"Professor of Practice in Psychology"

Job Details

Founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1948, Stonehill is a private Catholic college located just 22 miles from downtown Boston on a beautiful 384-acre campus in Easton, Massachusetts. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1, the College engages its 2,500+ students in 80+ rigorous academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and pre-professional fields.

Faithful to the Holy Cross tradition in education, Stonehill College is committed to developing its students' moral, spiritual, intellectual, physical, and social competencies and seeks to build and sustain a campus community that embraces diversity and inclusion in its teaching, learning, living, and working. Stonehill values the diversity of persons, opinions, and cultural and religious perspectives. In fulfillment of its motto, Lux et Spes (“Light and Hope”), the College cultivates in its students the competence to think, act, and lead with courage toward creating a more just and compassionate world.

The Psychology Department at Stonehill College invites applicants for a term-renewable, Professor of Practice, Assistant Level, in Psychology to begin in July 2026. This position carries a non-tenure track status, but has a pathway for advancement and promotion. This is a full-time on-campus position, and a qualified candidate must teach on the physical Stonehill College campus. The selected candidate will deliver courses at the undergraduate level.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

The course load is 8 classes per academic year (i.e., 4 per semester) and may include Introduction to Psychology, Introduction to Statistics, Research Methods, Cognitive Psychology, as well as courses in the candidate’s area of specialty. Advising and mentoring are also part of the essential duties.

Education & Experience

We seek applicants who have completed a Ph.D. in psychology with an emphasis in cognition.

Interested candidates should submit online a letter of application, curriculum vitae, and a personal statement that includes a discussion of teaching philosophy, teaching experience, evidence of teaching effectiveness, as well as any relevant advising/mentoring experiences. As part of the statement, please consider your past contributions, current engagements, and/or future aspirations to promote diversity in teaching and mentorship.

Three recommendation letters are also required, and each should be submitted online by the reference.

Submit required documentation via the URL link: https://jobs.stonehill.edu/postings/25649

The application review will begin in the middle of October, but applications should be submitted by October 1st, 2025. Please email inquiries regarding the position to Chris Poirier, Chair of the Search Committee, at cpoirier@stonehill.edu.

Applicants who will enrich the diversity of the campus community are strongly encouraged to apply. Stonehill College is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity.