Delaware, Ohio
Delaware, Ohio
Posted: 06-Sep-24
Location: Delaware, Ohio
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The Department of Psychology at Ohio Wesleyan University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professorship in Social Psychology, starting in August, 2025. We are seeking candidates committed to excellent undergraduate teaching and to developing a vibrant research program that involves undergraduates of all experience levels and from diverse backgrounds, including those who are traditionally underrepresented in the sciences. Candidates with research experience in diversity, broadly defined (e.g., race, gender, sexual orientation, age, or social class) are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will join a departmental community with a wide range of research and teaching interests and will benefit from extensive support for junior faculty, including start-up funding, pre-tenure research leave, funding for student-faculty research collaboration via the Summer Science Research Program and The OWU Connection, and a range of workshops and mentoring programs.
This job is part of a cluster of positions with which Ohio Wesleyan seeks to further diversify its curriculum and faculty. This faculty cohort will join an educational community that values equity and interdisciplinarity and fosters close working relationships with students through our signature program in experiential learning, The OWU Connection. Incoming faculty will be provided with mentoring, professional development funds, and opportunities to connect with faculty across the Ohio 5 and GLCA consortia. For more information about the cluster, please visit www.owu.edu/joinOWUfaculty. For more information about Academic Affairs and its commitment to DEI, please visit https://owu.edu/dei.
Responsibilities
- Teaching Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 110), Quantitative Methods (PSYC 210), Social Psychology (PSYC 252), Organizational Psychology (PSYC 264)
- Advising students in their academic journey
- Engaging in a consistent and focused line of research in their area of expertise
- Providing service to the department, university, and profession
- Assisting in curriculum development, revision, and evaluation
Minimum Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Social or Personality Psychology or a related discipline
- Evidence of preparation for a teaching at the undergraduate level
- Experience working with people from diverse backgrounds and a commitment to helping students from diverse racial, social, and cultural groups attain their full potential
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience as the Instructor of Record for an undergraduate psychology course, including courses with a quantitative focus
- Experience mentoring undergraduate students in research experiences
- Ability to contribute courses, mentoring, and/or advising in related programs, such as Data Analytics, Economics & Business, Africana & Gender Identity Studies, and Social Justice
Application Requirements
Applicants should submit the following:
- Cover Letter
- CV
- Teaching statement (2-page limit): a statement articulating your teaching philosophy. Please address your ability to teach a wide range of courses and employ a variety of pedagogical techniques to reach students from different backgrounds.
- Diversity statement (2-page limit): a statement that describes your experience and/or approach to supporting students from underrepresented groups, including examples of ways you have intentionally addressed diversity, equity, and inclusion in your classroom and research program.
- Research statement (2-page limit): a statement outlining the central aims of the research program you would like to develop and how it will thrive at Ohio Wesleyan. Please describe how you would incorporate undergraduates in your research.