Position: Assistant Professor of Mathematics
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 open 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 service across initiatives and efforts towards Latine/x student, faculty, and staff success across campus. The President’s Equity & 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 Beach 2030 University Action Plans prioritize engaging all students; expanding access to higher education; promoting intellectual achievement; building community; and cultivating resilience.

College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Required Qualifications:             

• Ph.D. in theoretical mathematics or a related discipline. Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2025. 
• Demonstrated potential for effectiveness and excellence in teaching at the college level that reflects an understanding of the impacts of race, ethnicity, and other identities on the lives and experiences of students 
• Demonstrated potential to establish an ongoing research program in theoretical mathematics
• 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:                      

• Demonstrated potential for theoretical mathematics research, especially in algebra or algebra-adjacent subfields.
• Successful teaching experience at the university/college level, especially with courses above the calculus level.
• Successful research experience, especially post-PhD, with a record of research publications in theoretical mathematics.
• Demonstrated potential and interest in teaching graduate courses, particularly in algebra. 
• Demonstrated potential for and interest in research collaborations with CSULB faculty and students.
• Demonstrated potential for obtaining external funding for mathematics research projects, especially those involving students.
• A record of contribution to service (e.g., committee work, engagement with efforts to support equity and inclusion) or demonstrated potential, within the university or a relevant disciplinary context.
• 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 and develop undergraduate and graduate mathematics courses; periodically teach late afternoon or evening graduate-level courses. [Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.] Please note that in 2025-2026, the Department anticipates that the normal mode of instruction will be in-person/face-to-face.
• Develop and maintain a research program in mathematics that leads to publications in refereed journals, and possibly seek external funding for such purposes
• Advise and mentor undergraduate and graduate students (e.g., academic advising,scholarly projects).
• Support student professional development and possibly seek external funding for such purposes
• Participate in departmental activities and initiatives
• 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 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.   

About our Department: 

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics comprises 34 tenured/tenure-track faculty members across four disciplinary groups (pure, applied, statistics, and mathematics education) who take pride in teaching at a university that ranks near the top for the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded to historically marginalized groups. We are actively involved with community outreach through our training and placement of future teachers, coaching teams of high-schoolers for mathematics contest ARML, organizing our very own Math Day at the Beach for high-schoolers, and other activities. 

Department faculty members work closely, productively, and collegially with departmental colleagues on innovative curriculum development, research, and advising. Faculty teach mathematics, statistics, and math education courses for undergraduate majors, graduate students, and broader audiences. Faculty members provide mentorship to new hires in research, the pursuit of grants, teaching, service, and general adjustments to life as a faculty member. The Department seeks applicants to expand our curriculum offering and collaborate with current faculty in pure mathematics, applied mathematics, or related areas. 

Long Beach is a vibrant, diverse community with beaches, walkable neighborhoods, proximity to world-class museums, a variety of outdoor recreational opportunities, and great weather. Go Beach! 

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

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
• CV
• Names and contact information for three references (to be contacted for confidential letters of recommendation should you reach the semi-finalist stage)
• Teaching Statement that communicate a philosophy and teaching practices and also addresses your ability to effectively teach, mentor, and support all students in undergraduate and graduate (maximum 2 pages, single-spaced)
• Research/Scholarly Interests Statement (we encourage applicants to include an introduction accessible to a broad mathematical audience)
• 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 and process and position should be addressed to:

Dr. Will Murray, Chair
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840-1001
(562) 985-4721 or E-Mail will.murray@csulb.edu 

EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:

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.

Pursuant to the California State University (CSU) Out-of-State Employment Policy, hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside of California is prohibited effective January 1, 2022. By prohibiting employment outside of California, the CSU also prohibits hiring and retaining employees working permanently from a business location outside of the United States. Exceptions to the Policy are limited to approved and documented purposes for conducting CSU business outside of California.

CSU Vaccination Policy
The CSU strongly recommends that all individuals who access any in-person program or activity (on- or off-campus) operated or controlled by the University follow the COVID-19 vaccine recommendations adopted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) applicable to their age, medical condition, and other relevant indications and comply with other safety measures established by each campus. 

Additionally, per the CSU COVID19 Vaccination Policy, all faculty, staff, administrators, and students who are accessing campus facilities are recommended to receive immunization against COVID 19 but are not required to be vaccinated at this time. The systemwide COVID19 questions may be sent to fahr@csulb.edu.

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.