Assistant Professor, Psychology

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Position Details

Position Details

The Department of Psychology at The University of Tampa is inviting applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level to begin August 2026.  Candidates must have interest in and/or experience teaching introductory courses including general psychology, introductory research methods and statistics and other introductory psychology courses. Candidates will also have the opportunity to teach lower and upper-level classes in their specialty. Teaching responsibilities include 12 hours per semester, typically three, 4-hour courses each semester.  Other responsibilities will include standard student advising, committee service, and maintaining an active record of scholarship.

The Psychology department at University of Tampa currently has 20 full-time faculty and approximately 550 undergraduate majors. Undergraduates are offered a high-quality educational experience and are provided with training in the clinical, organizational, biopsychology, cognitive, social, and developmental subfields. Experiential education is emphasized with numerous opportunities for faculty-mentored student research, internships, and service learning.

University of Tampa is a medium-sized, comprehensive, residentially-based private institution of more than 11,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The University is ideally situated on a beautiful 110-acre campus next to the Hillsborough River, adjacent to Tampa's dynamic central business district, which is a growing, vibrant, diverse metropolitan area. UTampa reflects this vibrancy; with 30 consecutive years of enrollment growth UTampa boasts 260 student organizations, a multicultural student body from 50 states and more than 100 countries, and "Top Tier" ranking in U.S. News and World Report.

Qualifications
The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in Psychology.  Preference will be given to candidates with interest in and/or experience with mentoring undergraduate research. College or university teaching experience and demonstrated scholarly activity in the field are preferred.

Review of applications will begin on January 3rd and will continue until the position is filled. Salary is available upon request.

Required Attachments

All required documents listed below should be uploaded the attachment box at the bottom of the "My Experience" page of the application before continuing through the application.

1. Cover letter

2. Curriculum vitae

3. Teaching philosophy

4. Teaching evaluations/evidence of teaching effectiveness

5. Statement of research interests

6. Scholarly writing sample (short publication or manuscript no larger than 2MB)

7. Copy of graduate transcript

8. Names and email addresses for three (3) professional reference providers

Note: A maximum of five (5) documents may be attached to your application. If more than five (5) documents are required, please combine any additional documents into a single attachment so that you may continue through the application process.

Additional Information

The University delivers challenging and high-quality educational experiences to a diverse group of learners. The University has a strong core curriculum rooted in the liberal arts, an enduring commitment to internationalization that has garnered the Senator Paul Simon Award, and a practical, experiential approach to learning. The University offers more than 200 areas of study, including majors in our colleges of Arts and Letters, Business, Natural and Health Sciences, and Social Sciences, Mathematics, and Education, 18 master's programs, and 3 professional doctoral programs.
 

The College of Social Sciences, Mathematics, and Education offers rigorous, high-quality undergraduate curricula in Actuarial Science, Computer Science, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Data Science, Education, History, International Studies, Mathematics, Political Science, Psychology, and Applied Sociology. Graduate programs include a M.S. in Criminology and Criminal Justice, a M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction, a M.Ed. in Educational Leadership, and a M.S. in Instructional Design and Technology. Our faculty are excellent teachers and scholars who engage their students both in and out of the classroom. Our college continually fosters relationships with governmental, not-for-profit, and communit