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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: The full position description and application link are available here. 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