Instructor / Assistant Professor of Psychology

Instructor / Assistant Professor of Psychology

Company: Peru State College

Job Location:

Category: Psychology

Type: Full-Time

POSITION: Instructor / Assistant Professor of Psychology

FOCUS: Psychology and Counseling

DEPARTMENT: School of Professional Studies

DATE OPENED: Consideration of applications begins immediately.

STARTING DATE: August 2026

SALARY: Competitive salary, commensurate with qualifications; excellent benefits package. Nine-month contract. Possible opportunity for compensated summer teaching.

Responsibilities:

• Teach a 12-hour load per semester of on campus and online undergraduate psychology and counseling courses as assigned;
• Advise and mentor students;
• Provide service to the College and actively participate in campus life on main campus in Peru, NE;
• Demonstrate active professional development and contribution to the academic discipline;
• Pursue continuous improvement of instructional practices;
• Implement student engagement practices in and outside of traditional learning space;
• Work effectively with all students, many of whom are first generation college students.

Qualifications:

Preferred: Terminal degree in Psychology or Counseling. Professional licensed counseling experience. Online and classroom teaching experience.

Required: Master’s degree in psychology with a minimum of 15 hours of graduate coursework in Counseling or a master’s degree in counseling; and experience and/or interest in increasing student success and engagement, particularly of underrepresented students. Candidates with a master’s degree and professional experience may be considered for an instructor level position. Completion of a terminal degree is required for a tenure track position.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Go to www.peru.edu to apply. Work authorization and/or visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Please also submit letter of interest, curriculum vitae clearly showing education, work background and years of experience, statement of teaching philosophy, and academic transcripts (photocopies accepted).

This position is subject to veterans’ preference. Offers of employment will be conditional upon satisfactory results of a background check.

Peru State College’s “Campus of a Thousand Oaks,” an arboretum campus, is nestled in the hills of historic southeast Nebraska. The state’s first college, Peru State offers a unique mix of innovative online and traditional classroom undergraduate and graduate programs, including online graduate degrees in education and organizational management. Member institution of the Nebraska State College System.