Director of Faculty Center (12-Month, Full-Time)

Job No: 547407

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: Administrative, Appointment Type: Tenured/Tenure-Track, Time Basis: Full Time

Position: Director of the Faculty Center (12-Month, Full-Time)

Effective Date: On or about July 1, 2025

Salary Range: The Department Chair (12-Month) classification salary is $118,596 to $226,584/per year (12 monthly payments per year). The anticipated hiring range is $140,004 to $160,008/per year. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Review of applications to begin May 12, 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.

Division of Academic Affairs

Faculty Affairs

Required Qualifications:

• Appropriate terminal degree, with successful university teaching experience, service, and a record of scholarly/creative activity that would warrant a tenured position at the Full Professor level in one of the disciplines of the university. (Notice: Associate Professor rank will be considered if candidate meets eligibility for CSULB requirements for the rank of tenured Full Professor including teaching, research, and scholarly service)
• Knowledge of models of faculty development and the range of programs in the field of professional development
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge of best practices for integrating diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion into faculty development programs
• Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including low socioeconomic and first-generation students

Preferred Qualifications

• A record of attracting external grant funding in support of faculty professional development
• Experience creating, implementing, supervising, or overseeing faculty professional development opportunities
• Demonstrated leadership in an academic community, including the ability to work across divisions, colleges, and disciplines in a shared governance environment
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with students, faculty, staff, and administrators
• Knowledge of the needs and issues of a socioeconomically diverse and first-generation student body
• Demonstrated interest in fostering a supportive and nurturing academic, intellectual, and social environment for faculty development
• Leadership experience at the college level
• Demonstrated commitment to student success programs or initiatives that promote access and inclusion for underrepresented and historically marginalized students at the university level
• Understanding of the Unit 3 collective bargaining environment (e.g., California Faculty Association)

Duties

The Director reports to the Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs and works with members of the Faculty Center (FC) Advisory Board, FC Project Directors, Deans, Department Chairs, and the Academic Senate Chair, and administrative staff to provide a full range of programs that support all faculty in their multiple roles and responsibilities in the University's academic community. More specifically, the responsibilities of the Director include:

• Supervise the day-to-day operations of the FC and making it a visible and an active agent across the University that promotes faculty members' success and well-being
• Work with the FC Advisory Board to provide leadership in the design, implementation, and evaluation of a comprehensive program of professional growth and support for faculty members in all phases of their professional careers
• Consult and collaborate with leaders of the Academic Technology Services; Center for Community Engagement; Office of Research and Economic Development; Bob Murphy Access Center; Office of Student Life and Development; Student Tutoring, Writing, and Advising Centers; the Office of the Provost, etc. to plan and implement Faculty Center programming
• Provide support and professional development opportunities for faculty participating in campus student success inclusive excellence and strategic priority initiatives (e.g., Beach XP, etc.)
• Manage resources and budget for the FC programs
• Seek external support to enhance the services of the FC
• Supervise FC support personnel
• Create programming to mentor and guide new/early career Tenure-Track faculty through the Tenure process and Lecturers through the lecturer review process
• Coordinate and supervise workshops, programs, etc. dedicated to building a campus culture of providing sustainable and inclusive faculty professional development opportunities that will address issues of equity, access, and inclusivity in teaching, mentoring, and advising students in effort to promote success for all students regardless of backgrounds, affiliations, and levels of ability or preparedness
• Assist faculty members to integrate active learning practices and technology into instruction
• Develop and coordinate professional development for Department Chairs
• Promote and share work conducted by the FC within the CSULB academic community and beyond through reports, publications, and presentations at regional, national and/or international conferences
• Represent the FC on the ATI (Accessibility Technology Initiative) Steering Committee and the Faculty Advisory Committee on Technology (FACT)
• Represent the FC at CSU Faculty Developers Council (FDC) Meetings, symposiums, institutes (for CSU FC Directors).
• Provide leadership in collecting, organizing, and analyzing data on FC programming for the FC Annual Report and in developing and writing up the Annual Report

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

Information on excellent benefits package available to CSULB faculty is located here: CSU Employee Benefits

How to Apply - Required Documentation:

• A statement that addresses your vision of professional development for all faculty members and for making the Faculty Center visible across CSULB
• Letter of application addressing the required and preferred qualifications
• CV
• Names and contact information for three references (to be contacted for verbal references should you reach the finalist stage)
• Finalists should be prepared to submit an official transcript (e-transcript preferred, if available)