Assistant Teaching Professor for Psychology

University of Oregon; Eugene (OR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Oregon is seeking an innovative Assistant Teaching Professor in Psychology for a full-time position. The successful candidate will contribute to teaching excellence, engage in departmental service, and mentor students. Candidates must possess a Master's Degree and have teaching experience. This role is essential for support and diversity within a dynamic academic community.

Benefits

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Qualifications

• One year of demonstrated teaching experience in related fields.
• Master's Degree in Psychology or related field required.
• Active engagement with teaching pedagogy expected.

Responsibilities

• Teach a base load of 9 courses per academic year.
• Engage in departmental service and student advising.
• Develop undergraduate curriculum and innovative teaching methods.

Skills

Effective teaching practices

Learning strategies

Engagement with pedagogy

Mentoring students

Commitment to equity and inclusion

Education

Master's Degree in Psychology

PhD in Psychology (preferred)

Job description

Department: CAS Psychology
Rank: Assistant Teaching Professor
Annual Basis: 9 Month

Review of Applications Begins

July 1, 2025; Position open until filled

Special Instructions to Applicants

With your online application, please submit the items below:
1) Curriculum vitae
2) A letter of interest (up to 3 pages) that describes:
• Your experience teaching students and how you will contribute to teaching excellence and innovation at UO. Please provide details of your content area knowledge, teaching strategies/practices, and knowledge of the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Your expertise and experience in your primary professional psychology area, such as training, notable publications or work products, positions held, and recognition.
• Your experience advising and mentoring students.
• Your experience with successful mentoring, teaching, or outreach aimed at reducing barriers and increasing retention for under-represented groups, and specific plans for how you will contribute to our department’s goal to create support a diverse and inclusive community. These specific plans may include engagement with current campus programs, new on-campus activities, or through national or off-campus organizations.
3) Names and contact information for three professional references, two of which need to be teaching references, to be contacted for letters of recommendation in the final stage of the search.

Department Summary

Within the College of Arts and Sciences, Psychology is one of the largest departments supporting instructional and research activities in a wide range of fields within the discipline. The Department has about 2,000 undergraduate majors and 80 doctoral students, as well as around 30 tenure-related faculty and 10 current Career faculty. For more information on the Department, visit https://naturalsciences.uoregon.edu/psychology.

Position Summary

The Department of Psychology at the University of Oregon is seeking an innovative Assistant Teaching Professor to join a nationally-recognized program that provides flexible curriculum and an engaging learning environment for about 2,000 undergraduate students who aspire to be professionals in the many varied fields served by a psychology degree (e.g., community mental health, child and youth policy and programming, personnel administration and management, user experience, opinion polling, to name just a few).

Career instructional faculty in the Department of Psychology teach a base load of 9 courses per academic year. They are expected to teach a wide variety of classes at the 100-500 level and develop undergraduate curriculum that furthers the department’s instructional goals. The specific areas of teaching may include introductory psychology, statistical and research methods, and various content courses covering topics in community, cognitive, developmental, personality, performance, psychopathology, mental health, neuroscience, and/or social psychology.

In addition to teaching, the successful candidate will be expected to engage in departmental and university service, work effectively with faculty, staff, and students from diverse backgrounds, participate in student advising, and to be a leader in evidence-based pedagogy for the Department of Psychology.

This is a full-time, 9-month annual position as an Assistant Teaching Professor rank within the Career faculty classification.

Minimum Requirements

• Master's Degree in Psychology or a related field.
• One year of demonstrated teaching experience (e.g. teaching college level courses, creating and delivering training programs, guest lectures, or other related instructional experience) in fields related to this position.

Professional Competencies

• Ability to implement effective teaching practices and learning strategies at the college and university level.
• Active engagement with developments in teaching pedagogy.
• Ability to incorporate professional psychology experience into teaching and student mentoring.
• Understanding, and commitment to, advancing equity, inclusion, and accessibility in undergraduate education.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Psychology, or a closely related field.

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees, including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off. For more information about benefits, visit https://hr.uoregon.edu/about-benefits.

The University of Oregon is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the ADA. The University encourages all qualified individuals to apply and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status, including veteran and disability status. The University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation in connection with the application process, please contact us at [e-mail] or 541-346-5112.

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