Position ID:
Duke-Psych&Neuro-INSTRCTSTAFF [#29913]
Position Title:
Instructional Staff
Position Location:
Durham, North Carolina 27708-0999, United States of America
Subject Area:
Appl Deadline:
2025/04/18 23:59:59** finished (2025/04/10, finished 2025/12/20, listed until 2025/04/18)
Position Description:
Position Description
Instructional Staff
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
Duke University
Overview
The
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University is seeking a full-time Instructional Staff to oversee the administration of our PSY 101 course and Costanzo Teaching Fellowship Program. The role will involve administrating and co-teaching PSY 101 and a Psychology teaching seminar, as well as advising psychology majors and supporting department assessment efforts, further integrating this position into our academic community.
Work Performed
Key responsibilities include:
• Collaborating on the curriculum for, overseeing higher-level administration of, and co-teaching the Introductory Psychology Course (PSY 101) for both fall and spring semesters.
• Helping oversee the recruitment, selection, training, and ongoing mentorship of the undergraduate Teaching Fellows, who lead discussion sections for PSY 101. This includes co-teaching the fall teaching seminar that the fellows enroll in as part of their training.
• Collaborating on classroom pedagogical research tied to the PSY 101 course, including research design, data collection and analysis, grant preparations, IRB submissions, and dissemination at conferences and in peer-reviewed journals.
• Advising psychology majors.
• Supporting department curriculum assessment efforts.
Other responsibilities include mutually agreed-upon duties that will benefit your professional development, potentially including, but not limited to, mentoring undergraduate research, assisting with the Psychology One Conference held at Duke each summer, and offering workshops on teaching for faculty and graduate students.
Preferred qualifications:
• Requires a master’s degree, an equivalent degree, or equivalent experience in the appropriate field of interest.
• A commitment to the success of students and programs at the University.
• Demonstrated experience in educational leadership.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and technology skills.
This is a full-time position eligible for all Duke benefits (https://hr.duke.edu/benefits). The initial appointment is for one year, with the possibility of renewal, depending on funding and performance. The anticipated start date is July 1, 2025.
Interested individuals should apply through Academic Jobs Online and include their CV, a cover letter, and contact information for at least two (2) references. Only applicants who have applied through Academic Jobs Online will be reviewed. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
If you are not able to upload your application materials or if letter writers would prefer to upload their letters directly, please complete your application and email those materials to Meghann Koffi at meghann.koffi@duke.edu to be uploaded manually.
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