Assistant Professor of English

Job Details

Assistant Professor of English
Job No: 551920
Work Type: Instructional Faculty - Tenured/Tenure-Track
Location: Southern California: Long Beach
Categories: Bargaining Unit: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Job Search Category/Discipline: Faculty - Letters/Humanities, Appointment Type: Tenured/Tenure-Track, Time Basis: Full Time
Position: Assistant Professor of English
Effective Date: August 17, 2026 (Fall Semester)
Salary Range: The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary is $74,652 to $158,688/year; $6,221 to $13,224/per month (12 monthly payments per academic year). The anticipated hiring range is $86,004 to $90,000 per year; $7,167 to $7,500/per month (12 monthly payments per academic year). Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Deadline: Review of applications to begin November 17, 2025. 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). ... [abbreviated institutional info]
College of Liberal Arts
Department of English
Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in English or closely related field. Degree at time of application or official notification of the completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2026.
• Specialization in African American/Black Diasporic Literature and Literary Studies with generalist competency in American Literature
• Demonstrated potential for or evidence of excellence in teaching at the college level, both undergraduate and graduate courses
• Demonstrated potential for or evidence of successful research and publication
• Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including low socioeconomic and first-generation students

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in teaching courses in African American/Black Diasporic Literatures and Literary Studies
• Expertise in African American/Black Diasporic Literatures and Literary Studies
• Ability to teach American literatures by U.S. writers of color that spans multiple eras/movements/genres...
• Ability to teach critical theory and its histories...
• Potential for developing campus-wide interdisciplinary programs...
• Potential for developing service-learning courses...
• 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...

Department of English
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Duties:

• Teach undergraduate- and graduate-level courses on African American/Black Diasporic literatures...
• Develop new courses in areas reflecting the applicant's expertise...
• Develop and engage in research, scholarly, and creative activities...
• Advise and mentor undergraduate and graduate students
• Supervise Master's theses and grade final comprehensive examinations
• Participate in service to the department, college, and university...

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How to Apply - Required Documentation:

• A Student Success Statement... (maximum two pages...)
• Letter of application addressing the required and preferred qualifications
• CV
• Names and contact information for three references...
• Copy of transcript (at the semi-finalist stage)...
• Evidence of successful teaching..., if applicable
• Finalists should be prepared to submit an official transcript...

How to Apply: Click Apply Now icon to complete the CSULB online application
Requests for information... addressed to:
Dr. George Hart, Chair
California State University, Long Beach
Department of English
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840-2403
(562) 985-4223 or E-Mail: christopher.knight@csulb.edu