Assistant Professor of Fashion Merchandising and Fashion

Position : Assistant Professor of Fashion Merchandising and Fashion

Effective Date : August 18, 2025 (Fall Semester)

Salary : The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary range is $71,100 - $151,128 / per year. The anticipated hiring range is $90,000 to $102,000 / per year.

Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application Deadline : Review of applications to begin September 18, 2024. 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).

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.

The President’s Equity and Change Commission is dedicated to achieving inclusive excellence in our community and culture and to interrogate, disrupt, and transform systemic inequities throughout the university.

CSULB’s University Action Plans prioritize engaging all students; expanding access to higher education; promoting intellectual achievement;

building community; and cultivating resilience.

Required Qualifications :

M.F.A. or Ph.D. in Fashion Design or relevant field (e.g., Apparel Studies, Fashion Product Development); and / or equivalent degree with at least one degree in Fashion Design or a closely related field.

Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2025.

• Relevant industry experience or professional practice
• Demonstrated potential for effectiveness in teaching at college level
• Demonstrated potential to develop and sustain a productive line of research and / or scholarly activities
• 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 :

• Expertise in creative / innovative design, functional clothing design and / or activewear / knitwear
• Proficiency in fashion / product design software (e.g., Adobe suite, Tukatech, and / or 3D Fashion design Software such as 3D CLO)
• Experience in the fashion industry and / or curating fashion collections
• Evidence of research, scholarly and creative activities that advance inclusive excellence
• Experience of successfully working with populations demographically and / or socioeconomically similar to 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 in-person design courses such as capstone, functional clothing design, and pattern-making / draping in the Fashion Design area within the Department Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and / or any combination thereof.
• Actively pursue a program of scholarship that emphasizes research and creative activities
• Advise undergraduate students and mentor students for activities such as design competitions and fashion shows
• Participate as a faculty advisor for student group
• Participate in curriculum development and keep content current
• Assist in maintaining lab equipment and facilities
• Actively participate in department, college, and university level service
• Actively participate in relevant professional organizations and with industry entities
• Participate on the advisory board for the program, partner institutions, and / or disciplines related community or professional organizations

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

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