Assistant Professor of Health Care Management

Job No: 550402

Work Type: Instructional Faculty - Tenured/Tenure-Track

Location: Southern California: Long Beach

Categories: Bargaining Unit: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Appointment Type: Tenured/Tenure-Track, Time Basis: Full Time, Job Search Category/Discipline: Faculty - Public Affairs

Position: Assistant Professor of Health Care Management

Effective Date: August 17, 2026 (Fall Semester)

Salary Range: The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary is $74,652 to $158,688 per year; $6,221 to $13,224 per month (12 monthly payments per academic year). The anticipated hiring range is $91,224 to $99,204 per year; $7,602 to $8,267 per month. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application Deadline: Review of applications to begin October 1, 2025. Position opened until filled (or recruitment canceled).

California State University, Long Beach is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). CSULB earned the prestigious Seal of Excelencia in 2023. CSULB is committed to serving diverse students and has established the Black Excellence Collegium and El Concilio for Latinx Success at the Beach. The President's Equity and Change Commission is dedicated to achieving inclusive excellence. 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 Health and Human Services

Department of Health Care Management

Required Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree (Ph.D. preferred) in health care management, healthcare finance, health care administration, health services research, health economics, business, public administration, health policy, or a closely related field. Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2026.
• Demonstrated potential and interest in teaching and/or developing courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
• Demonstrated potential and interest in various modes of instructional delivery including in-person, online, and hybrid.
• Demonstrated potential and interest in conducting research, scholarly, or creative activities in areas such as health care administration, health services research, healthcare finance, patient quality and safety, or closely related topics.
• Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including low socioeconomic and first-generation students.

Preferred Qualifications:

• In addition to doctoral degree as noted above, additional coursework or certification in healthcare finance, healthcare risk management, health economics, reimbursement systems, risk analysis, or patient care and quality.
• Evidence of scholarly productivity such as publications or conference presentations in healthcare finance, healthcare risk management, health economics, reimbursement, cost modeling, risk forecasting, or financial decision-making in health care systems, patient safety and quality, health services research, or related area.
• Demonstrated potential and interest in securing external research funding.
• Experience working successfully with populations demographically and/or socioeconomically like 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:

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in the Department of Health Care Management, with a willingness to teach courses with a focus on healthcare finance, healthcare risk management, and related or emerging areas such as value-based care, payment reform, predictive analytics, or healthcare enterprise risk management, or other areas as determined by the department chair. (Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.)
• Use equity-minded teaching practices that promote student success across various teaching modalities.
• Develop and maintain a research agenda and disseminate research in peer-reviewed academic publications and discipline-specific conferences.
• Pursue external funding to support research and scholarly activities.
• Mentor and advise undergraduate and graduate students.
• Contribute to accreditation-related activities.
• Collaborate with faculty across the department, college, and university to advance shared goals and interdisciplinary initiatives.
• Engage in service to the department, college, university, profession, and broader community.
• Contribute to equity, inclusion, and access through teaching, research, service, and mentoring.

CSULB seeks to recruit faculty who enthusiastically support the University's strong commitment to the academic success of all students, including students of diverse backgrounds.

Department of Health Care Management

The Department of Health Care Management at California State University, Long Beach is a regional leader in preparing diverse and equity-minded professionals. Through accredited programs, innovative curricular offerings, and strong partnerships with the health care industry, the department advances interdisciplinary education and applied scholarship in health care leadership and systems improvement. The undergraduate program (BS-HCA) is accredited by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA). Two new undergraduate options, Healthcare Data Analytics and Risk Management and Safety, reflect the department's commitment to emerging fields. At the graduate level, the Master of Science in Health Care Administration (MSHCA) program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME).

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).
• Letter of application addressing the required and preferred qualifications.
• CV.
• Names and contact information for three references.
• Evidence of additional coursework or certification, if applicable.
• Evidence of scholarly productivity, 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 should be addressed to: Dr. Sara Nourazari, Associate Professor, California State University, Long Beach, Department of Health Care Management, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90840-0004, Sara.Nourazari@csulb.edu.