Assistant Professor of Health Care Management

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

Employment Requirements

A background check (including a criminal records check and telephone reference check with most recent employer) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

The person holding this position is considered a “mandated reporter” under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 Revised July 21, 2017 as a condition of employment.

Pursuant to the CSU Out of State Employment Policy, hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside of California is prohibited effective January 1, 2022. By prohibiting employment outside of California, the CSU also prohibits hiring and retaining employees working permanently from a business location outside of the United States. Exceptions to the Policy are limited to approved and documented purposes for conducting CSU business outside of California.

All employees who assign and/or oversee work are responsible for ensuring that compliant work controls and procedures consistent with Federal, State and local regulations and University policies are implemented and maintained to provide for the protection of individuals and to safeguard the environment. Everyone is expected to comply with applicable Environmental Health and Safety regulations and University policies, programs and procedures. For more information, the systemwide policy can be found at https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/18172024/latest/ and questions may be sent to Environmental_Health_Safety@csulb.edu.

The CSU strongly recommends that all individuals who access any in-person program or activity (on- or off-campus) operated or controlled by the University follow the COVID-19 vaccine recommendations adopted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) applicable to their age, medical condition, and other relevant indications and comply with other safety measures established by each campus. The systemwide policy can be found at https://calstate.policystat.com/policy/9779821/latest/ and questions may be sent to fahr@csulb.edu.

All university program and activities are open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Consistent with CSU’s Nondiscrimination Policy, as well as state and federal law, CSULB provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. To access CSULB’s full statement on Equal Opportunity and Excellence in Education and Employment, please visit Equity and Compliance.