Assistant/Associate Professor, Diversity Science in Psychology Department of Psychology
College of Liberal Arts CLA-3804

Position:
The College of Liberal Arts invites applications for one tenure-track, 9-month Assistant Professor or Associate Professor position in Psychology with a focus on Diversity Science beginning August 2025. We seek candidates who will further support the department’s ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through their research, teaching, mentoring and/or lived experience. The search is open to candidates in any area of psychology.

Qualifications:
Candidates must hold a doctorate in Psychology or related field. ABD candidates must complete all degree requirements prior to completion of the first academic year.

Responsibilities:
Applicants must possess and demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching and mentoring students of diverse backgrounds, research on diversity, equity, and social justice in psychology, and service. The successful applicant will teach new and existing undergraduate and, possibly, graduate courses, including classes in the applicant’s area of expertise and classes in the Sociocultural Awareness requirement for the psychology major (e.g., the psychology of gender, psychology of the Black experience, or cross-cultural psychology). We encourage applications from candidates who have the ability to teach courses related to research methods. The successful candidate must have the ability to work with diverse populations and to create an inclusive learning environment that is attuned to the educational needs of all students. Evidence of effective teaching experience in a college or university setting with students from diverse backgrounds is highly desirable. The successful applicant is expected to demonstrate research competency as well as evidence that they will continue to grow their research agenda, leading to publication in peer-reviewed journals and the potential to secure external funding. Areas of research interest are open, but we encourage applications from candidates whose research incorporates a social justice approach to diversity science in psychology. Research focus may include but is not limited to the study of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, ability/disability, and neurodiversity.

The ability to mentor students interested in diversity and equity topics in psychology is required. The successful applicant will contribute to student advising and service to Department and University committees. Applicants will need to demonstrate the potential for strong research, excellent teaching, and service aligned with the college’s expected outcomes of impact, innovation, and engagement towards R2 status and the university’s new strategic plan (https://www.towson.edu/about/mission/strategicplan.html).

Department Information:
The Psychology Department (https://www.towson.edu/psychology) has over 1,400 undergraduate psychology majors and 300 graduate students in five master’s degree programs, including clinical psychology, counseling psychology, experimental psychology, human resource development, and school psychology. Towson University prioritizes diversity and inclusion. More information can be found here: https://www.towson.edu/about/diversity.html. The Department of Psychology supports increasing diversity to enhance our program. We aim to increase diversity in multiple forms including but not limited to identity, culture, background, ability, and perspective.

Towson University:
Towson University (www.towson.edu, https://www.towson.edu/about/mission/) was founded in 1866, is recognized by U.S. News and World Report as a Top 100 National University, is Baltimore’s largest university, and is the largest public, comprehensive institution in the University of Maryland System. TU enrolls over 17,000 undergraduates and 3,000 graduate students across six academic colleges, has over 911 full-time faculty, and offers more than 66 bachelor’s, 47 master’s, 36 graduate certificates, and 6 doctoral programs. Our centrally located campus sits on 330 rolling green acres and is 10 miles north of Baltimore, 45 miles north of Washington, D.C., and 95 miles south of Philadelphia.

Application Process:
Review of applications begins October 1, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. Please send a letter of application, a statement describing experience and interests in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion through teaching, mentoring, research, and/or community partnerships, a statement about your teaching experience and approach, a statement about your research interests, a curriculum vitae, and the contact information (name, address, email, phone number) for at least three professional references. If selected for the short list, three letters of reference must be submitted directly to the search chair or to the link below.

For questions please contact:
Dr. Danice Brown
Department of Psychology
PSYCDiversitySearch@towson.edu

Click here to apply. Please note that the search number for which you are applying is CLA-3804.

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Towson University is an equal opportunity employer and has a strong institutional commitment to diversity, as detailed in “A More Inclusive TU: Advancing Equity and Diversity (2020 – 25).” TU is a national leader in inclusive excellence, the only institution in Maryland with zero achievement gap, and 68% growth in minority enrollment over the past 5 years. We encourage applications from a variety of (dis)abilities, cultural, ethnic, race, sex, gender identity/expressions, national origins, ages, veteran status, religious, socio-economic, sexual orientations and belief backgrounds.