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Job ID: 264746
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For more than 50 years, Kennesaw State University has been known for its entrepreneurial spirit and sense of community. A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State is located just north of Atlanta, and combines a suburban setting on two metro-Atlanta campuses in Kennesaw and Marietta. As one of Georgia’s largest universities, Kennesaw State offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including a growing number of doctoral programs. A member of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2) committed to becoming a world-class academic institution positioned to broaden its academic and research missions and expand its scope on a local, regional and national level. For more information, visit¿kennesaw.edu.
Location
Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.
Job Summary
Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for a full-time, nine-month, tenure track Assistant Professor of Psychology in Applied Psychology faculty position in the Department of Psychological Science that begins August 2024.
Responsibilities
The workload distribution for this position includes expectations for teaching, research, and service. The standard teaching load is 18 credit hours per academic year (typically three classes per semester) and is negotiable. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a productive research program with the potential to compete for external funding. Departmental faculty engage in service at the department, college, and/or university level, as well as to the profession.
- Primarily teach graduate courses in the candidate’s area of specialization with the possibility of also teaching undergraduate courses
- Teach graduate and/or undergraduate courses in research methods and statistics, applied psychology, or other core courses in the curriculum, according to departmental needs.
- Develop and maintain a productive research program that has potential for external funding/support
- Supervise and mentor undergraduate students in collaborative and/or independent research experiences and/or facilitate graduate student’s internship and/or research capstone experiences.
Teaching assignments will be based on earned degrees and SACSCOC Faculty Credentials Guidelines.
Required Qualifications
- A Doctorate degree, or the foreign equivalent, in Psychology, or a related discipline, is required.
- ABD candidates will be considered, but the degree must be earned by the start date.
Preferred Qualifications
- Record of teaching experience and effectiveness in undergraduate and/or graduate psychology classes, preferably in applied psychology
- Experience teaching in a variety of course modalities, including face-to-face, hybrid, and fully online
- Possession of Quality Matters or alternative online teaching certification
- Experience supervising undergraduate and/or graduate students in research experiences and/or internships
- Evidence of active research agenda
- Experience or potential to compete for external funding
Required Documents to Attach
- CV
- Cover Letter addressing the candidate’s qualifications for the position
- Teaching philosophy and how the candidate will advance student success at KSU
- Unofficial Transcripts (Official Transcripts and Official International Course-by-Course Evaluations Due Upon Hire)
- Summary of teaching evaluations
- Sample Publications/Evidence of Scholarship (no more than three published within the last five years)
- Names, phone numbers, and email addresses of at least three professional references
Apply Before Date
Application deadline is November 19, 2023.
Contact Information
For questions about this faculty opening, please contact Ordene Edwards, [email protected], 470-578-5212.
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