Instructional Assistant Professor of Psychology, Non-Tenure Track, Fall 2025

Description

The Psychology Department in Crean College of Health and Behavorial Sciences at Chapman University invites applications for TWO non-tenure track full-time Instructional Assistant Professor of Psychology positions beginning August 2025.  Applicants from all areas of psychology will be considered.

 

Chapman University is a nationally ranked, R2 Carnegie Classified, private institution offering traditional undergraduate and graduate programs in the heart of Orange County, one of Southern California’s most diverse and vibrant regions. Chapman’s campuses are home to nearly 10,000 students representing 50 states and 87 countries. The 11 schools and colleges of Chapman, including the Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, offer 65 bachelors, 53 master, and six doctoral programs, along with nearly 60 minors and 17 accelerated and bridge programs. Dedicated to forward-looking, personalized education, we create an environment for unlimited achievement by both our students and faculty. More information about the university and Crean College is available at https://www.chapman.edu/crean/index.aspx.

 

The Psychology Department embodies Chapman’s mission of providing students with personalized experiences by fostering a community of teacher-scholars. The current average class size is 25 students per course, and instructors employ substantial in-class interaction, discussion, hands-on activities, experiential learning opportunities, and other innovative teaching styles. Instructional faculty may also mentor students in individual research projects and internships. Chapman University strongly values excellence in teaching and supports faculty members in their teaching and mentoring endeavors through the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.  

 

The Psychology Department is committed to creating educational experiences that promote inclusivity and accessibility, as well as recognizing diversity and cultural competence as integral components of academic excellence. We encourage applicants to apply who can contribute to these goals through their teaching and service.

 

The University is dedicated to enhancing diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruitment and employment. More information on diversity and inclusion at Chapman University is available at https://www.chapman.edu/diversity. Chapman University is committed to developing its faculty to better reflect the diversity of our student body and American society. 

 

Each faculty line is renewable based on performance, department needs, and funding. Full-time instructional faculty in renewable lines at Chapman University play critical roles in the program for teaching, pedagogy, advising, and service; have the opportunity for promotion to associate and full professor; and have full votes on matters of faculty governance at both program and college levels.

 

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will teach core courses in the major related to their expertise in psychology. The candidate will engage in department and university service (e.g., advising students, serving on department or university committees).

 

Qualifications

A Ph.D. in psychology or a related field as well as experience teaching at the university level are required.

Preferred requirements include evidence of past or potential excellence in teaching psychology courses, experience and potential for excellence in supervising undergraduate research projects, as well as strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.

Applicants should be able to teach core courses in areas such as clinical or abnormal psychology, developmental psychology, personality psychology, physiological psychology, learning, or research methodology.  

Current areas of expertise in the department include health psychology, neuroscience, physiological psychology, computational science, affective science, social psychology, human sexuality, gender and other identities, abnormal and clinical psychology, human development and aging, discrimination and bias, and positive psychology. We welcome faculty whose area of expertise adds to or complements current areas of strength in our faculty. Applicants with expertise in the study of minority or marginalized populations within core subfields of psychology are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application Instructions

Candidates should submit the following via Interfolio:

• Cover letter detailing qualifications related to the position description
• Curriculum vitae
• Teaching philosophy statement