Assistant Professor of Physical Education

Position: Assistant Professor of Physical Education
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 $87,000 to $92,000 annually. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Deadline: Review of applications to begin September 5, 2024. 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 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 Beach 2030 University Action Plans prioritize engaging all students; expanding access to higher education; promoting intellectual achievement; building community; and cultivating resilience.                                                  

College of Health and Human Services
Department of Kinesiology

 Required Qualifications:             

• Ph.D. or Ed.D. in Kinesiology with a specialization in physical education teacher education or related field. Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2025.
• Demonstrated potential to teach at the college level
• Demonstrated potential to conduct research, and engage in other scholarly and creative 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:                            

• Prior certified public school teaching experience at K-12 level
• Evidence of successful undergraduate and/or graduate teaching in Physical Education Teacher Education coursework
• Focused research agenda with a record of research publications and/or presentations
• Potential to develop and/or obtain grants and external funding
• Evidence of professional and leadership activities
• 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 undergraduate and/or graduate courses in Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) curriculum [Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.]
• Develop and enhance PETE at the graduate level
• Coordinate K-12 teacher credential programs in PETE
• Conduct and publish research, scholarly and creative activities in area of expertise
• Develop and sustain external funding
• Collaborate and supervise undergraduate and graduate student research, including graduate projects
• Mentor and advise undergraduate and graduate students regarding career and secondary degree options
• Establish service-learning opportunities for students
• Participate in service to the department, college, university, and profession or 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