their area of specialty
- Commitment to learning and incorporating pedagogical best
practices to create equitable courses that promote student
learning
- Experience successfully working with populations
demographically and/or socioeconomically similar to the CSULB
student body
- Experience mentoring or supporting students using inclusive and
culturally relevant teaching strategies in a diverse classroom
Duties:
- Develop and teach undergraduate and graduate courses in the
core biology curriculum, core marine biology curriculum, courses in
ecology and evolution, and/or other courses in their area of
specialty. Teaching mode is at the discretion of the department.
(Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or
any combination thereof.)
- Contribute to our efforts to diversify the scientific workforce
by effectively training students both inside and outside the
classroom
- Develop and sustain an independent externally funded research
program in marine invertebrate zoology that involves undergraduate
and graduate (M.S.) students and leads to peer-reviewed
publications with student co-authors
- 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 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 College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics is a center of
scientific learning in Long Beach offering excellent educational
opportunities. Our student-centered instructional and research
environment fosters equity, diversity, and access; mentors students
for lifelong success by elevating character, skills, and mindset;
creates scientific knowledge through research; and promotes science
and mathematics in our community.
The College's mission is to educate the next diverse generation of
scientists and mathematicians, as well as a science-literate
citizenry, through inclusive teaching and research programs.
The Department of Biological Sciences has a strong record of
graduating underrepresented and underserved students; at CSULB
these efforts are supported by an extensive array of federal and
state grants to support training of undergraduate and graduate
students for a wide array of careers in the biological
sciences.
Within the biology department relevant research facilities
[
https://www.csulb.edu/biological-sciences/marine-biology/facilities]
include a dedicated research laboratory, access to departmental
field vehicles and a fleet of small boats, dive facilities with a
compressor and fill station, biological collections, and extensive
shared molecular, imaging, and computational instrumentation
[
http://web.csulb.edu/colleges/cnsm/research/instruments/].
The CSULB Marine Biology Lab has two temperature-controlled
recirculating seawater systems with mechanical and biological
filtration and UV sterilization (6,000- and 8,000-L), an additional
24,000-L seawater storage tank, cold-room, aquaria and associated
infrastructure for maintaining live organisms. CSULB is a member of
the Southern California Marine Institute [
https://www.scmi.net/who-we-are/],
a consortium of 25 major institutions, colleges, and foundations in
Southern California which maintains a marine lab facility located
at the Port of Los Angeles that provides access to a variety of wet
lab spaces, waterfront docks, and the 75' research vessel
RV
Yellowfin. The CSULB campus is two miles from the ocean in the
Los Angeles metropolitan area (population 18.5 million).
Information on excellent benefits package available to CSULB
faculty is located here:
CSU Employee Benefits
How to Apply - Required Documentation:
- A Student Success 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:
Student Success Statement
- Letter of application addressing the required and preferred
qualifications
- CV (including current email address)
- Research Plan (maximum two pages, single-spaced)
- Teaching Statement (maximum two pages, single-spaced)
- Reprints of up to three representative publications
- Copy of unofficial transcript from institution awarding highest
degree
- Names and contact information for three references (to be
contacted for confidential letters of recommendation should you
reach the finalist stage)
- 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 the application
process should be addressed to:
Dr. Erika.Holland
Email:
Erika.Holland@csulb.edu
Department of Biological Sciences
California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840
Requests for information about the position should be addressed
to:
Dr. Erika.Holland
Email:
Erika.Holland@csulb.edu
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.
Applicants will be required to disclose whether they have received
a final administrative decision or final judicial decision
determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the
last 7 years only after a determination is made that they meet the
minimum qualifications for the position, and before an offer of
employment is extended. Applicants who reach the final stages of
the application process must also sign a release form that
authorizes the release of information by the applicant's current
and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated
allegations of misconduct.
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 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.
All employees who assign and/or oversee work are responsible for
ensuring that compliant work controls and procedures consistent
with Federal, State and local regulations and University policies
are implemented and maintained to provide for the protection of
individuals and to safeguard the environment. Everyone is expected
to comply with applicable Environmental Health and Safety
regulations and University policies, programs and procedures. For
more information, the systemwide policy can be found at
https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/18172024/latest/
and questions may be sent to
Environmental_Health_Safety@csulb.edu.
All university program and activities are open and available to all
regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin.
Consistent with CSU's Nondiscrimination Policy, as well as state
and federal law, CSULB provides equal opportunity in education and
employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential
treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin.
To access CSULB's full statement on Equal Opportunity and
Excellence in Education and Employment, please visit
Equity and
Compliance.
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