Social Psychology, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology

Social Psychology, Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology . Colby College: Department of Psychology . Waterville, Maine . The Department of Psychology at Colby College invites applications for a one-year, full-time position in Psychology to begin July 1, 2027.

The teaching responsibilities include five courses over the academic year and may include introductory and advanced courses in the candidate’s area of training, participation in a team-taught introduction to psychology course, and assisting with the department’s methodology and statistics offerings. We are interested in candidates who are committed to reproducible science and who have research interests that would be compatible with and complementary to the current research programs in the department. The specific area of research interest is open. Colby is a highly selective liberal arts college recognized for excellence in undergraduate education and close student-faculty interaction.

We believe the best way to learn the science of psychology is by engaging our faculty and students in a collaborative search for new knowledge about human cognition, emotion, and behavior. To this end, we have a unique curriculum that engages students in research at all levels. The successful candidate will be expected to teach with passion, to be engaged in an active program of research that contributes to the global effort to advance psychological knowledge, and to involve Colby’s exceptional undergraduates in that research. For more information about the department, please see our web site at https://www.colby.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/psychology/ .

The Ph.D. in Psychology or a closely related field should be completed by September 1, 2027. The anticipated salary range for this position is $82,800 to $86,800, commensurate with rank, experience, qualifications, and other relevant factors. Colby is a private, coeducational liberal arts college that admits students and makes personnel decisions on the basis of the individual’s qualifications to contribute to Colby’s educational objectives and institutional needs. The principle of not discriminating on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, caste, national or ethnic origin, marital status, genetic information, political beliefs, veteran or military status, parental status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, physical or mental disability unrelated to the job or course of study requirements is consistent with the mission of a liberal arts college and the law. .

The Ph.D. in Psychology or a closely related field should be completed by September 1, 2027. . Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a teaching statement that demonstrates a commitment to equitable and inclusive teaching, a summary of teaching effectiveness/evaluations, a research statement, copies of publications or in-press manuscripts, and three confidential letters of recommendation. Electronic submission of application materials through Interfolio is required at https://apply.interfolio.com/197394 . Review of applications will begin January 15, 2027, and will continue until the position is filled.

Questions about this search should be directed to Professor Erin Sheets at [email protected] .