Phone: 562.985.4071 Fax: 562.985.8154 www.csulb.edu/rls

Department of Recreation & Leisure Studies 1250 Bellflower Blvd Long Beach, CA 90840

California State University, Long Beach

TheFacultyoftheCSULBRecreationandLeisureStudiesDepartmentwelcomesapplicationsforthepositionofAssistant/AssociateProfessor,withanemphasisinRecreationManagement.ThispositionhasaneffectivestartdateofAugust2017.AreviewofapplicationswillbeginafterOctober10,2016andwillcontinueuntilthepositionhasbeenfilled.MinimumQualifications: • EarnedDoctorateinParks/Recreation/TherapeuticRecreation/Tourism/OutdoorRecreation,orarelateddiscipline;atleastonedegreefromwithinthefieldofParksandRecreation.

• Demonstratedabilitytoteacheffectivelyinawiderangeofcollegecourses,supervisionofstudentinternships/fieldexperience.

• Evidenceofpotentialsuccessfulresearch,scholarlyandcreativeactivitiesi.e.publicationofpeerreviewedresearch.

• Demonstratedcommitmenttoworkingsuccessfullywithadiversestudentpopulation.

Desired/PreferredQualifications: • Effectiveteachingexperienceattheuniversitylevelinbothundergraduateandgraduatecourses.

• Evidenceofpeerreviewedpublishedresearch,scholarlyandcreativeactivities.

• Evidenceofsuccessfulgrantwriting.• Paidpractical/professionalexperienceinone’sareaofspecialty,andexperienceintechnology-basedinstruction.

• Experiencewithdisciplinespecificstateandnationalaccreditationstandardsandprocesses.

Duties: • TeachcoursesinRecreationManagement,Outdoor/Community/CampusRecreationand/orcorecoursesincludingbutnotlimitedtodepartmentalgeneraleducationandgraduatecourses.Examplecoursescouldinclude:IntroductiontoLeisureServices,RecreationProgramming,Leadership,GroupDynamicsand/orTeamBuilding,RopesCourseFacilitation,ManagementandAdministrationofOutdoorRecreation,EnvironmentalandCulturalInterpretation,OutdoorAdventureEducation,EvaluationandResearchinLRS,RecreationResourceManagement.Superviseinterns,adviseundergraduatestudents,serveongraduatecommitteesandchairthesesasappropriate.Conductanongoinglineofscholarlyinquiryleadingtopeerreviewedpublicationsandpresentationoforiginalwork;seekgrantstosupportscholarlyactivities.Provideleadershipinandestablishcommunicationwithagenciesandorganizationsappropriatetoindividualareaofspecialty,Participateinservicetothedepartment,college,universityandcommunity.

RequiredDocumentation: AStudentSuccessStatementaboutyourteachingorotherexperiences,successes,andchallengesinworkingwithadiversestudentpopulation(approximatelyonepage,singlespaced).Letterofapplicationaddressingtheminimumanddesired/preferredqualifications;CV(includingcurrentemailaddress);threecurrentlettersofrecommendation;Copyoftranscriptfrominstitutionawardinghighestdegree.FinalistswillalsoberequiredtosubmitasignedSC-1form,threecurrentlettersofrecommendation,andanofficialtranscript.Applications,requireddocumentation,and/orrequestsforinformationshouldbeaddressedto:KeithFulthorp,Ed.D.Chair,SearchCommittee1250BellflowerBoulevardLongBeach,CA90840-5605(562)985-8728

ApplicationDeadline ReviewofapplicationstobeginOctober10,2016Positionopeneduntilfilled(orrecruitmentcanceled)

Keith.Fulthorp@csulb.edu

Phone: 562.985.4071 Fax: 562.985.8154 www.csulb.edu/rls

Department of Recreation & Leisure Studies 1250 Bellflower Blvd Long Beach, CA 90840

