Position Announcement: Tenure-track DEPARTMENT OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT STUDIES, CSU Fullerton

Department of Child and Adolescent Studies

College of Health and Human Development

  

Child/Adolescent Development

Tenure-Track

The Department of Child and Adolescent Studies at California State University, Fullerton invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin Fall 2016.  

Position
The area of developmental specialty is open, but preference will be given to scholars who will expand departmental expertise and contribute to the department’s mission to prepare undergraduate students broadly for careers working with children, adolescents, and/or families from diverse backgrounds.  Positive tenure and promotion decisions require excellent teaching, peer-reviewed publication in an area of expertise, and service to the department, university, and external community.

Required Qualifications
The appointee must have:

·       an earned doctorate in Child and Adolescent Development/Psychology or a closely related field prior to appointment;

·       a strong background in developmental theory and research;

·       a commitment to providing high-quality undergraduate education and demonstrated ability to teach students with diverse backgrounds at the undergraduate level;

·       a research agenda focused on issues related to child and/or adolescent development;

·       an interest in preparing undergraduates to work effectively with children, adolescents and families from diverse backgrounds; and

·       the ability to work collegially in a multicultural environment.

·       a background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU.  Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect application status of applicants or continued employment or current CSU employees who apply for the position.

Preferred Qualifications

The Department is particularly interested in candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas: developmental outcomes in educational contexts (including early childhood, elementary, or special education); early or middle childhood development; family or community-based contexts; and/or culture and development.

Rank & Salary
This is a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor.  Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. Faculty may apply for intramural grants to support research and scholarly activities and have opportunities to teach in the summer session for additional salary. An excellent comprehensive benefits package is available, which includes health/vision/dental plans; spouse, domestic partner and/or dependent fee-waiver; access to campus child-care; and a defined-benefit retirement through the state system, along with optional tax-sheltering opportunities. For specific details go to http://hr.fullerton.edu/payroll_benefits/HealthCarePlans.asp

Appointment Date

August 2016

Application Procedure
A complete online application must be submitted in order to receive consideration. To apply, please go to: https://apps.fullerton.edu/facultyrecruitment to view all job listings and select 8055BR to begin the application process and provide following materials:

(1)  a letter of intent addressing Required and Preferred (if applicable) Qualifications listed above, including a summary of teaching experience and a brief overview of the scope of and plans for research agenda;

(2)  a curriculum vita;

(3)  a table summary of teaching experience (name of institution, course number, course title, number of students [approximate], role [e.g., instructor of record, teaching assistant, etc.], format [e.g., traditional, hybrid, online], level [e.g., graduate or undergrad] for all courses taught);

(4)  graduate transcripts;

(5)  student evaluations of teaching and other evidence of teaching effectiveness;

(6)  representative samples of scholarship;

(7)  three letters of reference (see instructions below).

On the References page of the online application, enter information and email addresses for three referents who will provide a confidential letter of reference for your application.  They will immediately receive a request via email along with information on uploading the letter.  You will be able to verify that each letter has been received by CSUF by logging back in to the recruitment

system.

Please direct questions to: Dr. Janna Kim, Search Committee Chair at jkim@fullerton.edu

Application Deadline

Application review begins immediately.  To receive full consideration, please submit all materials by October 2, 2015.  Position is open until filled.

Multiple positions may be hired from this recruitment based on the strength of the applicant pool.

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 as a condition of employment.

California State University Fullerton celebrates all forms of diversity and is deeply committed to fostering an inclusive environment within which students, staff, administrators and faculty thrive. Individuals interested in advancing the University’s strategic diversity goals are strongly encouraged to apply. EEO employer. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who self-disclose.