Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor (Psychology)

Position Title

Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor (Psychology)

Employee Type

Office/Department

Psychology

Work Environment

Loyola University Maryland Main Campus

Job Type

Full time

Anticipated Start Date

01/01/2025

If Temporary or Visiting, Estimated End Date

Position Duties

THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AT LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND invites applications for a one-year, full-time, non-tenure track visiting assistant teaching professor for academic year 25-26, with the possibility of a January 2025 (Spring semester) start. Length of employment is flexible and contract is renawable pending department needs. While the area of expertise is open, our priority need is research methods courses and other courses in the person’s area of expertise. The person hired for this position will be expected to teach 4 courses per academic semester with the opportunity to teach in the summer if desired. The successful candidate must also be able to hold dedicated office hours and participate in limited additional department service. The person hired for this position is eligible to receive full benefits, which can be found here.

Required Qualifications: (1) an earned masters or doctorate (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) in Psychology or other social science discipline, with subject matter expertise open; (2) the ability to teach courses in research methods (study designs; descriptive and inferential statistics); (3) prior teaching experience and evidence of teaching effectiveness; (4) the ability to create a sense of inclusion and belonging in the classroom, and to infuse multicultural content into course material as appropriate; (5) strong commitment to excellence in teaching, including an appreciation of or engagement in high-impact teaching practices; (6) ability to contribute to the Jesuit educational mission of the department and university.

Application and Timeline: You will be asked to submit 1) a cover letter, 2) curriculum vita, 3) evidence of teaching effectiveness, and 4) a statement of teaching philosophy that explicitly addresses the position summary and incorporates a clear understanding of Loyola’s Jesuit mission. Application review will begin on in October and will continue until the position is filled. After initial review, successful candidates will be required to submit 1) two letters of reference that comment on teaching ability and 2) copies of official undergraduate and graduate transcripts.

You will be asked to submit 1) a cover letter, 2) curriculum vita, 3) evidence of teaching effectiveness, and 4) a statement of teaching philosophy that explicitly addresses the position summary and incorporates a clear understanding of Loyola’s Jesuit mission. Application review will begin on in October and will continue until the position is filled. After initial review, successful candidates will be required to submit 1) two letters of reference that comment on teaching ability and 2) copies of official undergraduate and graduate transcripts.

Successful candidates for any staff, faculty, or administrative position at Loyola University Maryland will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

University Description

Loyola University Maryland is a Jesuit, Catholic university committed to the educational and spiritual traditions of the Society of Jesus and to the ideals of liberal education and the development of the whole person. Accordingly, Loyola inspires students to learn, lead, and serve in a diverse and changing world. Loyola’s beautiful, historic Evergreen campus is located in Baltimore, and its graduate centers are in Timonium and Columbia. Loyola enrolls 4,000 undergraduate and 2,000 graduate students across the Sellinger School of Business and Management, the School of Education, and Loyola College of Arts and Sciences. Founded in 1852, Loyola is one of 27 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States and the first to bear the name of Saint Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus.

Diversity Statement

Loyola University Maryland strongly values the benefits that diversity brings to the workplace. In accord with its Ignatian values, the University is committed to creating and promoting a community that recognizes the inherent value and dignity of each person. Loyola University Maryland does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military status, or any other legally protected classification. The University recruits, hires, and promotes in accord with this policy and its Core Values.

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