In addition to your teaching responsibilities, you are expected to hold weekly office hours. Faculty members who teach six units or fewer will schedule a minimum of one office hour per week. Faculty members who teach more than six units will schedule a minimum of two office hours per week. Faculty members shall schedule office hours consistent with the mode of instruction e.g., face-to-face, online, hybrid, or field-based modes.
Your performance will be evaluated in accord with established criteria and procedures. If you do not already have them, copies of the University, College and Department evaluation procedures and policies are available on the web at http://www.calstatela.edu/FacultyAffairs/rtp-policies-and-procedures. Please indicate below if you need copies of these documents. You may view the University’s policies in the Faculty Handbook that is available on the web at http://www.calstatela.edu/academicsenate/handbook.
You are required to attend an Orientation for all new tenure-track and lecturer faculty on Friday, August 15, 2025. The orientation is focused on providing you with the tools to help you become a successful tenure-track faculty member. University Convocation and Fall Faculty Welcome are scheduled for Monday, August 18, 2025. Classes begin on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. Detailed information pertaining to the Orientation will be provided under separate cover.
In accordance with state and federal law you are required to provide documentation attesting to your identity and legal right to work in the United States (Please see Attachment A), sign the loyalty oath and complete tax related information concerning deductions in the Office of Human Resource Management (HRM), Student Services Building, Suite 6381. You must provide this documentation each time you are separated and re-appointed by the University. Questions about benefits eligibility may be directed to the Benefits Office at (323) 343-3651.
Cal State LA is fully committed to serving students with disabilities in accordance with applicable federal and state laws. As a faculty member at Cal State LA, you are required to accept and support the instructional accommodations that are approved for students. In some cases, these accommodations will require that you provide your instructional materials in an appropriate accessible format. In support of students with disabilities, university policy requires that faculty members assigned to specific courses shall inform the University bookstore of the required instructional materials for courses that they are assigned to teach by Friday of week 10 of the prior term in which the materials will be used, whenever possible. Please consult with your department regarding your instructional materials. You are required to treat students with disabilities equally and fairly. You may not disclose the identity of a student with a disability or their accommodation or the nature of their disability to other students and faculty. If you have any questions about serving students with disabilities, please contact the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) at (323) 343-3140. For more information about the University’s program supporting the rights of our students with disabilities, please see: http://www.calstatela.edu/osd.
Appointments are contingent upon total enrollment in all classes offered each semester and the status of the University’s budget. When such enrollment funds are insufficient, some classes must be canceled and faculty reassigned, this necessitating the cancellation or reduction of some part-time appointments. We will make every effort to notify you as soon as possible should it be necessary to reduce or cancel your appointment.
Beginning January 1, 2022, campuses may not hire or reappoint an Employee to perform CSU-related work outside of California. Requests for exceptions are very limited based on CSU Policy and must have prior written approval from the University President.