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Catawba College
Position Description
Position Title: Assistant Professor of Psychology
– Tenure Track
Department: Psychology
Position Status: Full-Time, Tenure Track Appointment
Classification: Exempt
Catawba College (“Catawba”) welcomes applications for the position of tenure-track Assistant Professor of Psychology
beginning August, 2022.
Catawba seeks a generalist with a focus in developmental psychology, with any specialty within human
development considered. The ideal candidate will regularly offer general education courses (specifically general psychology and human
development) and other courses (e.g., developmental theory, psychology of exceptionalities) for majors and minors in psychology and allied
fields, including Sport and Health Sciences, Nursing, Administration of Justice, Teacher Education, and Sociology. A regular rotation in
Catawba’s multidisciplinary first-year seminar (along with first-year advising) is also expected, and Catawba prefers candidates who
incorporate service activities in courses and who are interested in developing other topics courses of interest to students but not strictly
within development (e.g., cross-cultural psychology). Catawba provides opportunities for online teaching during summer and winter terms.
Catawba faculty maintains a four (4) course per semester load. Catawba expects faculty members to be innovative and available, as
excellence in the classroom is the primary focus of faculty evaluation. At the same time, Catawba seeks persons who will engage in
professional activities (including, but not necessarily limited to, research) including our students as co-participants, and who provide
service to the institution via faculty governance and the guidance of student groups. The selected candidate will engage students in unique
ways, have a plan for professional development, and be involved in the College community.
Find out more about the psychology
department and its students at http://catawba.edu/academics/schools/arts-sciences/psychology/
ABOUT CATAWBA:
Founded in
1851 in Newton, North Carolina, Catawba was started by German pioneers who had traveled from eastern Pennsylvania to settle in the valleys
of the Haw, Yadkin, and Catawba Rivers. In 1890, Catawba became a coeducational institution and the first woman graduate completed her
studies in 1893. In 1925, Catawba moved and re-opened to its current location in Salisbury, NC, which is about 45 minutes from Greensboro,
Winston-Salem, and Charlotte, two hours from the mountains, and four hours from the beaches.
Today, Catawba College has 41
buildings on 276 wooded acres on a residential campus. Catawba is known for its 189 acre on-campus ecological preserve. Ranked as one of the
best colleges in the south, Catawba offers 70 academic majors to approximately 1,300 students representing 34 U.S. states and 19 foreign
countries. Students are instructed by nearly 90 full-time faculty, more than 83% of whom hold the highest degree in their field.
Catawba provides an education focused on an institutional philosophy of a liberal education, which entails a broad range of knowledge,
intellectual and practical skills, and individual and social responsibility fostered and developed in all academic programs. Catawba is
a learning community that provides students unique opportunities to explore vocation, helping students to consider their calling, their
passions, and their purpose as they prepare to reach their highest potential. Catawba’s mission is to provide “students an
education rich in personal attention that blends the knowledge and competencies of liberal studies with career preparation” and to
enable “students to reach their highest potential while becoming responsible citizens.” More information about Catawba College
is located at www.catawba.edu.
APPLICATION
PROCESS: Applicants must have a completed Ph.D. by August, 2022; ABD will be considered at a Visiting Assistant rank. Applicants
shall submit the following materials, in a single file, pdf version only, to [email protected]:
· A letter of application;
· Curriculum Vitae;
· A
statement of teaching philosophy;
· A statement of professional goals describing how will contribute to the life of students
and Catawba College; and
· Contact information for three (3) professional references.
Review of completed applications
begins March 1, 2022, and continues until the position is filled.
COVID-19 NOTIFICATION: As a condition of
employment at Catawba College, newly hired employees will be required to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination or request a medical or
religious exemption. Catawba Human Resources will share details of this requirement during onboarding should you accept Catawba’s
offer of employment.
Catawba College is an equal opportunity employer. As such, Catawba is committed to providing equal
employment opportunities for all employees, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation,
gender identity, or veteran status, unless allowed by law and deemed necessary to Catawba operations. Candidates must successfully pass a
background check and drug screening before employment begins, and Catawba complies with all federal, state, and local laws governing
non-discrimination.
