Teaching and Research: A faculty position at CSUSB's College of Natural Sciences offers outstanding candidates the opportunity to join an intellectually stimulating and innovative academic environment and engage with a diverse generation of future graduate students, science educators, and innovative leaders for our communities and our world. Click on the faculty position job titles below for full information on the various positions currently available across our nine academic departments.
About CNS: The College of Natural Sciences is a preeminent institution for science teaching and learning that is recognized nationally and internationally for excellence in education, research, and public service. Across our nine departments our faculty are established academic leaders who develop new programs to meet future challenges, prepare students for advanced studies and to become future leaders, link research and teaching, and work to create a collaborative environment where all individuals actively engage in an inclusive community. We strive for excellence, enhance diversity, and foster harmony. Visit the College of Natural Sciences homepage for further information.
About CSUSB: Nestled in the foothills of the beautiful San Bernardino Mountains, California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) is a center of intellectual and cultural activity in Southern California. CSUSB, across its five colleges, is committed to building a diverse and inclusive faculty that is dedicated to serving a diverse student population in an equitable and inclusive fashion, and offers a variety of networking, mentoring, and development programs for junior faculty. Faculty also play a strong role in advancing the CSUSB Strategic Plan 2015-2020, which emphasizes student success, faculty and staff success, stewarding resources, community engagement, and enhancing the campus identity. CSUSB is designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution. Visit the CSUSB homepage for further information.
Department of Biology
There are no positions currently open at this time.
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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at California State University, San Bernardino invites applications from a diverse group of qualified applicants for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin August 2024. Candidates are expected to provide innovative and equity-based teaching in general and introductory chemistry in addition to other upper and lower-division courses. Candidates are also expected to develop and sustain an externally funded and independent research agenda in an area of materials chemistry. Expertise in physical, inorganic, or organic materials chemistry that complements existing departmental research capabilities and has the potential for research collaboration and/or course development is highly desirable. Salary is commensurate with experience. For further information about this position or to apply, please visit the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry job posting.
Visit the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry homepage for further information about the department.
School of Computer Science and Engineering
Assistant Professor (Multiple Positions)
The School of Computer Science and Engineering at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) invites applications for multiple tenure-track positions in Computer Science at the Assistant Professor level, beginning August 2024. All areas of Computer Science will be considered. The School of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) is seeking visionary candidates who contribute to our campus community through teaching, research, professional activities & service and to achieve the mission and goals of the School, College and University. The successful candidate is expected to teach a variety of undergraduate courses in computer science domain and graduate courses in related areas of specialization. The successful candidate will produce scholarly research and provide service to the university and community. CSE offers a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Bioinformatics and Computer Engineering, a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Systems, and a Master of Science in Computer Science. It is in the process of developing a Certificate in Data Science and a Master of Science in Applied Data Science. For further information about this position or to apply, please visit the School of Computer Science & Engineering-Assistant Professor job posting.
As one of the largest department/school in the College of Natural Sciences, the School of Computer Science and Engineering has 18 tenure-track faculty with a variety of research interests and approximately 1,000 students with a diverse backgrounds. CSE offers four (4) undergraduate and one (1) graduate programs, i.e., B.S. in Computer Science (ABET accredited), B.S. in Computer Engineering (ABET accredited), B.S. in Bioinformatics, B.A. in Computer Systems, and M.S. in Computer Science.
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Department of Geological Sciences
There are no positions currently open at this time.
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Department of Health Science and Human Ecology
Assistant Professor in Nutritional Science Dietetics
The Department of Health Science and Human Ecology at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) invites applications from a diverse group of qualified applicants for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level. Teaching responsibilities would include undergraduate and/or graduate courses in the Nutritional Science and Dietetics Program and/or related undergraduate and graduate courses in the department. The faculty are expected to provide academic and professional/career advising, supervise research projects, theses, and senior projects for undergraduate and graduate students. Faculty may also serve as a coordinator of one of our undergraduate or graduate programs in the department and participate in maintaining programs accreditation. The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate excellence in teaching, develop an externally funded research program, involve student participation in their research, and participate in service activities both within and beyond the campus community as well as involvement in professional organizations. For further information about this position or to apply, please visit the Department of Health Science & Human Ecology Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Nutritional Science Dietetics job posting.
Assistant Professor, tenure track
The Department of Health Science and Human Ecology at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) invites applications from a diverse group of qualified applicants for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level who have general expertise in Public Health and specific expertise in Health Services Administration and/or Health Care Management to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Health Services Administration as well as Public Health. The Health Services Administration Program is designed to prepare our diverse student body for management roles in health care settings to enhance the quality and innovation in the delivery of health care services for all individuals. For further information about this position or to apply, please visit the Department of Health Science & Human Ecology Tenure Track Assistant Professor job posting.
