Instructors - Open Pool

Colorado State University; Fort Collins (CO); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Colorado State University’s Department of Psychology invites applications for temporary or special Instructor positions to support teaching across a broad range of psychology areas. Instructors may be onsite or remote depending on the course, with full consideration deadlines and review as needs arise. This open pool will expire on December 31, 2026.

Applicants should have a Ph.D. in Psychology or a closely related field and demonstrated teaching experience in relevant psychology domains.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Psychology or closely related area.
• Experience teaching in psychology courses relevant to assigned classes.

Responsibilities

• Instruction in courses as assigned.

Skills

Teaching experience

Course adaptation

Education

Ph.D. in Psychology

Job description

Instructors - Open Pool# Careers at CSU## Instructors - Open PoolApply: Fort Collins, CO: Posted Today: R2026100919# Job DescriptionThe Department of Psychology at Colorado State University is seeking applications for temporary or special Instructor positions to support teaching across the broad range of Psychology, including Applied Social & Health, Cognitive, Cognitive Neuroscience, Clinical, and Industrial/Organizational.## ## Full consideration dateTo ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11:59pm (MT) on December 31, 2026. ## Description of the work unit:The Department of Psychology is in CSU’s College of Natural Sciences along with seven other departments: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics. The Department serves approximately 1400 undergraduate majors and 100 graduate students, with approximately 30 full-time faculty members distributed across five doctoral programs: (1) Applied Social and Health Psychology, (2) Cognitive Neuroscience, (3) Cognitive Psychology, (4) Counseling Psychology, and (5) Industrial/Organizational Psychology. The Department also offers two Master’s degrees: (1) Master’s in Addiction Counseling and (2) Master’s in Applied Industrial/Organizational Psychology, which is an online degree. The Department houses several service centers including the Psychological Services Center, supporting graduate training objectives in counseling psychology while serving the CSU population’s mental health needs; the Center for Meaning and Purpose, which focuses on acquiring, creating, and disseminating knowledge about enabling meaning, well-being, and positive health; and the Aging Clinic of the Rockies, which focuses on research, clinical services, and outreach for older adults in the community.The Department proudly boasts the Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research that concentrates on social problems that affect rural areas. Additionally, the department has an externally funded occupational health psychology training program, funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Education and Research Center which provides financial resources to support graduate student education, research, and professional development. The Department is primarily housed in the Behavioral Sciences Building, a building that was completed in 2010 and was designed to meet LEED Gold Certification standards for environmental quality, innovative design, sustainability, and efficiency. The Behavioral Sciences Building includes office space for all full-time faculty and graduate students, meeting and seminar rooms, state-of-the-art classrooms, numerous lounge and study areas, and a wi-fi café. Also included are faculty research laboratories in cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and sensation and perception that have been designed to specification. More information on the Department can be obtained on the Department’s website: **http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Psychology** ## Essential Job Duties:* Instruction in courses as assigned. ## Conditions of Employment* Pre-employment criminal background check (required for new hires). ## Supervision* No supervision ## Minimum qualifications* Ph.D. in Psychology or closely related area. ## Preferred qualificationsPreferred qualifications vary by class and may include:* Ph.D. in specific area of Psychology as related to the course assigned.* Experience teaching in specific area of Psychology as related to the course assigned. This is an open pool posting. Applications will be reviewed as hiring needs arise, and qualified applicants may be contacted by the department if a suitable opportunity becomes available. Positions may be onsite or remote, depending on the course assigned. This pool will expire on December 31, 2026. Applicants wishing to be considered beyond this date must reapply. Please note, applicants may redact information from their application materials that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.