Adjunct Instructor for Sport and Exercise Psychology

Springfield College; Springfield (MA); On-site; USD 3,000 - 4,000; Part time

Job summary

Springfield College invites applications for a part-time adjunct faculty position in the Exercise Science Department to support the online master’s program in Sport and Exercise Psychology. Compensation for adjunct faculty with fewer than 3 years teaching experience is $2,820 per 3-credit course, and $3,513 for those with 3+ years.

Courses include AEXS 689: Internship in Sport Psychology (graduate-online) and AEXS 678: Sport Psychology (graduate-online).

Qualifications

• Must have online teaching experience for graduate courses.
• Strong knowledge of sport and exercise psychology for advanced study.
• Experience mentoring or supervising student work is favorable.

Responsibilities

• Teach AEXS 689 and AEXS 678 in an online graduate program.
• Develop and deliver course materials, assessments, and feedback for online students.
• Serve as a registered mentor and provide guidance to mentees as needed.

Skills

Online teaching experience

Sport psychology knowledge

Education

MS/MEd/MA

PhD or clinical doctorate

AASP Mentor

Job description

Springfield College invites applications for a part-time adjunct faculty position in the Exercise Science Department. This position would support the on-line master’s program in Sport and Exercise Psychology.

Compensation for adjunct faculty with fewer than 3 years college teaching experience is $2820 for a 3-credit course. Compensation for adjunct faculty with 3 or more years college teaching experience is $3513 for a 3-credit course

Course: AEXS 689: Internship in Sport Psychology (graduate-online)

Date/Time: asynchronous with weekly synchronous group supervision meetings held via zoom, online modality

Course Description: In this course, students have the opportunity to apply the principles and theories of sport and exercise psychology in different settings and utilize a variety of performance enhancement techniques with coaches, athletes, and exercisers in a supervised setting. A minimum of 45 hours of supervised experience is required (by students) per credit hour.

Course: AEXS 678: Sport Psychology (graduate-online)

Date/Time: asynchronous, online modality

Course Description: This course is designed to provide the student with the theory basis of human behavior in sport settings with an emphasis on the cognitive aspects of behavior. Areas to be discussed are sport personology (including personality, motivation, achievement, and attributions) anxiety/arousal, attentional focus, and social/cultural manifestations of sport (including humanism, youth sport, aggression, cooperation/ cohesion, and leadership).

MS, MEd, or MA required, PhD or clinical doctorate preferred in areas related to Sport & Exercise Psychology or related field Required

Registered mentor on the list of AASP Registry of Approved Mentors Required

Must reside in one of the following states: MA, CT, WI, DE, TX, VT, or FL

Please submit a CV/Resume, cover letter which indicates your interest and relevant expertise/experience for the course below, and a list of 3 references.