Full-Time Lecturer, Counseling Psychology

CSU Careers•Long Beach, CA

About The Position

California State University, Long Beach (CSULB), in the College of Education’s Department of Advanced Studies in Education and Counseling, seeks a full-time academic-year Lecturer in Counseling Psychology effective January 21, 2027. The position teaches core Counseling Psychology courses and provides clinical supervision at the program’s on-site clinic. Instruction may be in person, hybrid, online, or a combination. The Lecturer also participates in program service, including student advising, fieldwork coordination, and master’s-level admissions; collaborates with faculty and staff across the program, department, college, and university; and maintains a campus office work schedule aligned with department workload. CSULB seeks faculty committed to the academic success of all students and to teaching and working in a diverse university community. The department describes its academic community as collaborative and student-centered, and the College of Education focuses on equity and excellence in diverse urban settings. The role calls for culturally and linguistically responsive practice and an inclusive approach to teaching, mentoring, advising, and supporting students.

Requirements

Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Clinical or Counseling Psychology, completed by the application date or with official notification of completion by December 30, 2026.
Demonstrated experience providing culturally and linguistically responsive counseling, mental health services, and/or clinical practices for racially, linguistically, and socioeconomically diverse communities.
Demonstrated experience teaching or working with populations demographically and socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body.
Demonstrated commitment to fostering an inclusive learning environment and working successfully with diverse student populations, including students from low socioeconomic backgrounds and first-generation students.

Nice To Haves

Current California clinical license as a psychologist, marriage and family therapist, licensed professional clinical counselor, or social worker.
Expertise, informed by an equity lens, in one or more of the following: empirically supported therapeutic models, child therapy, family-focused treatment, couples therapy, psychological assessment, pharmacology, advocacy, or telehealth/online therapeutic services.
Excellent record of teaching, mentoring, and advising college or university students from ethnically and culturally diverse groups.
Demonstrated effectiveness or potential to contribute to the College of Education’s Commitment Statement to advance equity and urban education by enacting racial and social justice.
Demonstrated experience teaching core counseling courses, such as family/couples therapy or play therapy.
Experience mentoring or supporting students using inclusive and culturally relevant teaching strategies in a diverse classroom.

Responsibilities

Teach core courses in the Counseling Psychology program.
Provide clinical supervision at the program’s on-site clinic.
Participate in program-related service, including student advising, fieldwork coordination, and master’s-level admissions.
Collaborate with faculty and staff across the program, department, college, and university.
Maintain a campus office work schedule aligned with department workload.