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Position: Assistant Professor of Health Care Management  
Effective Date: August 17, 2026 (Fall Semester) 
Salary Range: The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary is $74,652 to $158,688 per year; $6,221 to $13,224 per month (12 monthly payments per academic year). The anticipated hiring range is $91,224 to $99,204 per year; $7,602 to $8,267/per month. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Deadline: Review of applications to begin October 1, 2025. 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). CSULB 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 for the benefit of all students. The President's Equity and Change Commission is dedicated to achieving inclusive excellence in our community and culture and 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 Health Care Management  

Required Qualifications:

Doctoral degree (Ph.D. preferred) in health care management, healthcare finance, health care administration, health services research, health economics, business, public administration, health policy, or a closely related field. Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2026.
Demonstrated potential and interest in teaching and/or developing courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels
Demonstrated potential and interest in various modes of instructional delivery including in-person, on-line, and hybrid
Demonstrated potential and interest in conducting research, scholarly, or creative activities in areas such as health care administration, health services research, healthcare finance, patient quality and safety, or closely related topics
Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including low socioeconomic and first-generation students

Preferred Qualifications:

In addition to doctoral degree as noted above, additional coursework or certification in healthcare finance, healthcare risk management, health economics, reimbursement systems, risk analysis, or patient care and quality
Evidence of scholarly productivity such as publications or conference presentations in healthcare finance, healthcare risk management, health economics, reimbursement, cost modeling, risk forecasting, or financial decision-making in health care systems, patient safety and quality, health services research, or related area
Demonstrated potential and interest in securing external research funding
Experience working successfully with populations demographically and/or socioeconomically like 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 graduate courses in the Department of Health Care Management, with a willingness to teach courses with a focus on healthcare finance, healthcare risk management, and related or emerging areas such as value-based care, payment reform, predictive analytics, or healthcare enterprise risk management, or other areas as determined by the department chair. (Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.)
Use equity-minded teaching practices that promote student success across various teaching modalities
Develop and maintain a research agenda and disseminate research in peer-reviewed academic publications and discipline-specific conferences
Pursue external funding to support research and scholarly activities
Mentor and advise undergraduate and graduate students
Contribute to accreditation-related activities
Collaborate with faculty across the department, college, and university to advance shared goals and interdisciplinary initiatives
Engage in service to the department, college, university, profession, and broader community
Contribute to equity, inclusion, and access through teaching, research, service, and mentoring

CSULB seeks to recruit faculty who enthusiastically support the University's strong commitment to the academic success of all of our students, including 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. 

Department of Health Care Management

The Department of Health Care Management at California State University, Long Beach is a regional leader in preparing diverse and equity-minded professionals to navigate and shape the evolving health care landscape. Through accredited programs, innovative curricular offerings, and strong partnerships with the health care industry, the department advances interdisciplinary education and applied scholarship in health care leadership and systems improvement. The undergraduate program (BS-HCA), accredited by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA), integrates foundational business and health care management education with hands-on experience through a required internship. Two new undergraduate options, Healthcare Data Analytics and Risk Management and Safety, reflect the department's commitment to emerging fields by integrating health care administration with applied data science, risk analysis, and regulatory policy. At the graduate level, the Master of Science in Health Care Administration (MSHCA) program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME) and is the only program in California offering both traditional and executive formats. The curriculum is designed to serve both early-career and mid-career professionals through a flexible, rigorous, and practice-oriented learning model. Faculty in the department engage in teaching, research, and service that support workforce development, innovation in care delivery, and inclusive excellence in health care management education. 

Information on excellent benefits package available to CSULB faculty is located here: CSU Employee Benefits 

How to Apply - Required Documentation:

A Student Success Statement about your teaching or other experiences, successes, and challenges in working with a diverse student population (maximum two pages, single-spaced). For further information and guidelines, please visit: Student Success Guidelines
Letter of application addressing the required and preferred qualifications
CV
Names and contact information for three references (to be contacted for confidential letters of recommendation should you reach the semi-finalist stage)
Evidence of additional coursework or certification in healthcare finance, healthcare risk management, health economics, reimbursement systems, risk analysis, or patient care and quality, if applicable
Evidence of scholarly productivity such as publications or conference presentations, if applicable
Finalists should be prepared to submit an official transcript (e-transcript preferred, if available)

How to Apply: Click Apply Now icon to complete the CSULB online application 

Requests for information about the process and/or position should be addressed to:  

Dr. Sara Nourazari, Associate Professor 
California State University, Long Beach 
Department of Health Care Management 
1250 Bellflower Boulevard 
Long Beach, CA 90840-0004 

Sara.Nourazari@csulb.edu  

Important Notice: CSULB is currently not sponsoring applicants for H-1B employment for faculty that are subject to the $100,000 fee established by the "Presidential Proclamation: Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers" issued on September 19, 2025. Applicants are responsible for determining the applicability of the fee.

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