Position: Assistant Professor Communication Studies (Rhetorical Theory and Criticism)
Effective Date: August 17, 2027 (Fall Semester)
Salary Range: The Assistant Professor ([redacted]) classification salary is $74,652 to $158,688/year; $6,221 to $13,224/per month (12 monthly payments per academic year). The anticipated hiring range is $86,000 to $90,000 per year; $7,167 to $7,500/per month (12 monthly payments per academic year). Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Deadline: Review of applications to begin December 14, 2026. Position opened until filled (or recruitment canceled)
College of Liberal Arts
Department of Communication Studies
Required Qualifications: - Ph.D. in Communication at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2027.
- Demonstrated potential or evidence of excellence in teaching at the college level
- Demonstrated potential or evidence of an ongoing, successful record of research, scholarly and creative activities, and publication
- Demonstrated potential or evidence of a research agenda that employs rhetorical methodologies
- Ability to teach courses in rhetorical theory and/or criticism and GE oral communication courses
- 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
- Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including low socioeconomic and first-generation students.
Preferred Qualifications: - Experience teaching writing intensive courses
- A commitment to engaging students outside of the classroom through mentoring, internship supervision, program development, career guidance, and/or service learning
- Experience of successfully working with populations demographically and/or socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body
- Experience supporting students with minoritized identities or experience using inclusive and culturally relevant teaching strategies in a diverse higher education classroom
Duties: - Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in rhetorical criticism and rhetorical theory, as well as courses in the candidate's area of expertise. (Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof depending on department need).
- Engage in a systematic program of scholarship resulting in research, scholarship, and creative activities . CSULB recognizes and values research, scholarship, and creative activities (RSCA) across a continuum of diverse forms which create, apply, or expand knowledge or skills benefiting professional, local, state, national, or international communities . RSCA involves peer review and the dissemination of products and findings
- Advise and direct students in academic projects and scholarly activities
- Participate in service to department, college, university, and community
With just over 1,000 majors and 20 graduate students, the Communication Studies department at CSULB is the second largest in the College of Liberal Arts. We boast a nationally ranked forensics team, an internationally recognized performance troupe (InterACT), and the Center for First Amendment Studies that serves the CSU system. Our undergraduates are hardworking, diverse, and engaging. Our Master's students are intellectually curious and enthusiastic. Our faculty are research productive and innovative teachers. Together we have co-created a vibrant community of scholars.
CSULB seeks to recruit faculty who enthusiastically support the University's strong commitment to the academic success of all of our students, including 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 Student Success 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: Student Success Statement
- 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)
- 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:
Jennifer Asenas, Department Chair
California State University, Long Beach
Department of Communication Studies
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840
(562) 985-7679 or E-Mail: Jennifer.asenas@csulb.edu
Requests for information about the position should be addressed to:
Stephanie Hartzell, Associate Professor
stephanie.hartzell@csulb.edu
