Assistant Professor - Department of Africana Studies #25-37

Tenure-Track Faculty Position Announcement

Department: Africana Studies

Faculty Hire Number: #25-37

Rank: Assistant Professor, Tenure-Track  

Effective Date of Appointment: Fall Term 2025 (Subject to Budgetary Approval)

Salary Scale: $80,000 (Dependent upon qualifications)

CSUN’s Commitment to You:

CSUN is committed to achieving excellence through teaching, scholarship, learning and inclusion. Our values include a respect for all people, building partnerships with the community and the encouragement of innovation, experimentation, and creativity. CSUN strives to cultivate a community in which a diverse population can learn and work in an atmosphere of civility and respect. CSUN is especially interested in candidates who make contributions to equity and inclusion in the pursuit of excellence for all members of the university community.

As a Hispanic-serving Institution (HSI), inclusiveness and diversity are integral to CSUN’s commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and engagement. As of Fall 2024, CSUN enrolls 36,848 students, where 56.3% are Latinx, 18.9% are White, 8.7% are Asian-American, 5.3% are Black/African American, 0.1% are Native American, and 0.1% are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

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About the College:

For more information about the College of Social and Behavioral Science, see: https://w2.csun.edu/social-behavioral-sciences/college. 

About the Department:

For more information about the Department of Africana Studies, see: https://w2.csun.edu/social-behavioral-sciences/africana-studies

Position:

The Department of Africana Studies at California State University, Northridge, is excited to invite applications for an Assistant Professor tenure-track faculty position whose research and teaching are focused on Africana/Black Psychology. 

We are especially interested in candidates who critically explore one of the following:

• Educational psychology
• Psychology of Black communities
• Black mental health (Africana centered psychology, culturally grounded healing strategies in coping with anti-Black racial trauma/stress and community violence)
• Environmental Racism and/or Justice

Required Qualifications:   

• Doctoral degree in Africana/Black Studies with a specialization in Africana/Black Psychology or a Ph.D./Psy.D. in Psychology/Clinical Psychology with a specialization in Africana/Black Psychology and/or Black community-based approaches to mental health from an accredited institution.
• Grounding in Black Psychology theoretical and Africana Studies disciplinary approaches
• A defined research agenda that contributes to Africana-centered scholarship, with a particular emphasis in an area of Black Psychology 
• Advocacy and commitment to social justice and service to the Africana community
• Evidence of or potential for effective teaching in-person and/or online

Preferred Qualifications:

• Evidence of effective engagement OR potential to engage with a diverse student body 
• Experience using culturally responsive pedagogy that leads to equitable outcomes for all students
• Experience implementing or researching culturally grounded Africana healing practices in coping with anti-Black racial trauma such as Sawubona, Sankofa, art therapy, radical healing, or other Africana healing practices 
• Ability to bring student cultural and/or lived experiences into the classroom to create a student-centered environment 
• Research/Lab experience that includes working with students from diverse backgrounds 
• Experience adopting inclusive approaches to mentoring

Application Deadline:

Preferred application deadline is January 20, 2025. Applications received after this date may be considered on an as needed basis. However, the position will remain open until filled.

How to Apply:

Candidates should apply by completing the CSUN online application. To apply and for more detailed information on the application and hiring process, please visit this link: www.csun.edu/careers

Applications must include a cover letter, current curriculum vitae, a research statement that explicitly situates the candidate’s scholarship within the stated discipline, and a teaching philosophy. We seek candidates who value diversity, and whose research, teaching and service bear out our commitment to equity, racial and social justice.

Applicants must provide the name and contact information of three references. In later phases of the search process, applicants may be requested to submit a writing sample, and verification of terminal degrees, licenses and certificates.

At time of appointment, the successful candidate, if not a U.S. citizen, must have authorization from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to work in the United States.

General Information:

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The person holding this position may be 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.

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 the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

In accordance with the California State University (CSU) Out-of-State Employment Policy, the CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California and prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside of California.

CSUN is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, and disability. Our nondiscrimination policy is set forth in Interim CSU Nondiscrimination Policy. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for applicants with disabilities who self-disclose by contacting Dr. Marquita Gammage, Chair, at marquita.gammage@csun.edu or 818-677-3311.

Salary : $80,000