Brandeis University, Psychology

Position ID:

Brandeis-PSYC-PSYCASST [#28199]

Position Title:

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Position Type:

Non tenure-track faculty

Position Location:

Waltham, Massachusetts 02453, United States of America

Subject Area:

Psychology / All Areas

Starting Date:

2025/07/01

Appl Deadline:

2024/10/01 11:59PM help popup

(posted 2024/08/27, listed until 2025/02/27)

Position Description:

The Psychology Department [http://www.brandeis.edu/departments/psych/] at Brandeis University invites applications for a full-time, renewable contract professorial position (i.e., outside the tenure structure but with a path toward advancement in rank) to begin in August, 2025. The successful candidate will hold a PhD in psychology or a related field and will show outstanding promise as a classroom teacher. This teaching-focused faculty will be fully integrated into the Brandeis Psychology department faculty and will serve as an advisor for undergraduate and graduate students.

Brandeis University is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in all areas of faculty effort, including teaching, scholarship, and service. We seek a candidate who reflects the diversity of the discipline of Psychology and the student body at Brandeis, through their lived experience and/or topic area expertise, including the populations or research questions of interest. Expectations for teaching, scholarship and service are detailed below. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, contact information for three letters of recommendation, and diversity statement to: Academic Jobs Online [https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28199

Review of applications will begin October 1, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. This position is subject to budget approval.

At Brandeis, we believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential components of academic excellence. Brandeis University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer that is committed to creating equitable access and opportunities for applicants to all employment positions. Because diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of Brandeis’ history and mission, we value and are seeking candidates that represent a variety of social identities, including those that have been underrepresented in higher education, who possess skills that spark innovation, and who, through their scholarly pursuits, teaching, and/or service experiences, bring expertise in building, engaging, and sustaining a pluralistic, just, and inclusive campus community.

Teaching Teach 5 courses per academic year: o multiple sections of Research Methods and Laboratory in Psychology, PSYC 52a o one section of Introduction to Psychology, PSYC10a o broad expertise to allow for coverage of additional courses on an ad hoc basis, as defined by the chair. These could include Personality (PSYC 31a), Developmental Psychology (PSYC 33a), Social Psychology (PSYC 34b), Adolescence and Transition to Maturity (PSYC 36b), Disorders of Childhood (PSYC169B), Biological Bases of Motivation (PSYC 15a), and Human Neuropsychology (NPSY199a). o an additional upper-level elective course covering curricular needs, approved by the chair. o It would be desirable for the candidate to have some expertise in biological or neural bases of behavior to assist with coverage of these topics, or the comfort level to integrate some of these perspectives into their courses.

• Hold office hours for 2 hours per week. • Supervise graduate teaching assistants. • Serve on graduate student (Ph.D. or Masters) and undergraduate honors student thesis committees. • Mentor undergraduate independent studies, internships, or reading projects. • Mentor senior honors students and Masters students, approximately 2 per year.

Scholarship • Research is not required except as mentor/supervisor of student research. • Supervise undergraduate and Master’s student research projects, potentially in collaboration with other contract faculty.

Service • Major departmental service role, such as undergraduate advising head. • Attend department meetings and contribute to other departmental service. • 1 University service post germane to teaching responsibilities, approved by the chair and Dean of Arts and Sciences (e.g., Writing Intensive Committee, which leverages expertise obtained from teaching the Research Methods and Laboratory in Psychology, PSYC 52a).

Application Materials Required:

Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:

Cover letter
Curriculum Vitae
Teaching statement
Statement on diversity, equity and inclusion
Three references (no actual letters, just names and email addresses )

And anything else requested in the position description.

Further Info:

https://www.brandeis.edu/psychology/

Search Committee
Department of Psychology - MS 062
Brandeis University
415 South Street
Waltham, MA 02453