Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences (Bacteriologist)

Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences (Bacteriologist)

Job no : 543458

Find out more about this role by reading the information below, then apply to be considered.

Work type : Instructional Faculty Tenured / Tenure-Track

Location : Long Beach

Categories : Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Tenured / Tenure-Track, Full Time, Faculty - Natural Sciences

Position : Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences (Bacteriologist)

Effective Date : August 18, 2025 (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 $7,000 to $8,700 / per month (12 Monthly payments per academic year). Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application Deadline : Review of applications to begin November 6, 2024. 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).

It also 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 towards Latine / x student, faculty, and staff success across campus.

Minimum Qualifications :

• A record of research productivity commensurate with experience level
• Demonstrated commitment to effective teaching of microbiology courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels
• Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including Black / African American, Latine / x, Native American / Indigenous, low-income, first-generation, and minoritized students.

Preferred Qualifications :

• At least two years of postdoctoral or independent research experience
• Demonstrated potential for establishing a wet lab-based externally funded research program in molecular, cellular, or physiological bacteriology
• Demonstrated interest in increasing the participation of underrepresented students in research and / or outreach
• Teaching experience at the college level, especially in microbiology
• Commitment to learning and incorporating pedagogical best practices to create equitable courses that promote student learning
• Experience of successfully working 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 :

Develop and teach courses in bacterial physiology, microbial genetics, and / or microbiology including graduate seminars.

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 wet lab-based research program in bacteriology (BSL2+ or lower), 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

The Department of Biological Sciences is dedicated to ensuring that our highly diverse graduates are prepared for future success by offering a welcoming and challenging education that includes a rigorous curriculum with high-quality research opportunities.

Our students learn to think like scientists, using concept-based knowledge, rather than mastering facts. We value teaching and research as essential components of education;

our graduate and undergraduate students engage in research mentored by nearly 30 tenured / tenure-track faculty, leading to diverse career outcomes, such as health professions, academia, teaching, industry, and government agencies.

How to Apply - Required Documentation :

An Equity and Diversity 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 : http : / / www.csulb.edu / EquityDiversityStatement

• Letter of application addressing the required and preferred qualifications
• Three references (to be contacted for confidential letters of recommendation should you reach the finalist stage )
• Research Plan (maximum two pages, single-spaced)
• Teaching Statement (maximum two pages, single-spaced)
• Reprints of representative publications (maximum three reprints)
• 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 application process should be addressed to :

Dr. Deborah Fraser, Professor

California State University, Long Beach

Department of Biological Sciences

1250 Bellflower Boulevard

Long Beach, CA 90840-9502

A background check (including a criminal record 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.

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.

CSULB is committed to creating a community in which a diverse population can learn, live, and work in an atmosphere of tolerance, civility and respect for the rights and sensibilities of each individual, without regard to race or ethnicity (including color or ancestry), nationality, religion or religious creed, gender (or sex), gender identity (including transgender), gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, disability (physical or mental), medical condition, genetic information, age, veteran or military status.

CSULB is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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