"Instructor, Psychology - Tenure Track - Fall 2026"

Instructor, Psychology - Tenure Track - Fall 2026

Position Description

Provide high-quality instruction in 100- and 200-level Psychology courses. Teaching assignments will use a combination of in-person, hybrid, and asynchronous-online modalities. In-person assignments may be located at any of the three main campuses. These may include morning, afternoon, or evening classes.

Primary job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Teach 30 credit hours per year (15 credit hours in each of the Fall and Spring semesters). Ability to effectively teach multiple sections of PSY 101 - General Psychology each semester is essential, as well as the ability to teach additional Psychology courses offered by the Department.
• Develop syllabi and course materials reflecting current pedagogy. Select appropriate texts as needed.
• Assess student mastery of course objectives, skills, and competencies as required by established course outcomes and/or program and department rubrics.
• Maintain a minimum of 5 hours of office hours per week and provide timely responses to student queries.
• Provide student advising; participate in recruitment activities and collaboratively engage in program/curriculum development.
• Participate in Program, Department, and School meetings and activities; and serve on Department and College committees.

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in Psychology or a closely related field from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Post-secondary teaching experience within the last 4 years as the primary instructor. This must include on-ground teaching of psychology course(s) equivalent to those offered by CSN.
• Ability to teach a variety of undergraduate-level courses in the field of Psychology.
• Proficiency using course learning management systems (LMS) such as Canvas, Blackboard, etc.
• A history of college service activities.
• A commitment to teaching community college students.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Psychology or Psy.D.
• Formal training in post-secondary teaching.
• Experience teaching psychology courses as the instructor of record at a community college within the past 4 years.
• Experience developing psychology classes at the community college level.
• Experience teaching a variety of psychology courses.
• Five or more years' experience teaching undergraduate psychology courses as the instructor of record - excluding graduate teaching assistantships.
• College service within the past 4 years.
• Psychology-related professional or community service within the past 4 years.
• Psychology-related scholarly activities and professional development (academic research (other than graduate thesis or dissertation research) within the past 4 years.

Starting Salary Information

Initial salary placement is based on educational level and total years of full-time equivalent teaching experience. For example, for an instructor with a Master's degree the salary range would be $58,046 to $74,304 annually. The entire salary range is up to $89,166 annually with a Doctorate and 10 years' experience. A maximum of 10 years of experience will be considered for the initial salary placement purposes.

This position is contingent upon ongoing and available funding

Required Attachment(s)

To be considered for this position, please upload the following documents to your application:

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter
• Contact information for three professional references (Name, email, and phone number)
• Unofficial Academic Transcripts (Applicants who have earned their degrees outside of the United States must have their educational transcripts evaluated by an approved evaluator if their college or university is not listed in the most recent edition of the Higher Education Directory, published by Higher Education Publications, Inc. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact the Office of Human Resources, Talent Acquisition & Classification Team.

Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications. The search committee will use this information during the initial review of application materials.

Posting Close Date 03/27/2026