Visiting Professor - Psychology

Full Time / Salary / Exempt /Faculty 9 months

WORK SCHEDULE

Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

JOB SUMMARY

The Department of Psychology at Southern Nazarene University invites applications for a full-time one-year visiting instructor/assistant professor of psychology faculty position in the Department of Psychology and Counseling.

The Department

The mission of the Southern Nazarene University Department of Psychology is to partner with the university and students for the sake of developing persons who embody compassion, patience, presence, curiosity, thoughtfulness, and imagination. As a university rooted in the Wesleyan theological tradition, we invite our students to live relationally, embody service and social justice, use empirically sound methods, and reflect thoughtfully about self, others, and creation. The undergraduate Bachelor of Science degree consists of 50 semester hours and offers a variety of high-impact educational practices, such as writing-intensive courses, collaborative projects, service-based learning, and course-embedded psychological research experience. The program learning objectives align with the American Psychological Association's 2.0 Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major.

The University

Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and the State Board of Education, Southern Nazarene University (SNU) is a private liberal arts university with various undergraduate, graduate, and adult education programs. As a Christian community of scholars, we model the hospitality of grace, the pursuit of truth, and the practice of discipleship, all within the Wesleyan holiness tradition, as we make Christlike disciples through higher education in a Christ-centered community. SNU has an enrollment of approximately 2000 undergraduate and graduate students.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential Functions:

• Teach psychology courses in the undergraduate programs (with an opportunity to teach in the graduate program if desired). Undergraduate courses would include some combination of General Psychology, Lifespan Development, Multicultural Psychology, Learning and Cognition, Techniques of Counseling, and Abnormal Psychology.

• Teach courses on assigned days and times.

• Plan lessons that address particular learning outcomes and the needs of students.

• Use technology to enhance instruction and assessment.

• Design, administer, and grade assessments to measure student learning.

• Provide course-related feedback to students in a timely manner.

• Gather a sample of course assignments as requested for documentation for the SNU General Education Committee, if applicable.

• Maintain an accurate, up-to-date grade book.

• Maintain an accurate, up-to-date attendance record.

• Set up and properly use Canvas, the Learning Management System for assigned course(s).

• Maintain a professional relationship with any student assistants, tutors, and/or graders assigned to their course(s), if applicable.

• Administer a final exam session at the day and time the Registrar schedules.

• Submit final grades as requested by the Registrar.

• Collaborate on course development and assessment with the department chair and other unit faculty and staff.

• Additional course-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Southern Nazarene University is an expression of the Church of the Nazarene. According to SNU policy, all faculty and staff must profess faith in Jesus Christ, possess a strong personal Christian commitment, and be committed to the SNU mission to make Christlike disciples through higher education in a Christ-centered community.

• An understanding of the importance for diversity, inclusion and equity.

• Master's degree in any subfield of psychology

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to build and maintain positive interpersonal relationships

• Intrinsic motivation and ability to work independently on teaching-related tasks

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in any subfield of psychology

• Experience in face-to-face classroom instruction at the undergraduate level

Supervision Received:

Receives supervision and course assignments from the Department of Psychology & Counseling chair, although other faculty and staff members in the unit may provide work direction.

Supervision Exercised:

May be responsible for supervising student teaching assistants, student graders, and/or student tutors.

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Benefits

Generous benefit structure including family health insurance plan (shared cost), long term disability, dental insurance, group life insurance, retirement matching, tuition remission, vacation, sick leave, personal days, and holidays.