Senior Lecturer Non-Tenure Track in Psychology
Description
The successful candidate will teach a combination of core courses (e.g., general psychology, quantitative methods, and/or experimental design), distribution course(s) in an area of expertise (e.g., cognitive, social, abnormal, perception), and/or elective courses of broad interest to undergraduates. The successful candidate will have opportunities to teach courses that contribute to the exciting and innovative new A&S College Core.The Department of Psychology, housed within the College of Arts and Science, is a community of tenure track and lecture track (continuing track) faculty with a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and research in psychology and neuroscience. Our 26 full-time faculty are organized into three overlapping areas representing clinical science, cognition and cognitive neuroscience, and neuroscience. We have strong relations with the Department of Psychology and Human Development at Peabody College and with departments affiliated with the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Institutional resources are outstanding and include the Vanderbilt Brain Institute, the Academic Computing Center for Research & Education, Vanderbilt Institute of Imaging Science, the Data Science Institute, and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development. For information about the faculty, department, and interdisciplinary opportunities in the Department of Psychology, please see https://as.vanderbilt.edu/psychology/
Qualifications
The Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Science at Vanderbilt University invites applications for a non-tenure-track instructional faculty position at the Senior Lecturer rank, to start August 16, 2025. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in Psychology or a related discipline (awarded no later than August 1, 2025) and a strong commitment to undergraduate education. The initial appointment will be for three years with the possibility of renewal.
Application Instructions
Applicants should submit: (a) a curriculum vitae, (b) a statement of teaching philosophy, (c) an abridged teaching portfolio highlighting examples of syllabi, assessments, or assignments, if available, (d) recent, complete (not summary) teaching evaluations, if available, directly to http://apply.interfolio.com/155411 . The online application portal (Interfolio) will ask for the names and emails of three references; references will be prompted to submit letters of recommendation via the Interfolio portal. Screening of applications will commence after December 1, 2024.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
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