Wheaton College provides our students with an educational experience that affords them the opportunity to explore interests in the field in a supportive environment that cultivates curiosity, passion, and career aspirations.
This position will teach three courses per semester, including Brain, Mind, and Behavior (Introduction to Neuroscience); Drugs & Behavior (Introductory Psychopharmacology); Quantitative Research Methods; Introduction to Psychology; Laboratory in Behavioral Neuroscience; and an upper-level course in an area related to behavioral neuroscience.
We seek a colleague who shares the College's commitment to social justice, multicultural competence, and informed global citizenry. The department and the College provide a supportive context for the development of new colleagues. Research facilities and funds to support scholarship are also available.
Minimum Qualifications:
Doctoral degree in Psychology as of Fall 2018 term.
For full consideration, the following are to be submitted via Wheaton's online application system: letter of application, curriculum vitae, teaching and research philosophies, evidence of teaching effectiveness, a copy of selected publications, and contact information for three references. Please note that references will be contacted via email once an application has been submitted, and asked to upload letters of recommendation directly to the application.
Wheaton strives to be a community supportive of diverse perspectives and identities. Candidates should describe in their cover letter how their teaching and scholarship might support the College's commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Applications will be considered on an on-going basis; the position will remain open until filled.
The second year of this appointment is contingent upon a satisfactory annual review.
Preferred Qualifications:
Teaching experience at an undergraduate level.
Physical Demands
ADA Statement:
Individuals must possess these knowledges, skills and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.
Eeo Statement
Wheaton is a private coeducational liberal arts college within easy commuting distance of Boston and Providence. We have nearly 1,700 undergraduates from 40 U.S. States and more than 70 countries. Nearly 23% of our undergraduates are U.S. students of color and 11% are international citizens. Wheaton College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, race, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, or disability. In a continuing effort to maintain and enrich an intellectually diverse learning environment, the Department and the College actively encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented groups.
Posting Date: 03/19/2018
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled Yes
Contact(s):
Office of Human Resources
Contact Phone/Extension: 508-286-8206
Contact Email: hr@wheatoncollege.edu
Contact Fax
Special Instructions to Candidates:
References
Supplemental Questions
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Optional & Required Documents
Required Documents
- Letter of Application
- Curriculum Vitae
- Teaching Philosophy
- Research Philosophy
- Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness
- Publication (1)
- Publication (2)
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