Job Details

Assistant Professor in Counseling

Position Number: 6664194
Location: Fullerton, CA
Position Type: Counseling

Assistant Professor in Counseling
Department of Counseling
College of Health and Human Development
Assistant Professor
Fall 2026

The Department of Counseling at California State University, Fullerton, invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Counseling with an appointment to begin Fall 2026. The Department of Counseling is a CACREP-accredited program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling that prepares graduate students to seek the Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) and the Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) credentials in California. The Department also offers an nimo concentration, which prepares counselors to provide bilingual/bicultural (Spanish/English) counseling to Latinx communities. The Department of Counseling is committed to providing an engaging learning environment with a social justice emphasis for its diverse student body. For a description of the Department of Counseling program and courses, see http://hhd.fullerton.edu/counsel/

California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) is an equal opportunity employer and a minority-serving institution, with a Hispanic-Serving Institution designation. CSUF earned the prestigious Seal of Excelencia in 2021 and 2024, joining a distinguished group of colleges and universities recognized for their commitment to the success of Latine/x students. CSUF has a diverse student population of over 43,000 students, including international students from 73 nations. CSUF is firmly committed to student success by equipping students to achieve academic excellence, career success, and economic mobility. Candidates who can contribute to this goal through their teaching, research, advising, and other activities are encouraged to identify their strengths and experiences. We are seeking to recruit and retain faculty who can teach and mentor our students to achieve their academic and career goals while advancing the University's strategic plan objectives. CSUF strives to retain all faculty by providing resources to build meaningful connections and community within and across disciplines. The campus community is designed to foster an inclusive environment that enables students, staff, administrators, and faculty to thrive.

Position
The successful candidate will be working in a premier counselor education program in Southern California that enrolls a culturally diverse student body. The successful candidate will be teaching courses that are a part of our core CACREP curriculum with the Clinical Mental Health Counseling specialty. Additionally, our preferred candidate will teach in our nimo Latinx Health Counseling Concentration. The nimo Concentration is designed to address the professional, curricular, and training needs of mental health counselors working with Latinx and Spanish-speaking clients. Furthermore, the nimo Concentration focuses on developing self-awareness as a bilingual and bicultural counselor, knowledge of Latinx cultures and therapeutic Spanish, familiarity with interventions appropriate to Latinx and Spanish-speaking clients, and social justice advocacy for issues relevant to the Latinx community.

CSUF faculty are committed teacher-scholars who bring research and creative discovery to life for students in classrooms and through individually mentored projects. The candidates are also expected to conduct research that leads to peer-reviewed publications. The successful candidates will also be 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. The faculty members should maintain a firm commitment to valuing multicultural perspectives with an intersectional lens, in addition to demonstrating a professional track record that reflects that commitment. The faculty members would join an experienced and cohesive faculty that highly values collegiality and collaboration in a student-centered environment.

Required Qualifications

Doctorate in counselor education, counseling psychology, or related field by the appointment date;

Demonstrated professional identity as and demonstrated commitment to an identity as a counselor educator as defined by CACREP with clear affiliations to relevant counseling associations (i.e., membership with ACA/ACES);

Broad knowledge of the clinical mental health counseling curriculum;

Evidence of the ability to conduct research (including dissertation research);

University-level teaching experience (including co-teaching and/or guest lecturing);

Demonstrated potential for effective integration of technology into instruction;

Demonstrated awareness/knowledge of racial inequities and challenges faced by historically underrepresented and economically disadvantaged groups;

Demonstrated commitment and contributions to social justice advocacy through: teaching/mentoring graduate students, research agenda and publications, and/or service activities; and

The ability to work effectively and collegially with students, staff, faculty, and community who are from intersecting marginalized social groups.

Preferred Qualifications:

In-depth knowledge of social justice issues such as critical race theory, liberation psychology, intersectionality, Black feminist or womanist theories, and/or dismantling anti-Black racism.

