Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology

Job description

Description The Department of Psychology at Lewis & Clark College invites applications for a one-year (nine month) visiting professor/instructor position for the 2024-2025 academic year to teach five or six sections selected from the following course list: Fall 2024: Behavioral Neuroscience Lecture and Lab (equivalent to two sections), Abnormal Psychology, Upper-level seminar on the topic of Cross-Cultural Psychology (or similar); Spring 2025: Abnormal Psychology, Statistics I, Upper-level seminar on the topic of Drugs & Behavior and/or Psychiatric Health (or similar). The appointment starts August 15, 2024 and ends May 15, 2025. Potential for excellent teaching at an undergraduate institution is essential. Qualifications: Candidates must have expertise in a representative subset of the proposed courses, and have completed, or be near completion of, a Ph.D. at time of appointment. We are primarily seeking candidates with a strong background in Neuroscience and/or Clinical Psychology. Regardless of disciplinary focus, however, the ideal candidate will have demonstrated interest in undergraduate teaching and show strong potential for effective teaching within a small liberal arts con...