The Department serves approximately 800 students majoring in four (4) undergraduate programs (Environmental Health Science, Health Services Administration, Nutritional Science and Dietetics, and Public Health) and three (3) graduate programs (Master of Public Health, Master of Science in Health Service Administration, and Master of Science in Nutritional Science). The newly hired faculty member would join a well-established department of 14 tenure-track and more than 20 adjunct faculty members.
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Department of Kinesiology
Assistant Professor
The Department of Kinesiology at California State University, San Bernardino invites applications from a diverse group of qualified individuals for a tenure-track position with an expertise in Adapted Physical Education at the Assistant Professor level to begin August 2024. The Department of Kinesiology is growing with approximately 1,000 majors across two campuses (San Bernardino and Palm Desert). Students choose between three concentrations: Allied Health Professions, Exercise Science, and Physical Education and Adapted Physical Education. The successful candidate will teach at the undergraduate level, perform research, and service activities at the main San Bernardino Campus. For further information about this position or to apply, please visit the Department of Kinesiology Assistant Professor – Palm Desert Campus job posting.
The Department of Kinesiology at CSUSB promotes kinesiology education and research for educators, students, and practitioners. Our curriculum focuses on physical activity, exercise physiology, motor behavior, principles of human movement, adapted physical activity, and sociology and psychology of sport. The Department of Kinesiology offers one (1) BS program in one of three concentrations: Allied Health Professions, Exercise Science, and Physical Education and Adapted Physical Education.
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Department of Mathematics
There are no positions currently open at this time.
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Department of Nursing
Assistant/Associate Professor
The Department of Nursing at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) invites applications from those seeking a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant/Associate Professor rank in the Department of Nursing (DON) for the start of the 2024-2025 academic year. The DON is seeking visionary candidates who will contribute to our campus community through teaching, research, professional activities and service and help achieve the mission and goals of the department, college, and university in a multicultural community. The successful candidates will also have job skills, experience, and/or willingness to engage in diversity-type activities that could enhance campus diversity efforts and promote commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion in faculty culture. The candidates must have a doctoral degree in nursing or related field from a regionally accredited institution by time of appointment. The DON anticipates hiring more than one tenure-track assistant professor in this search. For further information about this position or to apply, please visit the Department of Nursing - Assistant/Associate Professor job posting.
The Department of Nursing is committed to continuing to build a diverse faculty, staff, and student body as it responds to the changing population and educational needs of California and the nation. The DON offers courses in undergraduate and graduate programs on two campuses (San Bernardino and Palm Desert) that are predominantly face-to-face for pre-licensure BSN students and in hybrid format for registered nurse and MSN students. The DON has an enrollment of approximately 400 undergraduate and 30 graduate students. Degree programs include BSN (prelicensure and RN-to-BSN) and MSN with specialty options as Nurse Educator, Population Health for Clinical Leaders, and Advanced Community/Public Health Nursing. The school is in the process of planning for a Doctor of Nursing Practice Program with a Nurse Practitioner focus to meet the healthcare needs of the San Bernardino and surrounding communities.
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Department of Physics
Department Chair 12 Mo. Tenured
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at California State University, San Bernardino invites applications from a diverse group of qualified applicants for a new department of physics and astronomy chair to begin August 2024. This is a full time tenure track position with a half-time chair appointment. The ideal candidate will be an experienced faculty member with demonstrated leadership and administrative skills, an established record of scholarly research, and evidence of commitment to student success. The Chair is expected to provide leadership in shaping and facilitating the future of the department including faculty and staff development, faculty mentoring, strategic planning, and student recruitment and success initiatives. The Department Chair will serve in a leadership capacity in support of the mission of the College of Natural Sciences. They will provide academic and administrative leadership and facilitate the orderly conduct of the affairs of the Department and the College. Preference will be given to candidates with familiarity in navigating large public education systems, such as the CSU. The Department offers B.A. and B.S. degrees in Physics, with minors in astronomy and applied physics, and is currently in the planning stages for an interdisciplinary M.S. degree in Materials Science, which is associated with the Center for Advanced Functional Materials (https://materials.csusb.edu). Preference will be given to candidates who are able to teach courses within the full range of undergraduate physics courses and graduate courses in support of the Master Program in material sciences. The successful candidate will join an intellectually stimulating and innovative academic environment that embraces diversity. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from all groups historically underrepresented in Physics/Astronomy and STEM fields, including intersections across multiple groups.
Visit the Department of Physics homepage for further information about the department.