Full-Time Teaching & Learning Specialist

California State University, Monterey Bay; Monterey (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

California State University, Monterey Bay invites applications for a 12-month Faculty position with the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment. The role centers on supporting faculty development, inclusive teaching, and assessment across disciplines, including planning workshops, observing classrooms, and delivering teaching materials.

The successful candidate will have five years of undergraduate teaching experience, a master’s degree, and a demonstrated commitment to equity and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in education-related field and five years of undergraduate teaching experience.
• Evidence of excellence in teaching and leadership in pedagogy across disciplines.
• Experience mentoring faculty on teaching and learning and using educational tech.

Responsibilities

• Plan, support, and run faculty development programs and workshops.
• Facilitate cross-department collaboration on teaching initiatives.
• Meet with faculty to design and test teaching strategies and assess impact.
• Support faculty with assessment, grants, and lecturer programs.
• Stay current on research in teaching and learning and share findings.

Skills

Teaching

Curriculum design

Communication

Collaboration

Technology literacy

Education

Master’s degree in education-related field

Tools

ChatGPT

AI Tools

FISH

Pathify

Otter EAB Navigate

Job description

Classification: 12-Month Faculty

Recruitment Status: Open Until Filled CSUMB Internal Only Recruitment

Appointment Date: Fall 2026

California State University, Monterey Bay is a mid-sized university in California’s Central Coast that grants undergraduate and graduate degrees. Powered by an inspiring Founding Vision Statement, CSUMB is part of the nation’s largest four-year public university system, California State University, which educates nearly 460,000 students every year.

With a vibrant, diverse student body of over 7,000 students, CSU Monterey Bay is both a Minority Serving Institution and a Hispanic Serving Institution. Our staff and faculty transform students’ lives with a focus on student success and engagement through experiential learning, service learning, and a strong emphasis on multicultural and global perspectives. CSUMB’s sustainability goal is to be carbon neutral by 2030.

The university’s Strategic Plan prioritizes inclusive excellence through recruiting and investing in developing a diverse body of faculty, staff and administrators. Many appreciate living and working close to the shores of beautiful Monterey Bay, with easy access to recreational areas from Big Sur to Santa Cruz. Nearby opportunities for collaborative research include working in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Silicon Valley, and with colleagues at local research universities, including UC Santa Cruz and Stanford University.

As one of the 23 campuses in the CSU system, CSUMB offers excellent benefits, including access to below-market-rate rental housing on East Campus, and competitive salaries for faculty and staff. With proximity to the San Francisco Bay Area and San Jose, opportunities for faculty, staff and students are as endless as the shores of the nearby Pacific Ocean.

Position Overview

The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment is seeking an individual to support faculty development in teaching and learning. Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

Pedagogical Support

• Assist with planning, supporting, and running faculty development and wellness programs (orientations, workshops, learning communities, etc.) using proven, evidence-based inclusive teaching methods
• Facilitate collaboration on teaching initiatives across different departments
• Meet one-on-one with faculty and observe classrooms to help design and test new teaching strategies and measure their impact on student learning. Provides other consultative support as requested
• Work with the director, deans, chairs, and department faculty to determine where colleges need teaching support
• Support running student focus groups when departments request them
• Create teaching materials and assessment tools that work for departments of any size or subject
• Support faculty leaders in assessment, grants, career development, and lecturer programs.
• Stay current on research about effective teaching, learning, and scholarship to share with faculty. Participate in research activities related to teaching and learning practices
• Manage the faculty newsletter, coordinate with campus partners, distribute weekly/semester updates, and support preparation of other communications.

Supportive Leadership

• Provides support with planning, organizing, and running summer/winter faculty development institutes, documents faculty deliverables and outcomes
• Connect faculty with campus and outside professional development opportunities (NCBI, BCTD, PCEI, Employee Affinity Groups, Faculty Development Council, Academic Senate) and participate as a leader and/or trainer in those efforts
• Support and assist the TLA Analyst, Faculty Fellows, student assistants, and others with all TLA initiatives

Administrative Support

• Assist the TLA Analyst with faculty payment processes as the backup person
• Assist with administrative documents like continuity plans, procedures, presentations, proposals, and reports
• Maintain a searchable archive of newsletters and other evidence-based teaching and learning resources.

Technology

• Keep learning and applying new tech skills through training such as ChatGPT, AI Tools, Faculty Innovation Success Hub (FISH), TLA website, Pathify, Otter EAB Navigate, assessment tools, and other emerging technologies

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university in an appropriate, education-related discipline/field
• Five years of teaching experience at the undergraduate level
• Evidence of excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level
• Demonstrated interest in undergraduate education and professional development in pedagogy in higher education
• Certification or significant evidence of professional development and leadership in one or more recognized pedagogical approaches relevant to undergraduate education, such as Reading Apprenticeship, Culturally Responsive Teaching, Trauma-Informed Pedagogy, Mindfulness and Meditation, etc.
• Experience mentoring faculty on teaching and learning
• Ability to work effectively in a diverse, collegial, and consultative team environment.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a collaborative and transparent manner
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Ability to collaborate with other units/departments/programs
• Strong written and oral communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to acquire and use existing and emerging technologies, skills, and tools

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working with a teaching and learning center
• Experience in planning and leading faculty professional development and learning communities.
• Experience working effectively with faculty across disciplines and other college programs

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong intercultural communication skills and understanding of diversity and inclusion issues in higher education
• Event and long-range planning, marketing, and continuous improvement skills
• Evidence of collaboration with campus partners, community members, and members of local and national organizations.
• Demonstrated understanding and commitment to CSUMB’s Vision

Special Conditions Of Employment

All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a background check (including a criminal records check).

The person holding this position will have a duty to report to the Campus Title IX Officer information pertaining to discrimination, harassment, sexual misconduct, sexual exploitation, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, and retaliation and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order EO 1095, EO 1096, and EO 1097 as a condition of employment.

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 as a condition of employment.

The incumbent is required to maintain confidentiality as outlined in the Department of Education’s Family Educational Rights and Privacy and California’s Educational Code Chapter 13 regarding sensitive student issues.

Working in the State of California is a condition of employment.

Compensation

Anticipated Hiring Salary Range: $6,288 to $7,658* monthly ($75,456 to $91,896 annually)

CSU Salary Schedule

• CSUMB provides pay scales representing