"Visiting Instructor Psychology"

Job Summary

Reporting to the Department Chair, the Visiting Instructor of Psychology will teach fifteen credit hours per semester, hold regular office hours, and participate in departmental meetings and activities. This is a one-semester appointment for the months of January 2025-May 2025. All visiting positions are non-tenure track appointments. The salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Required Qualifications

• Earned master's or doctoral degree in psychology, or a closely related field with at least 18 graduate semester hours in psychology, by January 1, 2025.
• Ability to teach some combination of the following courses: Introduction to Psychology, Research & Analysis I (i.e., Introductory Statistics), Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Personality Psychology, Psychology of Human Sexuality, Health Psychology, Research & Analysis II (i.e., Research Methods), Principles of Learning, Behavior Modification, Child Developmental Psychology, Drugs & Behavior, Physiological Psychology, Animal Behavior, Comparative Psychology, Evolutionary Psychology.
• 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

• At least one year of college/university teaching experience in psychology or a related field.
• Experience with the development and delivery of both online and traditional format courses.
• Previous experience teaching one or more of the courses listed within Required Qualifications.

Required Documents to Attach

A complete application consists of a letter addressing the qualifications cited above; a curriculum vitae; and the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses of at least three professional references. Other documentation may be requested.

Location

Statesboro Campus
1332 Southern Drive
Statesboro, GA 30458

Department Information

Within this setting, the Department of Psychology offers a Bachelor of Science, Master of Science with concentrations in Experimental Psychology and Behavior Analysis, and an APA-accredited PsyD Program in Clinical Psychology. This position will primarily involve teaching courses on the Statesboro Campus and online.

Contact Information

Search Chair Name: Dr. Ty W. Boyer
Email: tboyer@georgiasouthern.edu
Telephone: 912-478-5122

Screening of applications begins December 2, 2024 and continues until the position is filled. Preferred start date is January 1, 2025.