Assistant Lecturer of Psychology

Job Title

Assistant Lecturer of Psychology

Agency

Texas A&M University - Central Texas

Department

College Of Education

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Killeen, Texas

Job Type

Faculty

Job Description

Collaborate with faculty colleagues to support efforts to prepare students for challenging and socially significant careers in fields dedicated to improving human function. This professional-track faculty member will teach primarily undergraduate courses in Psychology, though teaching of some graduate (master's level) coursework in Psychology may be required as well. 

This position also requires coordination of a department-level student success initiative. Serving as Student Success Coordinator will require acting as a point of contact for all students regarding support resources, working collaboratively with faculty to address student success challenges, developing curriculum and sharing research with faculty to support student success, assessing the Student Success program, and providing academic advising to students.
Additional responsibilities may include engaging in department committees and other kinds of service and conducting research and scholarship activities sufficient to enrich and inform teaching, demonstrate professional competence, and meet requirements for graduate faculty status (where appropriate). This is a professional­ track position. Summer appointment is not guaranteed and is contingent upon University need. 

Job Responsibilities:

• Teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses in Psychology, including face-­to-face, web-enhanced, and online courses (30 workload credits per academic year; 8 to 10 courses over Fall/Spring). Three workload credits in Fall and three workload credits in Spring will be dedicated to coordinating the department student success initiative.

• If a professional track faculty member teaches four courses equivalent to three workload credits each in a long semester in addition to coordinating the student success initiative equivalent to three workload credits in each long semester, they are only expected to participate in ordinary university service activities (such as attending faculty meetings, attending graduation, advising students, and serving on a college or departmental committee if needed) and scholarship activities to enrich and inform teaching, demonstrate professional competence, and meet requirements for graduate faculty status, accreditation, certification and Ii censure where appropriate.

• Additional responsibilities may include engaging in university, department, and community committees and other kinds of service; and conducting research and scholarship activities.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Doctorate approved by the University and recognized by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools as appropriate to the area of Psychology;

• Ability in the discipline and clear promise of teaching excellence as evidenced in evaluation by peers, department head, and college dean;

• Must possess the minimum credential standards of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), which include at least 18 graduate semester credit hours in the subject area or suitable approved justifications.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Doctorate in an established subfield of Psychology;

• Experience working with students from historically underserved populations;

• Graduate training that would qualify an applicant to teach in one or more of the following areas: behavioral statistics, behavioral research methods, biopsychology, history of psychology, or industrial/organizational psychology.

• Experience with virtual/remote instruction.

• Experience working with students and faculty in support role to coordinate access to services to promote retention

Required Application Documents:

1.    Curriculum Vitae
2.    Cover Letter/Letter of Application
3.    Teaching Philosophy
4.    Unofficial Transcripts 1
5.    Unofficial Transcripts 2
6.    Unofficial Transcripts 3
7.    Contact information for 3 professional references

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

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