"Tenure-Track Assistant/Associate Professor of Psychology - Department of Psychology"

Position Available: Full-time, nine-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Psychology at the NWOSU Alva or Enid campus. Salary, based on qualifications and experience, is determined by the Vice President for Academic Affairs and University President and approved by the Regional University System of Oklahoma (RUSO).

General Information: Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a multi-campus, state-assisted regional institution in the Oklahoma System of Higher Education and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The student population is approximately 2,000 students. Located in Alva, Oklahoma, with additional campus locations in Enid and Woodward, the university is a center of activity for the region.

With a presence at the Alva, Enid, and Woodward campus locations via in-person and remote course offerings, the Department of Psychology is well-positioned to serve students from rural northwest Oklahoma. NWOSU prides itself on making programs and degrees accessible to a broad student base of traditional, returning, and first-generation students. NWOSU and the Department of Psychology hold numerous partnerships with professional entities in the region, benefitting undergraduate students, graduate students, professionals seeking licensure, and the surrounding communities. We seek experienced and motivated applicants with a professional demeanor who can continue to leverage and build upon these attributes to help grow NWOSU and the department.

Available: August 2024

Duties and Responsibilities: NWOSU is primarily a teaching institution. The successful candidate should be prepared to teach 27 credit hours per academic year with summer school employment available but not required. Tenure-track positions include an expectation of committee participation and student advisement beginning in the second year of employment.

Preferred Qualifications: An earned doctorate in psychology, counseling, counselor education, or other field in psychology. Candidates with proven excellence in teaching, scholarship, and professional activity are preferred. ABD candidates will be considered for appointment at the instructor level. The preferred applicant will possess qualifications necessary to teach as well as supervise, and sponsor undergraduate and graduate-level research. They should also have proficient knowledge of careers available to holders of psychology degrees to advise undergraduate and graduate students. They will have the opportunity to work with undergraduate students in our sports psychology minor and support graduate students in our master of general psychology and master of counseling psychology programs. College teaching experience and a commitment to distance education, including online and ITV delivery of instruction, are desirable.

Minimum Qualifications: A master’s degree in psychology, counseling, or counselor education. Masters-prepared faculty are appointed at the rank of instructor; terminal degree required for appointment at rank of assistant professor on tenure track.

Closing Date: Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Preliminary interviews will be held via videoconference.

Send Information to:

Dr. Steven Maier    

Dean of Faculty   

Northwestern Oklahoma State University   

709 Oklahoma Blvd.   

Alva, OK 73717   

Email: sjmaier@nwosu.edu

Email submission of application materials as PDF attachments is encouraged. Applicants should provide a cover letter, curriculum vita that includes contact information for at least three professional references, NWOSU application for faculty (https://www.nwosu.edu/uploads//exempt-employee-app-fillable.pdf), and academic transcripts. (Unofficial transcripts are sufficient for application; official transcripts will be required before appointment.)

Northwestern Oklahoma State University is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants who would enrich the diversity of the campus community are encouraged to apply. Only applicants who are authorized to be employed in the United States need apply.