Assistant Professor of Management (2 Positions)

Job No: 550581
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 - Business/Management

Position: Assistant Professor of Strategy/Organization Theory
Effective Date: August 17, 2026 (Fall Semester)
Salary Range: The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary is $6,221 to $13,224/per month (12 monthly payments per academic year). The anticipated hiring range is $131,000 to $141,000/per year, $10,916 to $11,750/per month. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Deadline: Review of applications to begin September 9, 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). CSULB 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 for the benefit of all students. The President's Equity and Change Commission is dedicated to achieving inclusive excellence in our community and culture and 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.

About the College of Business:

The College of Business is a leading, dynamic urban college serving south Los Angeles County and Orange County. Business is one of the most popular fields of study on campus. Accredited since 1971 at both the undergraduate and graduate levels by AACSB International, the College of Business has approximately 4,800 undergraduate majors, almost 600 graduate students in eight masters' programs, and a network of 65,000 graduates since its inception. We focus on providing a high-quality learning and research environment and preparing our diverse student body to excel in a global economy.

Department of Management/HRM

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. or D.B.A. in Business or Management with a concentration in Strategic Management or Organizational Theory. Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2026.
• Demonstrated potential to effectively teach and engage in curriculum development for Strategic Management or Organization Theory subjects at the undergraduate and graduate level
• Demonstrated potential for scholarship leading to publication
• 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 low socioeconomic and first-generation students

Preferred Qualifications:

• 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 minimum qualifications, regardless of the extent to which they meet the desired qualifications outlined in this section.
• As our priority is high-quality education, we are interested in candidates that have experience in teaching classes with a focus on strategic management or topics within organization theory
• While strategy-related teaching expertise will be considered, expertise in case analysis and writing assessments would strongly complement our current undergraduate program
• As CSULB is elevated to Doctoral University: High Research Activity (R2) status by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, we are equally interested in candidates that have strong research pipelines and have published or are under review in journals of recognized quality in the Strategy and Organization Theory fields
• 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:

• Teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Primary teaching assignment will likely include undergraduate courses in strategic management and organization theory. [Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.]
• 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 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.

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT: 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. We are a collegial department with several long-serving faculty.

We are incredibly proud of the impact that a CSULB education has on our students' careers; our faculty's priorities are aligned with the University's commitment to serving the People of California. That dedication is reflected in our consistent recognition as a top performer in national social mobility indices. We are committed to promoting our students' continued success, and we look forward to welcoming a colleague that shares our desire to support students.