California State University, Long Beach

CSULBseekstorecruitfacultywhoenthusiasticallysupporttheUniversity’sstrongcommitmenttotheacademicsuccessofallofourstudents,includingstudentsofcolor,studentswithdisabilities,studentswhoarefirstgenerationtocollege,veterans,studentswithdiversesocio-economicbackgrounds,andstudentsofdiversesexualorientationsandgenderexpressions.CSULBseekstorecruitandretainadiverseworkforceasareflectionofourcommitmenttoservethePeopleofCalifornia,tomaintaintheexcellenceoftheUniversity,andtoofferourstudentsarichvarietyofexpertise,perspectives,andwaysofknowingandlearning.CSULBiscommittedtocreatingacommunityinwhichadiversepopulationcanlearn,live,andworkinanatmosphereoftolerance,civilityandrespectfortherightsandsensibilitiesofeachindividual,withoutregardtorace,color,nationalorigin,ancestry,religiouscreed,sex,genderidentification,sexualorientation,maritalstatus,disability,medicalcondition,age,politicalaffiliation,Vietnameraveteranstatus,oranyotherveteran'sstatus.CSULBisanEqualOpportunityEmployer.

QuickFactsaboutCaliforniaStateUniversity,LongBeach DepartmentOverview:TheDepartmentofRecreationandLeisureStudiesisoneof12distinctdepartmentsintheCollegeofHealthandHumanServices(CHHS).Establishedin1965,thedepartmenthasbeeninexistencefor51yearsservingundergraduateandgraduatepopulations.Thedepartmentoffers,bothaB.A.inRecreationandaB.A.inRecreationwithanoptioninRecreationTherapy;inadditiontoanM.S.inRecreationAdministration.

CSULBOverview:CSULBisamongthetop5universitiesnationallyinFreshmanapplications,andrankedNo.4intheWestbyUSNews&WorldReport.CSULBisalsointhetop10forBachelor’sdegreesconferredtominoritystudents,andamongthetop100bestvaluesinpubliceducation,accordingtoKiplinger’sPersonalFinanceMagazine.StudentPopulation:32,000(UndergraduateandGraduate)CampusInfo:TheCSULBcampusencompassesatotalof322acreswith105permanentbuildings.SevenacademiccollegesplusInterdisciplinaryStudiesoffer

degreesatthebachelorsandmasterslevel.CSULBcurrentlyoffers86baccalaureatedegrees(139programs),67mastersdegrees(92programs),onejointdoctoraldegreewiththeClaremontCollegesinEngineering&IndustrialAppliedMathematics,andEd.D.inEducationalLeadership.Inaddition,CSULBoffers71minors,51concurrent,andpost-baccalaureatecertificateprogram,and18programsleadingtoeducationalcredentials.

QuickFactsabouttheCityofLongBeach Population:461,564(FifthlargestinCalifornia)Location:OverlookingSanPedroBayonthesouthcoastofLosAngelesCounty,LongBeachis22milessouthofdowntownLosAngeles,10milessouthwestofAnaheimWeather:AverageTemp:75⁰;345SunnyDays/YearSportsandRecreation:InLongBeach,thegreatoutdoorsisrightatyourdoorstep.

Cruise5.5milesofbreathtakingwaterfrontbybicycle,oronfootandenjoyeverythingthatmakestheSouthernCaliforniasurfandsandfamous.Jetskis,kayaks,boats,kitesurfingandmorearealljustarentalawaytohelpyouconquerthewaterwaysandenjoyarelaxingafternoononthecoast.Whenyouwanttowatchtheprosinaction,comeandexperiencetheheart-thumpingroarofturbo-chargedenginesattheToyotaGrandPrixofLongBeach.CityofLongBeachDepartmentofParks,

Recreation&Marine:Programsandservicesareofferedat162parkswith26communitycenters,twohistoricsites,twomajortenniscenters,oneofthebusiestmunicipalgolfsystemsinthecountrywithfivecourses,theLongBeachAnimalCareServicesBureau,thelargestmunicipallyoperatedmarinasysteminthenationwith3,677boatslips,andsixmilesofbeaches.Morethan3,100acreswithintheCity's50squaremilesaredevelopedforrecreation.