Visiting Assistant Professor Educational Psychology

Job Details

Visiting Assistant Professor Educational Psychology

Job ID: 295867
Location: Statesboro, Georgia

About Us

Georgia Southern University is the state's largest and most comprehensive center of higher education south of Atlanta. With nearly 150 degree programs at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels, Georgia Southern has been designated a Carnegie Doctoral/R2 "high research" university and serves more than 29,500 students from all 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico as well as 106 nations.

Department Information

Within this setting, the Department of Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading, one of four departments within the College of Education, includes 27 full-time faculty members in five areas: educational foundations, educational psychology, curriculum studies, literacy studies/reading education, and educational research.

Job Summary

Reporting to the department chair, the Visiting Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in educational psychology, human development, and assessment. The teaching load for this position will be 15 credit hours per semester during the fall and spring semesters (5 courses each semester). This is an academic year appointment for the months of August 2026 - May 2027.

Required Qualifications

• Earned Ph.D. or Ed.D. in educational psychology, or a closely related field, by August 1, 2026, with at least 18 graduate semester hours in educational psychology.
• Ability and willingness to teach face-to-face undergraduate courses offered Monday through Thursday.
• Willingness to teach online courses.
• Willingness to engage with institutional student success initiatives.
• Commitment to engaging with best practice initiatives in instruction and pedagogy, mentoring, and curriculum design and development.

Preferred Qualifications

• Teaching experience in K-12 or higher education.
• Expertise in learning theory, motivation, assessment, and/or human development.