Assistant Professor of Psychology

Applicants should have completed or expect to complete a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology or related field (such as community psychology with a mental-health lens, clinical, etc.) by August 2027. Licensure and experience in practice is preferred. The department seeks to enhance teaching and research that advances diversity, equity, and inclusion, and candidates with demonstrated experience and/or scholarly interests related to these topics are especially encouraged to apply.

Candidates must show evidence of high-quality teaching at the undergraduate level. Teaching will include courses in our health and well-being curriculum requirement (adult and/or child psychopathology, community psychology, health psychology), as well as introduction to psychology, with the possibility to develop advanced special topics courses relating to one's area of expertise and courses in the Elon Core Curriculum. Candidates interested in offering courses that align with Elon's Advancing Equity Requirement are especially welcomed.

The ability to maintain a sustained research agenda that actively incorporates undergraduate mentees into one's program of research at Elon is essential. Candidates must also be capable of supervising internships. Elon employs a Teacher-Scholar-Mentor model of faculty engagement, with faculty typically teaching six courses per year and teaching is a priority. Elon is committed to supporting faculty as teacher-scholar-mentors through the provision of excellent teaching spaces, research facilities and support, and professional development resources.

Candidates are encouraged to identify their experiences in contributing to a climate of inclusivity in their cover letters. Elon is a dynamic private, co-educational, comprehensive institution that is a national model for actively engaging faculty and students in teaching and learning in a liberal arts based residential campus. To learn more about Elon, please visit the University website at www.elon.edu.

Benefits of Working at Elon

Elon values and celebrates the diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences, and perspectives of our community members. As an equal opportunity employer, decisions related to hiring, compensating, training, evaluating performance, are made fairly, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees. At Elon we strive to follow our mission, where our employees are empowered to respect human differences, have a passion for lifelong learning, an emphasis on personal integrity and an ethic of service.

Minimum Required Education and Experience

Applicants should have completed or expect to complete a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology or related field (such as community psychology with a mental-health lens, clinical, etc.) by August 2027.

Preferred Education and Experience

Licensure and experience in practice is preferred.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

To apply, please submit the following materials to the search committee: Cover letter; Curriculum Vitae; Statement of your teaching philosophy; Research statement that describes your current research interests; Diversity statement that describes actions you have taken to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in different areas of your work (e.g., teaching, mentoring, research, service); Evidence of teaching effectiveness (We recognize that teaching effectiveness can be demonstrated in a variety of ways, and evidence need not be limited solely to student evaluations of teaching; e.g., syllabi, activities, observations.); Transcript(s); Contact information for 3 references. Complete applications must be submitted by Tuesday, October 20, 2026, to be assured full consideration. For questions, please contact lepting@elon.edu.

To Apply: To apply, visit: https://jobs.elon.edu/jobs/assistant-professor-of-psychology-elon-campus-north-carolina-united-states.

Organization

Elon University is a private university located in Elon, North Carolina. Elon has built a national reputation as the premier student-centered environment for experiential learning, with an emphasis on strong personal relationships between students and their faculty and staff mentors. Elon is ranked among the top 100 National Universities by U.S. News & World Report, with a #1 ranking for excellence in undergraduate teaching and #6 for innovation.

About 6,300 undergraduate and 800 graduate students come to Elon from 49 states and 50 other countries.

Elon's rigorous curriculum is grounded in the arts and sciences and complemented by nationally accredited professional and graduate programs. The 480 full-time faculty members teach in more than 70 undergraduate majors, along with numerous graduate programs in business, education, communications, health sciences and law.

The university includes Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences; the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business; the School of Communications; the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education; the School of Health Sciences; and Elon University School of Law, which is located on a campus in downtown Greensboro, N.C.

Global engagement is central to Elon's student experience and the university is consistently ranked among the top programs in the nation for study abroad. In addition, 81 percent of students participate in service-learning, 87 percent of students complete internships, 59 percent of students hold at least one campus leadership position and 23 percent of students work with faculty mentors on undergraduate research projects.

Elon is a member of the Colonial Athletics Association and the Phoenix athletics program includes 17 intercollegiate men's and women's sports in NCAA Division I (FCS football). Elon also offers extensive opportunities in club sports and intramurals.

Elon's historic 690-acre campus in central North Carolina is designated as a botanical garden and includes the 56-acre Elon University Forest, a land preserve and natural area for scientific research; and Loy Farm, a center for environmental research and sustainability that includes a solar farm.