"Assistant Teaching Professor, Psychology"

The Department of Psychology at The University of Tampa invites applications for a full-time appointment as an Assistant Teaching Professor to begin August 2026. This is a renewable, non-tenure track, instructional faculty position, with promotion opportunities. Instructional faculty are respected members of the department and have the principal responsibility of providing instruction and support to students.

We are looking for someone with a passion for excellence in teaching and introducing students to the foundations of psychology. Teaching responsibilities will include teaching 16 credit hours per semester. Courses may include general psychology, introductory research methods and statistics, and other introductory psychology courses including courses in the candidate's subfield. Other position responsibilities will include undergraduate student advising and committee service. Opportunities for winter and summer teaching may become available.

The psychology department at The University of Tampa currently has 20 full-time faculty and approximately 550 undergraduate majors. Undergraduates are offered a high-quality educational experience and are provided with training in the clinical, organizational, biopsychology, cognitive, social, and developmental subfields. Experiential education is emphasized with numerous opportunities for faculty-mentored student research, internships, and service learning.

The University of Tampa is a medium-sized, comprehensive, residentially-based private institution of more than 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The University is ideally situated on a beautiful 110-acre campus next to the Hillsborough River, adjacent to Tampa's dynamic central business district, which is a growing, vibrant, diverse metropolitan area.

The faculty and administrators in CSSME, along with professional staff across the University, will provide meaningful support for your teaching and scholarship as elements of your personal and career development. We encourage you to grow professionally, and we support a healthy work-life integration to nurture that growth. The vision of the College of Social Sciences, Mathematics and Education is 'Empowering learners to make a difference.' All candidates are expected to contribute to the diversity of our curriculum and community. We are searching for teacher-scholars who will serve as mentors for our diverse student body, and who have a demonstrated commitment to the academic success of all students.

Review of applications will begin on October 5, 2025 and will continue until the position is filled.

Qualifications: Candidates should have a PhD in Psychology or be ABD in a Psychology program (subfield is open).