Department of History
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Assistant Professor
Fall 2025
The Department of History at California State University, Fullerton, invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Native American Studies with an appointment to begin Fall 2025.
California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) is a minority-serving institution, affirmative action, and equal opportunity employer. CSUF is firmly committed to increasing the diversity of the campus community and the curriculum and fostering an inclusive environment within which students, staff, administrators, and faculty thrive. Candidates who can contribute to this goal through their teaching, research, advising, and other activities are encouraged to identify their strengths and experiences. Individuals advancing the University’s strategic diversity goals and those from groups whose underrepresentation in the American professoriate has been severe and longstanding are particularly encouraged to apply.
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Position
CSUF faculty are committed scholar-teachers whose primary responsibilities include offering and developing courses ranging from undergraduate surveys to upper-division courses and graduate-level seminars in their areas of specialization. Specific courses that this person could teach include, but are not limited to, The California Experience, American Social History, The Multiracial History of America, and Native American History. The successful candidate will have an active research agenda that focuses on Indigenous epistemologies and methodologies. Candidates whose work focuses on Native American histories are encouraged to apply. Areas of expertise may include cultural and/or political sovereignty, gender, oral traditions, public memory and preservation, and community histories.
The successful candidate will demonstrate the potential to produce scholarly works commensurate with the requirements for tenure and promotion. Faculty are expected to contribute to and participate in the life and development of the department, advise students, serve on committees, and participate in the broader university and disciplinary communities.
Required Qualifications
- Ph.D. in History or related field (e.g., Native American Studies, Ethnic Studies, American Studies) with an emphasis in Native American Studies or a related field; Ph.D. required by time of appointment.
- A strong foundation and training in Native American histories
- A commitment to providing high-quality education
- Potential for and/or demonstrated ability to teach students with diverse backgrounds at the undergraduate and graduate level
- Potential for and/or evidence of scholarship related to Native American histories
Preferred Qualifications
- A research agenda that focuses on Indigenous epistemologies and methodologies
- Experience working collaboratively with local community organizations
- knowledge of indigenous languages relevant to their research, teaching and community engagement
- Community-based research, project-centered teaching, public/digital humanities, and/or a research and teaching trajectory that centers social justice
- Demonstrated commitment to equity and inclusion in teaching, scholarship, and/or service.
- Expertise in one or more of the following areas: cultural and/or political sovereignty, gender, oral traditions, public memory and preservation, and community histories
Application
A complete online application must be received by electronic submission to be considered. To apply, please visit http://hr.fullerton.edu/careers/Faculty.php, choose full-time faculty, search for position #542005, and provide the following required materials:
- Cover letter in which you respond to the required qualifications
- Curriculum vitae
- Research statement
- Teaching statement
- Candidate statement on commitment to inclusive excellence
- This statement provides the candidate’s unique perspective on their past and present contributions to and future aspirations for promoting diversity, inclusion, and social justice in their professional careers. This statement aims to help the department identify candidates with professional experience, intellectual commitments, and/or willingness to engage in activities that could help CSUF contribute to its mission in these areas. The statement shall address one or more of the following criteria:
- The candidate has acquired knowledge of barriers for underrepresented students and faculty in higher education.
- The candidate has experience in and is committed to engaging in service with underrepresented populations in higher education.
- The candidate has experience in and is committed to teaching and/or mentoring underrepresented students in a higher education environment.
- The candidate has experience integrating underrepresented populations and communities into scholarly and creative activities.
- a list of three references with relevant contact information
- Semi-Finalists must submit three letters of recommendation. Please have these ready for the referents to submit. 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. At the appropriate time in the search process, they will receive a request via email along with information on uploading the letter. You can verify that CSUF has received each letter by logging back into your applicant portal.
Please direct all questions about the position to: Dr. Lisa Tran at lisatran@fullerton.edu or call 657‐278‐2625.
Application Deadline
To be assured full consideration, all application materials must be received by October 21, 2024. The anticipated appointment date is August 2025.
The College and Department
The Department of History is one of nineteen departments housed within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (H&SS). The department is looking to expand course offerings that explore ethnic, gender, and environmental themes as well as a new curricular category called “History in Action” that seeks to engage students in the hands-on approaches and applied uses of history. Should the candidate have an interest or background in community-based research, project-centered teaching, public/digital humanities, and/or a research and teaching trajectory that centers social justice, they would find a welcoming department and college that could support such efforts.
H&SS is the largest college at CSUF, offering 23 undergraduate degrees, 38 minors, and 15 graduate degrees. Our mission is to educate students to be culturally, globally, socially, historically and environmentally astute, civically responsible alumni able to navigate an increasingly complex and interconnected world. Three primary initiatives in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences - CoJET, Passage to the Future, and IBII - showcase our core pillars of civic engagement, social justice, and global awareness. Our faculty-based Collective for Justice, Equity & Transformation (CoJET), consists of H&SS faculty fellows whose expertise addresses equity, diversity, justice, community and organizational transformation. Faculty teaching our Passage to the Future courses help position our students for future success by helping them connect H&SS experiences and knowledge to career paths. The Institute of Black Intellectual Innovation (IBII) is a cross-campus and community-minded initiative to institutionalize the support and inclusion of Black people, culture, creative arts, and intellectual history at California State University, Fullerton and throughout Orange County.
Compensation
The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary range is $6,221 to $13,224 monthly (12 monthly payments per academic year). The anticipated hiring range is $7,924 to $8,067 per month.
Salary offered is commensurate with experience and qualifications. In addition, the California Equal Pay Act prohibits employers from paying its employees less than those of the opposite sex and/or another race or ethnicity for substantially similar work (https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/california_equal_pay_act.htm).
Summer research grants, moving expenses, start‐up funds, and a reduced teaching load may be available.
CSUF Benefits
An excellent comprehensive benefits package includes health/vision/dental plans; spouse, domestic partner, and dependent fee‐waiver; access to campus child‐care; and a defined‐benefit retirement through the state system and optional tax sheltering opportunities. For a detailed description of benefits, please visit https://hr.fullerton.edu/total-wellness/.
CSU Policies
The person holding this position is considered a ‘mandated reporter’ under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and must comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083, revised July 21, 2017, as a condition of employment.
A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be formally offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or the continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.
Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who self‐disclose.
Notice of Non-Discrimination based on Gender or Sex and Contact Information for Title IX Coordinator (http://www.fullerton.edu/titleix/about/notice.php).
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. It requires hiring employees to perform CSU-related work within the State of California.