Job Offer: Lecturer in Psychology

Lecturer in Psychology

Job Summary
Posted on 03.09.2023. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Previous candidates are welcome!
The Department of Cognitive Science in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute invites candidates for a non-tenure track position in the Psychological Science program starting in Fall 2023.
candidates must have a Ph.D. or foreign equivalent in psychology or a closely related field at the time of appointment. candidates should have a strong desire and commitment to teaching and student support primarily at the undergraduate level. practice in undergraduate-level teaching is strongly preferred. We seek a scholar who will collaborate with departmental colleagues to expand course offerings and research in areas including introductory courses, research methods and statistics, behavioral neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience, sensation and perception, social psychology, personality, developmental psychology, and learning. practice in undergraduate-level teaching is strongly preferred.
The Cognitive Science Department offers B.S. undergraduate programs in Psychological Science, Cognitive Science, and Philosophy, and M.S. and Ph.D. graduate programs in Cognitive Science.


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Application instructions


Follow the on-screen prompts to create a brief online profile, with contact information for three (3) referees. Please be ready to upload (1) a letter of interest; (2) a curriculum vitae; (3) a teaching portfolio that includes a teaching statement, a sample syllabus, and evidence of prosperous teaching at the collegiate level; (4) a diversity statement; (5) selected research publications
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Job Posted Date
Posted on 03.09.2023. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Previous candidates are welcome!


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