Knowledge of Latinx cultures and social justice issues relevant to the Latinx community (e.g., immigration/acculturation, identity, colorism, intersectionality, etc.,);

Bilingual fluency in spoken Spanish;

Proficient in reading and writing Spanish;

Graduate from a CACREP accredited program;

Experience with CACREP accreditation;

Licensed or license-eligible as a professional counselor or equivalent (i.e., LPC, LPCC, LMCHC, etc.) in current state or license-eligible in California

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 the position #551961, and provide the following required materials:

Letter of application in which you respond to the required and preferred qualifications that may be met

Curriculum Vitae

Teaching Portfolio that includes teaching philosophy and one of the following that you personally developed: sample syllabus, PowerPoint presentation for a lecture, or a classroom activity (submit these documents as a single PDF)

candidate statement on commitment to inclusive excellence (no more than 500 words):

Inclusive excellence is a strategic framework that recognizes the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion in achieving organizational success and high-quality learning and teaching. It's a way of thinking and acting that integrates these values into all aspects of an institution, from curriculum and pedagogy to recruitment and hiring. Essentially, it means that excellence is not just about achieving high standards, but also about ensuring that all members of the community have the opportunity to thrive and contribute (Williams et al., 2005).

With the Inclusive Excellence Statement, we aim to learn about the applicant's perspective on their past and present contributions to and future aspirations for promoting and engaging with a diverse student population. This statement should showcase the candidate's professional experience, intellectual commitments, and/or willingness to teach and create an academic environment supportive of all students, including but not limited to those of diverse ages, abilities, cultures, ethnicities, gender identities, languages, religions, and sexual orientations.

Cal State Fullerton serves a student body that reflects the rich cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic mosaic of Southern California. Please provide concrete examples of how you, as a faculty member, will support our students in one or more of the following areas, which fall under the areas of awareness and understanding, experience and commitment, and future plans.

Your contributions (past, present, or future) to embedding perspectives that are reflective of the student population into your teaching and/or scholarship.
Your experience in service activities that are reflective of a diverse student population.
Your experience and commitment to mentoring and providing opportunities to a diverse student body inside and outside the classroom environment.
Your experience integrating creative activities that are inclusive of the identities of our student body and communities.

Counselor Identity Statement: Write a 1-2 page statement describing your professional identity as a counselor educator. Additionally, your statement should describe your professional values and you infuse social justice and multicultural principles throughout your work as an educator, researcher, and in any service activities (including clinical work) you have done and plan to do (please address all these areas).

A list of three references with relevant contact information. 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. Finalists submit three letters of recommendation. Please have these ready for the referents to submit. You can verify that CSUF has received each letter by logging back into your applicant portal.

Graduate Transcripts (unofficial copies are sufficient for initial review)

Semifinalists and/or finalists may be asked to submit additional materials for further consideration (e.g., scholarly articles, portfolio, etc.).

Please direct all questions about the position to: Eric Price at EPrice@fullerton.edu or call 657-278-8154.

Application Deadline
To be assured full consideration, all application materials must be received by November 21, 2025. The anticipated appointment date is Fall 2026.

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 $6,800 to $6,937 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/.

New employees hired by the CSU for the first time who first become CalPERS members on or after July 1, 2017, are subject to a 10-year vesting period for retiree health and dental benefits.

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. The employee must be able to accept on-campus instruction, as assigned, and come to campus when needed. The CSU also prohibits hiring and retaining employees working permanently from a business location outside of the United States.

California State University, Fullerton, is not currently sponsoring faculty positions for H-1B employment visas. At the time of appointment, the successful candidate, if not a U.S. citizen, must have authorization from the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services to work in the United States. For information on the University policy on support for non-immigrant probationary faculty visa acquisition, please visit the Faculty/Staff Visas and Permanent Residency page: https://hr.fullerton.edu/risk-management/faculty-staff-visas-permanent-residency/default.php

To apply, visit https://careers.pageuppeople.com/873/fl/en-us/job/551961/assistant-professor-in-counseling