California State University, Long Beach
Assistant Professor of Design
California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, California, us, 90899
Overview
Position: Assistant Professor of Design
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 $74,652 to $105,000 / per year. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Deadline :
Review of applications to begin on or around February 27, 2025. Position open 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 Seal of Excelencia in 2023. CSULB is committed to serving diverse students and supports initiatives focused on student success and inclusive excellence across campus.
The College of the Arts (COTA) at California State University, Long Beach is a community. More than 3,000 majors and minors study within the College of the Arts, working with faculty, staff, and guest artists in the School of Art, the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music, and the departments of Cinematic Arts, Dance, Design, and Theatre Arts. The Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center and the Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum are valuable resources for the campus and Greater Long Beach region and are part of the College of the Arts.
This position is a general hire for the Department of Design in the combined areas of industrial design, experiential design, and new and emerging technologies. The Department of Design takes a holistic, student-centered approach to design education with a focus on teaching, research, and practice that seeks to decolonize design. The department seeks an individual who can teach, advise / mentor, and develop curriculum that supports and empowers the educational goals of individuals from historically marginalized backgrounds, and who is committed to pedagogical practices that are inclusive, anti-racist, and anti-ableist. The ideal candidate is rooted in both scholarship and community-based practice and brings expertise in mixed ethnographic and design research methods, including embodied practices. Candidates are also expected to serve in the program, department, college, university, and community including faculty governance and committee participation.
Required Qualifications
MID, MFA, MDes, or related degree in industrial design, experiential design, or strategic design for social justice. Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the degree by August 1, 2025
At least three years professional experience in the field of industrial design or experiential design
Demonstrated commitment to improving the diversity, equity, inclusivity, and accessibility of design
Demonstrated knowledge of studio practice and community-based design with a focus on design for equity, justice, and social change
Demonstrated proficiency in industry-standard design software and new and emerging technologies
Demonstrated experience in teaching two or more of the following : industrial design, 2D and 3D design, experiential design, and strategic design at the university level
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
Ph.D. in industrial design or related field. Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the degree by August 1, 2025
Demonstrated excellence in teaching at college level : Industrial Design Rapid Visualization Drawing, Industrial Design Processes, and two or more of the following : Industrial Design Studio, Industrial Design Methodology, 2D and 3D design foundations, experiential design, design for social change, AI-incorporated design, and mixed, augmented, and virtual reality
Demonstrated experience employing non-traditional modes of instruction to engage students successfully and equitably in learning activities
Demonstrated experience in elevating Black student excellence and lowering equity gaps for under-represented student groups
Experience of successfully working with populations demographically and / or socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body
Demonstrated experience with and / or potential for successfully contributing to curriculum development that centers on equity, social justice, and social change
Record of academic and / or community-based service
Demonstrated ability to teach both lower and upper-division undergraduate design studio courses, lectures, and seminars in area(s) of expertise
Demonstrated potential to participate in ongoing applied design / theory dialogue among faculty.
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 graduate level including design studio courses effectively, as needed by Department. Teach undergraduate courses appropriate to the candidate’s specialty, education, and experience as well as department need. These may include but are not limited to Industrial Design Rapid Visualization Drawing, Industrial Design Processes, Industrial Design Studio, Industrial Design Methodology, and areas including industrial design, 2D and 3D design foundations, AI-incorporated design, experiential design, themed entertainment design, placemaking, wayfinding design, design for social change, mixed, augmented, and virtual reality, and / or other areas of specialization in design. [ Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and / or any combination thereof.]
Contribute to the development of curriculum, with an emphasis on design for equity, justice, and social change
Mentor and advise students
Contribute to the planning and production of physical and virtual student exhibitions
Maintain and produce peer-reviewed research, scholarly and creative activities at the national / international level
Provide significant service to the program, department, college, university, and community
CSULB seeks to recruit faculty who enthusiastically support the University’s strong commitment to the academic success of all 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 :
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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 $74,652 to $105,000 / per year. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Deadline :
Review of applications to begin on or around February 27, 2025. Position open 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 Seal of Excelencia in 2023. CSULB is committed to serving diverse students and supports initiatives focused on student success and inclusive excellence across campus.
The College of the Arts (COTA) at California State University, Long Beach is a community. More than 3,000 majors and minors study within the College of the Arts, working with faculty, staff, and guest artists in the School of Art, the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music, and the departments of Cinematic Arts, Dance, Design, and Theatre Arts. The Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center and the Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum are valuable resources for the campus and Greater Long Beach region and are part of the College of the Arts.
This position is a general hire for the Department of Design in the combined areas of industrial design, experiential design, and new and emerging technologies. The Department of Design takes a holistic, student-centered approach to design education with a focus on teaching, research, and practice that seeks to decolonize design. The department seeks an individual who can teach, advise / mentor, and develop curriculum that supports and empowers the educational goals of individuals from historically marginalized backgrounds, and who is committed to pedagogical practices that are inclusive, anti-racist, and anti-ableist. The ideal candidate is rooted in both scholarship and community-based practice and brings expertise in mixed ethnographic and design research methods, including embodied practices. Candidates are also expected to serve in the program, department, college, university, and community including faculty governance and committee participation.
Required Qualifications
MID, MFA, MDes, or related degree in industrial design, experiential design, or strategic design for social justice. Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the degree by August 1, 2025
At least three years professional experience in the field of industrial design or experiential design
Demonstrated commitment to improving the diversity, equity, inclusivity, and accessibility of design
Demonstrated knowledge of studio practice and community-based design with a focus on design for equity, justice, and social change
Demonstrated proficiency in industry-standard design software and new and emerging technologies
Demonstrated experience in teaching two or more of the following : industrial design, 2D and 3D design, experiential design, and strategic design at the university level
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
Ph.D. in industrial design or related field. Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the degree by August 1, 2025
Demonstrated excellence in teaching at college level : Industrial Design Rapid Visualization Drawing, Industrial Design Processes, and two or more of the following : Industrial Design Studio, Industrial Design Methodology, 2D and 3D design foundations, experiential design, design for social change, AI-incorporated design, and mixed, augmented, and virtual reality
Demonstrated experience employing non-traditional modes of instruction to engage students successfully and equitably in learning activities
Demonstrated experience in elevating Black student excellence and lowering equity gaps for under-represented student groups
Experience of successfully working with populations demographically and / or socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body
Demonstrated experience with and / or potential for successfully contributing to curriculum development that centers on equity, social justice, and social change
Record of academic and / or community-based service
Demonstrated ability to teach both lower and upper-division undergraduate design studio courses, lectures, and seminars in area(s) of expertise
Demonstrated potential to participate in ongoing applied design / theory dialogue among faculty.
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 graduate level including design studio courses effectively, as needed by Department. Teach undergraduate courses appropriate to the candidate’s specialty, education, and experience as well as department need. These may include but are not limited to Industrial Design Rapid Visualization Drawing, Industrial Design Processes, Industrial Design Studio, Industrial Design Methodology, and areas including industrial design, 2D and 3D design foundations, AI-incorporated design, experiential design, themed entertainment design, placemaking, wayfinding design, design for social change, mixed, augmented, and virtual reality, and / or other areas of specialization in design. [ Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and / or any combination thereof.]
Contribute to the development of curriculum, with an emphasis on design for equity, justice, and social change
Mentor and advise students
Contribute to the planning and production of physical and virtual student exhibitions
Maintain and produce peer-reviewed research, scholarly and creative activities at the national / international level
Provide significant service to the program, department, college, university, and community
CSULB seeks to recruit faculty who enthusiastically support the University’s strong commitment to the academic success of all 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 :
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