Job Details

Full Time Faculty - Economics

Position Number: 6789264
Location: Long Beach, CA
Position Type: Liberal Arts - Economics

Full Time Faculty - Economics

Salary: $82,202.87 - $125,592.06 Annually
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: A26-24
Closing: 2/16/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
Location: Both Liberal Arts Campus & Trade Tech and Community Learning Campus, CA
Department: Business Administration

Description

Full Time Faculty-Economics

LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGELong Beach City College is committed to providing equitable student learning and achievement, by delivering high quality educational programs and support services to our diverse communities. Long Beach City College currently has the privilege of serving approximately 39,928 students, the majority of whom are students of color. Long Beach City College is a Hispanic serving institution, and of our student population 58% are Hispanic/Latinx, 14% are White, 11% are African American, 10% are Asian & Filipino. An ideal candidate will demonstrate cultural competency in serving the diverse academic, socioeconomic, gender identity, sexual orientation, racial, and cultural backgrounds of community college student populations, including students with differing abilities. For more information on our College demographics please click here: https://www.lbcc.edu/pod/lbcc-college-facts.

ABOUT THE POSITION
The Long Beach Community College District is looking to hire one (1) full-time tenure track Economics Instructor commencing with the 2026 fall semester. The primary teaching assignment involves instructing a variety of courses in the Economics field. The teaching assignment may be at our beautiful Liberal Arts campus, state-of-the-art Trades, Technology, and Community Learning campus, or other teaching locations. Assignment may be day, evening, weekend, online and are subject to change as needed. Long Beach City College seeks applicants who are committed to student-focused learning, closing equity gaps, creating diverse learning opportunities, and using data-informed decision making to drive instruction and student success.

COLLEGE MISSION
Long Beach City College is committed to providing equitable student learning and achievement, academic excellence, and workforce development by delivering high-quality educational programs and support services to our diverse communities. We are Purposeful, Focused, Nurturing, Connected and Respectful.

At Lo ng Beach City College, we celebrate equity, diversity and ensure a positive and inclusive working environment for all college students, faculty, staff, and administrators. We believe diversity fosters awareness, promotes mutual understanding and respect, and provides suitable role models for our students. We are committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and to hiring qualified applicants who are dedicated to student learning and success.

Duties

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:
The College seeks candidates who exhibit an understanding and commitment to the community college mission, and who have a passion for commitment to student success. The position encompasses the following professional responsibilities and competencies:

SERVICE:

Commitment to serving the needs of the students, department, college, and community.
Collaboration across disciplines and utilization of student support resources.
Participate in department, school, college committees, and participatory governance activities.
Participate in curriculum development and program planning and development.
Work collegially and collaboratively within the college community.
Participation in ongoing professional development activities.
Develop, implement, and assess student-learning outcomes for courses and programs and using the results for improvement.
Maintain appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics.

TEACHING:

Ability to create a dynamic learning environment that values instructor/student interaction.
Ability to effectively engage with and facilitate authentic learning for students of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences.
Ability to adapt teaching pedagogy to the knowledge of each individual and class.
Ability to self-reflect and respond to an evidence-based assessment of student learning.
Demonstrated experience and commitment to integrating new technologies into the learning process, including but not limited to interactive technologies for on-campus and online courses.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Master's in economics

Bachelor's in economics

AND
Master's in business, business administration, business management, business education, finance or political science

OR

the equivalent

Applicants who do not meet the Statewide Minimum Qualifications for this discipline verbatim are required to submit a Supplemental Equivalency Application (Download PDF reader)

All candidates must demonstrate:
Evidence of a sensitivity, understanding, and ability to manage the classroom environment AND effectively provide instruction to community college students of diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

Recent community college or lower division teaching experience in macroeconomics, microeconomics, global economics, and other economics courses.
Experience teaching in a variety of modalities, including on-campus (day and evening classes), asynchronous or synchronous online, partially online (Hybrid), and off-campus classes (dual enrollment).
Evidence of a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socio economic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
Real-world work experience in the field of the courses being taught.
Current knowledge of economics, economic theory, and economic analysis.
Current knowledge of effective teaching/learning strategies to meet the needs of various student learning styles.
A willingness to develop new curriculum and innovative materials for instruction.
Ability to advance equitable and successful student learning through dedicated, exemplary instruction in accordance with established course outlines.
Experience in developing, implementing, and assessing student-learning outcomes for courses and programs, and using the results for improvement.
Experience and commitment to integrating new technologies into the learning process, including but not limited to interactive technologies for on-campus and online courses.
Experience with coursework in regression analysis used in microeconomic and macroeconomic Honors courses
Experience teaching full semester and accelerated classes, including 4-week, 5-week, 6-week, 8-week, 12-week and 16-week classes.
Ability to work cooperatively in team-teaching situations.
Desire and demonstrated ability to participate actively in the department, division, and college committees and in the shared governance of Long Beach City College.
Desire and evidence of an ability to take on leadership roles both withing the department and in the institution as a whole.

Additional Information

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Long Beach City College only considers complete applications for employment. All application materials must be electronically submitted and uploaded by the applicant by the application deadline. Applications are initially screened for completeness and State Minimum Qualifications. Complete applications are forwarded to the Department hiring committee for further review.

A COMPLETE APPLICATION INCLUDES:

A Long Beach Community College District application.
A current resume.
ALL graduate and undergraduate transcripts, showing school name, all college coursework, degree title and conferral date. This includes transcripts for any and all for the following degrees, BA/BS, MA/MS and above (Ed.D, Ph,D, etc.) and courses used for transfer credit. Transcripts can be official or unofficial and must be submitted as an attachment. The conferral date must be on or before the application deadline in order to meet Minimum Qualifications.
Transcripts from countries other than the United States must be evaluated by an agency that is a member of the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Service (NACES)or Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc (AICE).
Applicants who do not meet the Statewide Minimum Qualifications for this discipline verbatim are required to submit a Supplemental Equivalency Application (Download PDF reader).

SELECTION PROCESS AND TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:

Application deadline: 2/16/2026
Application screening: Week of 3/9/2026
Applications are initially screened for completeness and Minimum Qualifications.
Complete applications are forwarded to the Department hiring committee for further review.
First level interview: tentatively planned for Week of 4/20/2026
Final interview: tentatively planned for Week of 5/11/2026

DISABILITY ACCOMMODATIONS:
Individuals who require reasonable accommodations in the Application or Examination Process in accordance with ADA should notify the Human Resources Office at least two days prior to the closing date, by calling (562) 938-4372.

LONG BEACH CITY COLLEGE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:The Long Beach City College is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and equity-minded hiring practices. It is the District's policy to ensure that all qualified applicants for employment and employees have full and equal access to employment opportunities and are not subject to discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of ethnic group identification, race, gender, color, language, accent, citizenship status, ancestry, national origin, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, parental status, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability or medical condition, or on the basis of these perceived characteristics.
Ancestral Land Acknowledgement:
Long Beach City College acknowledges our presence on the traditional ancestral land of the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples. This land remains unceded territory. We acknowledge the painful history of genocide and forced removal from this territory. Long Beach City College honors and respects the Gabrielino/Tongva ancestors and their connection to this land.

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