Position: Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering (Computer Engineering Technology/Electronics)
Effective Date: August 18, 2025 (Fall Semester)
Salary Range: The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary is $74,652 to $158,688/per year. The anticipated hiring range is $101,760 to $104,940/per year. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Deadline: Review of applications to begin January 7, 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). 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 & 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 Engineering
Department of Electrical Engineering
Required Qualifications:
- Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a closely related field. Degree at the time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2025.
- Specialization in the area of Computer Engineering Technology, Electronics or related fields with focus on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Demonstrated potential for effective teaching at the college level
- Record of or demonstrated potential for successful research and scholarly activity
- 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 excellence in teaching at the college level
- Experience in teaching courses in the areas of Computer Engineering Technology, Electronics Engineering technology, Electronics or related fields
- Demonstrated ability and clear plans for the development of research programs in Computer Engineering Technology, Electronics or related fields with focus on AI and Machine Learning
- Demonstrated ability to supervise student thesis and projects
- Ability to develop programs and curriculum
- Active participant in academic governance
- Experience of successfully working with populations demographically and/or socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body (Demographics)
- Experience mentoring or supporting students with minoritized identities or experience using inclusive and culturally relevant teaching strategies in a diverse classroom
NOTICE: Outstanding candidates from all areas of Electrical and Computer Engineering will be considered, candidates with research interests in the application of AI and Machine Learning in areas of Computer Engineering Technology and Electronics are especially encouraged to apply.
Duties:
- Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in, or related to, Computer Engineering Technology, Electronics, as well as fundamental undergraduate courses in Electrical Engineering and Engineering Technology. [Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.]
- Develop programs and curriculum and keep content current
- Mentor and advise students
- Supervise graduate student theses and projects
- Develop and maintain an ongoing research program which complements and enhances research activities in Electrical Engineering and Engineering Technology leading to publications and external funding
- Engage in service to the department, college, university, and community as appropriate
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.
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 finalist stage)
- Research Statement (maximum two pages, single-spaced)
- Teaching Statement: A philosophy and teaching practices and also addresses your ability to effectively teach, mentor, and support all students (maximum two pages, single-spaced)
- 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 should be addressed to:
Electrical Engineering Search Committee Chair
California State University, Long Beach
Department of Electrical Engineering
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840-8303
(562) 985-3175 or E-Mail: dyani.park@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.