School: Psychology Department, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Job Summary: The psychology department in the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Marist College invites applications for the tenure track position of Assistant Professor of Psychology to begin the fall of 2019. Marist College places a high priority on the creation of an environment supportive of the promotion women, persons with disabilities, veterans, and persons from other under-represented groups and strongly encourages applicants who can support this mission.
We welcome candidates who take an interdisciplinary, integrative approach to human wellbeing at individual, group, and community levels. Priority will be given to candidates who engage in community-based research collaborations. The psychology department is interested in providing students with opportunities to understand the application of psychological and behavioral principles to issues such as social inequality and disparities, behavioral health, diversity, and inclusiveness.
Applicants should be flexible with regard to teaching assignments and confident in their abilities to teach courses in research methods and statistics. Applicants should be prepared to teach courses within their areas of expertise and will need to demonstrate the ability to develop lab courses that lead to increased understanding of the impact of social issues on human functioning across contexts. The expected course load for our faculty is 3:4. Applicants should be engaged in ongoing research activities and enthusiastic about working to support undergraduate students' research projects.
Minimum Qualifications: Doctorate in Psychology or a related field
Preferred Qualifications:
- College level teaching experience
- Competence in the use of instructional technology
Required Application Documents: Curriculum Vitae, Letter of Application, Statement of Teaching Philosophy, Three Professional References
About the Department: The psychology department is home to 17 full time faculty as well as several, valued part time faculty. The department offers an undergraduate psychology major and minor, and supports graduate programs in clinical mental health counseling and school psychology. The department members have expertise in many domains and work together to create a rich curricular experience for students that includes theory, research and applied fieldwork.
About Marist College: Marist College is located on the banks of the historic Hudson River midway between New York City and Albany and at its Florence, Italy campus. A comprehensive, independent institution grounded in the liberal arts, its mission is to "help students develop the intellect, character, and skills required for enlightened, ethical, and productive lives in the global community of the 21st century." Marist is consistently recognized for excellence by The Princeton Review (Colleges That Create Futures and The Best 384 Colleges), U.S. News & World Report (8th Best Regional University/North), Kiplinger's Personal Finance ("Best College Values"), and others. Marist educates approximately 5,000 traditional-age undergraduate students and 1,400 adult and graduate students in 47 undergraduate majors and numerous graduate programs, including fully online MBA, MPA, MS, and MA degrees.
Type of Position: Full Time
Classification: Faculty
Work Schedule: Time as required for teaching, office hours, departmental/school activities, scholarship/professional development and other activities as needed.
Location: Marist College Main Campus, Poughkeepsie, NY
Number of Positions Openings: 1
Equal Employment Statement: Marist College is committed to creating a diverse workforce on our campus by ensuring that barriers to equal employment opportunity and upward mobility do not exist here. To this end, the College will strive to achieve the full and fair participation of minorities, women, people with disabilities, and any other protected groups found to be under represented.
Equal opportunity means employment, development, and promotion of individuals without consideration of race, color, disability, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, or veteran status unless there is a bona fide occupational requirement which excludes persons in one of these protected groups. The College will review its employment policies and procedures to ensure that barriers which may unnecessarily exclude protected groups are identified and eliminated. The College will also explore alternative approaches if any policy or practice is found to have a negative impact on protected groups.
Marist's policy of non-discrimination includes not only employment practices but also extends to all services and programs provided by the College. It shall be considered a violation of College policy for any member of the community to discriminate against any individual or group with respect to employment or attendance at Marist College on the basis of race, color, disability, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other condition established by law.
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