Lecturer, Associate Director of Forensics, Speech and Debate

Locations

Southern California

Appointment Type

Bargaining Unit

Job Search Category/Discipline

• Faculty - Communications/Journalism 1

Time Basis

• Full Time 1

Apply now Job no: 554173
Work type: Instructional Faculty - Temporary/Lecturer
Location: Long Beach
Categories: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Tenured/Tenure-Track, Full Time, Faculty - Communications/Journalism

Position
:
Full-Time Lecturer, Associate Director of Forensics, Speech and Debate Full-Time Lecturer (1 to 3-academic year(s) appointment, renewable)

Effective Date: August 17, 2026 (Fall Semester)

Salary Range: The Full-Time Lecturer B (Academic Year) classification salary is $74,652 to $158,688 per academic year (paid as 12 monthly payments). The anticipated hiring range is $85,008 to $90,000 per year. Salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Final date to receive applications
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Review of applications to begin March 3, 2026. Position opened until filled (or recruitment canceled).

• M.A., M.S. or Ph.D. in Communication or related field. Degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2026.
• Demonstrated potential for teaching excellence
• Ability to facilitate team travel
• Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including low socioeconomic and first-generation students

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with policy and procedures related to forensics team travel and expenditures
• Demonstrated commitment to engaging students outside of the classroom through providing support, including mentoring, and program development
• Ability to build and manage alumni relations
• Highly organized, detail oriented, and future focused
• Ability to teach courses related to speech and debate
• Experience in coaching policy or parliamentary styles of debate
• Experience successfully working with populations demographically and/or socioeconomically similar to the CSULB student body
• Experience mentoring or supporting students using inclusive and culturally relevant teaching strategies in a diverse classroom

Duties:

• Work cooperatively with co-directors on matters related to team culture, budget, and travel
• Work with department specialists to complete documents related to team budget and travel
• Compose yearly IRA request and attend hearings
• Host Jack Howe Memorial tournament and other local and national tournaments at the high school and college level
• Schedule and attend two weekly team meetings
• Serve on relevant department, college, or university committees
• Recruit on-campus and off-campus - particularly Los Angeles Urban Debate League schools
• Coordinate team travel arrangements and attend some forensics tournaments
• Remain current and follow all university policies, procedures, and guidelines
• Foster alumni and community relations
• Coach students when necessary
• Perform other duties necessary to administer a full-service forensics program

CSULB seeks to recruit faculty who enthusiastically support the University’s strong commitment to the academic success of all of our students, including students with disabilities, students who are first generation to college, veterans, students with diverse socio-economic backgrounds, and students of diverse sexual orientations and gender expressions. CSULB seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the People of California, to maintain the excellence of the University, and to offer our students a rich variety of expertise, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.

The Department of Communication Studies at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) seeks to hire a full-time Associate Director of Forensics. Beach Forensics is a comprehensive and nationally recognized speech and debate program. Our policy debate team has ranked among the nation’s top five for the past two years, earning CEDA’s Top Speaker and Third Place Speaker of the Year awards.

Our director of debate was the Coach of the Year 2024 and Critic of the Year 2025. The program also includes a growing parliamentary debate team and a…