Assistant Professor of Psychology (Career Track) – Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Vancouver Campus

Title:

161-NN - Scholarly Assistant Professor - Career

Business Title:

Assistant Professor of Psychology (Career Track) – Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Vancouver Campus

Additional Titles:

Location:

WSU VANCOUVER CAMPUS

Employee Type:

Faculty

Job Family:

Faculty - Academic - Not OT Eligible

Position Details:

THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AT WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY invites applications for a full-time continuous career-track position at the rank of Scholarly Assistant Professor on the Vancouver, WA campus. Scholarly Assistant Professors are expected to teach exceptionally well, meaningfully contribute to the culture of the department, and add value to the undergraduate experience. This is a promotion-eligible position with a continuous appointment. The successful applicant will be a scholar in any area of industrial/organizational psychology who is strongly committed to developing quality educational experiences while also being deeply interested in mentoring and outreach practices and contributing to campus diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.  It is anticipated that the successful candidate will begin the appointment on August 16, 2023.

Job duties: Duties include: 60% instruction, teaching three courses/semester; 20% departmental, university, and professional service; and 20% scholarly activity (e.g., research/scholarship, educational leadership, outreach, practice, or other creative activity).

The position involves a focus on developing high-impact applied undergraduate educational experiences, including teaching our undergraduate practicum course, and contributing to the growth of the Personnel Psychology/Human Resources program. Opportunities for graduate teaching and mentoring also exist. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Earned Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology or closely related field obtained prior to employment start date

• Evidence of successful teaching ability at the undergraduate level and a commitment to mentoring students from diverse backgrounds

• Demonstrated commitment to campus diversity efforts, social justice, and inclusion (https://www.vancouver.wsu.edu/strategic-plan )

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Demonstrated ability to develop community engagement and authentic learning opportunities for undergraduate students

• Experience successfully teaching industrial/organizational coursework (e.g., industrial psychology, organizational psychology, diversity in the workplace, etc.) at the undergraduate and/or graduate level

APPLICATION PROCESS:

See application instructions below.

Review of applications will begin October 1 and will continue until the position is filled. Inquiries may be directed to Search Committee staff support, Janet DeWitt, [email protected] .

WSU Vancouver:
Washington State University is a multi-campus Tier 1 research university with faculty in the Department of Psychology on three campuses (WSU Vancouver, WSU Pullman and WSU Tri-Cities). WSU Vancouver is an inclusive and non-residential research university dedicated to offering premier undergraduate educational and research experiences. Situated on 351 scenic acres, WSU Vancouver is in the homeland of the Chinookan and Taidnapam peoples and the Cowlitz Indian Tribe. The campus provides its approximately 3,500 students a personal atmosphere and interaction with world-class faculty. WSU Vancouver offers many opportunities for community engagement, close student-faculty collaboration, and an excellent quality of life.

The Department of Psychology offers undergraduate majors in Psychology as well as a unique interdisciplinary program in Personnel Psychology/Human Resources. Career-track faculty also have the opportunity to work with and serve on committees for I/O graduate students in the Ph.D. program in Experimental Psychology.

Additional Information:

Area/College: Arts and Sciences

Department Name: Psychology

Department Link: https://psychology.wsu.edu/   

Campus: WSU Vancouver

City, State, Zip: Vancouver, WA 98686

9-Month Monthly Salary: $8,333/mo. accompanied by excellent fringe benefits, including paid family leave. Please see http://hrs.wsu.edu/employees/benefits/ . 

FTE: 100%

Tenure Track: No

Permanent: Renewable three-year term with continuous appointments upon successful promotion to Scholarly Associate Professor.
 

Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check.
 

Screening Begin Date: October 1. 2022.

Application Instructions:

At the time of application, please be prepared to submit the following materials:

• Current Curriculum Vitae (upload in the resume section).

• Cover letter addressing the required and preferred qualifications (upload in the first questionnaire).

There will be a supplemental questionnaire with the following documents required:

Teaching Statement

• Statement of teaching interests and experience.

• One sample syllabus from a previously taught course.

• Summary teaching evaluations for all courses taught since 2020.

Statement of commitment to inclusion, equity, and diversity (guidelines found here );

Names and contact information of three references (includes name, relation to reference, phone number and email address).

In addition, semi-finalist candidates will be asked to provide 3 letters of reference.

Questions regarding the position can be addressed to Janet DeWitt, Search Committee staff support, [email protected] .

Time Type:

Full time

Position Term:

9 Month - Summer

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or [email protected] .