The Department of Psychology at Wheaton College in Norton, MA invites applications for a two-year Visiting Assistant Professor position, beginning in the Fall of 2019. This two-year appointment may be renewable, contingent upon satisfactory annual reviews.

We seek a colleague who shares our commitment to liberal arts education in the context of a gender-balanced, culturally diverse curriculum and community. Our eleven-member department provides a supportive intellectual and social context for the development of new colleagues. All candidates should be prepared to teach three courses per semester, including topics such as Lifespan Development, Adolescent Development, Introductory Psychology, Statistics for the Social Sciences, Quantitative Research Methods, and an upper-level course in an area related to developmental psychology. Research facilities and funds to support scholarship will be made available.

Minimum Qualifications:
The successful candidate must have a PhD at the time of appointment.

For full consideration, the following are to be submitted through Wheaton's online application system: letter of application, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and one copy of selected publications.

The application form will also request contact information for 2-3 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 online application system.

Applications will be considered on an on-going basis beginning January 15, 2019. The position will remain open until filled.

Preferred Qualifications:
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: 11/13/2018
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled Yes
Contact(s):
Office of Human Resources

Contact Phone/Extension: 508-286-8206
Contact Email: hr@wheatoncollege.edu
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Optional & Required Documents
Required Documents

1. Letter of Application
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness
4. Publication (1)

Optional Documents

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