Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology

College of Arts and Sciences

Position: Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology

POSITION:

The Department of Psychology at Stetson University is accepting applications for a full-time, non-tenure track visiting assistant professor position to begin January 2022 and continue through the 2022-2023 academic year (a total of three semesters).

QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in Psychology from an accredited institution. The area of specialization is open, but we are seeking someone who is prepared to teach in our research sequence, mentor undergraduate research projects, and teach courses in the area of expertise.  Experience teaching Introduction to Psychology and/or statistics is preferable, but not required. The ideal candidate will possess a strong commitment to liberal arts and sciences education at an undergraduate institution.  We are especially interested in and encourage applications from candidates who are committed to scientific objectivity, cultural and intellectual diversity, and to enhancing opportunities for all students.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Duties include instructing three courses in the spring semester and four courses in the fall semester.  Courses will include Research Methods and  Proposal, Senior Project, and courses related to the candidate’s area of expertise, which should complement and diversify our current departmental course offerings and/or Stetson’s general education curriculum.

For more information on our expectations in teaching and scholarship and our support for faculty development, please see the Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs website: http://www.stetson.edu/provost.  

The Department:

The Department of Psychology currently consists of 10 full-time faculty members. We are a collegial group of scholars with a broad range of research interests and expertise who are strongly committed to effective teaching and to working with students in a mentoring capacity.  Psychology is regularly one of the largest majors across campus. There is a strong sense of community and support within the Department, and we offer a solid foundation to students seeking to do graduate work in psychology and to those planning graduate or professional education in various other areas. Our majors frequently serve as co-authors on peer-reviewed publications and win awards for their research at the annual convention of the Southeastern Psychological Association (S.E.P.A.), Stetson Showcase (a daylong research symposium on Stetson’s campus) and other venues.

College of Arts and Sciences:

Stetson’s College of Arts and Sciences (http://www.stetson.edu/portal/artsci/) is the largest and most diverse of the University’s colleges and schools; it includes the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, education, and creative arts.  With nineteen academic departments and nine interdisciplinary programs, the College is the liberal arts core of the University.  A great strength of the College is its faculty of approximately 140 full-time teacher-scholars.  The College offers 31 undergraduate majors and 34 undergraduate minors; six graduate degrees are offered in Education, Counselor Education, and Creative Writing.  Every undergraduate major requires a senior research project, giving students the opportunity to design and carry out independent research under faculty mentorship.  Our academic programs are shaped by the values of social justice and civic responsibility.  All of our courses and programs of study promote engaged learning, whereby students create connections between the classroom or lab and the local, regional, and global community.  The academic programs of the College of Arts and Sciences prepare students to live significant lives, to interact with and positively affect the world around them.

The University: 

Founded in 1883, Stetson University (http://www.stetson.edu) is a private, selective university comprised of a rich array of liberal arts and professional academic programs. Collectively, Stetson’s faculty works with nearly 4,300 students in undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. The University’s historic main campus, located in DeLand, enrolls more than 3,000 students in undergraduate programs in the College of Arts & Sciences, the School of Business Administration, and the School of Music. Stetson University College of Law, Florida’s first law school, moved from the main campus to Gulfport in 1945, and, with the addition of the Tampa Law Center, serves approximately 1,000 students working full-time or part-time toward J.D. or LL.M. degrees. The University’s graduate programs include Business, Accounting, Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Creative Writing. Florida’s oldest private institution of higher learning, Stetson has regularly been ranked among the best regional universities in the Southeast and was the first private college in Florida to be granted a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.

Stetson University provides an inspiring education that engages students with rigorous academic and creative study grounded in liberal learning and promotes civic values of personal and social responsibility. Working closely with faculty and with one another, students cultivate abilities to explore issues deeply, think critically, reason empirically, speak persuasively, and connect ideas creatively. Firmly committed to inclusive excellence, our vibrant community of teacher-scholars nurtures the potential of individual students to lead lives of significance and prepares each to meet the challenges of shaping the future—locally, nationally, and globally.

The Community:

DeLand is a picturesque residential community of 32,000 located 20 miles west of Daytona Beach and 35 miles northeast of Orlando. The area offers extensive cultural as well as recreational activities.
 

Salary:  Salary is competitive.

Starting Date:  January 4, 2022

Application:

For initial consideration, applicants must send the following materials: a cover letter, which summarizes interest in the position and addresses qualifications, a detailed curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness (e.g., student and/or peer evaluations), and names, addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of three professional references. In the cover letter, candidates are encouraged to highlight skills and experiences that demonstrate a commitment to social justice, diversity, and inclusion.

All information may be submitted electronically to Dr. Camille Tessitore King, Search Committee Chair, at cking@stetson.edu. While electronic submissions are preferred, alternatively application materials may be mailed to

Camille Tessitore King, Search Committee Chair

Department of Psychology

Stetson University

421 N. Woodland Blvd., Unit 8281

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.  

Stetson University is an Equal Opportunity Employer that affirms cultural diversity and inclusion as a core value of academic excellence at Stetson University. We are committed to achieving equal access in education, employment, and participation through the recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty, staff, and students from diverse backgrounds, and to meaningful academic and intellectual transformation in curriculum, research and service. We are dedicated to actions and policies that foster a community in which individuals with various identities, cultures, backgrounds, and viewpoints work together to create opportunities for engagement through rewarding and fulfilling careers and personal experiences in a culturally and racially diverse society and a globalized world. We strongly encourage members of historically under-represented and economically-disadvantaged groups and women to apply for employment. Stetson University is an EEO, ADA, ADEA, and GINA employer.