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Lecturer of Psychology
Job ID: 251135
Location: Kennesaw, Georgia
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
About Us
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.
Department Information
The Department of Psychological Science, housed in the Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences, has 45 full-time and many part-time faculty supporting a major and minor in psychology, including a fully online undergraduate program. The department is committed to providing a rigorous education that prepares 2500+ majors (Bachelor of Science) and 600+ minors for careers and graduate training. The department strives to be inclusive, collaborative, and family-friendly.
With more than 400 full-time faculty and 8000 degree-seeking students, the Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the largest college at the university, prepares the next generation of leaders in a wide array of fields to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century and become contributing citizens in a global society. The home of three Schools and eight Departments, the College offers more than 80 graduate and undergraduate programs of study in both traditional and interdisciplinary fields. RCHSS provides students experiential learning opportunities to enable them to develop leadership, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills, as well as a strong sense of social responsibility through community and global engagement. The Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Department of Psychological Science promote diversity and inclusiveness among our students, faculty, staff, and public. Thus, we seek candidates whose experience, teaching, and service have prepared them to fulfill our commitment to inclusion and have given them the confidence to engage audiences in higher education from a wide spectrum of backgrounds. Candidates are therefore encouraged to address in their application how they can contribute to the diversity of the community. For a detailed description of the University, Colleges, and Department, please visit our web site at http://www.kennesaw.edu.
Job Summary
Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for two nine-month, non-tenure track Lecturer of Psychology faculty positions in the Department of Psychological Science beginning August 2023.
One lecturer line is for a faculty specializing in teaching diversity courses, such as Psychology of Gender, Cross-Cultural Psychology, Ethnic Minority Psychology, and Psychology of Prejudice and Privilege.
The second lecturer line is for a faculty member to teach core courses, such as Introduction to General Psychology, Research Methods, Statistical Applications in Psychological Science, and Advanced Laboratory in Psychological Science. Please specify in your cover letter for which position you are applying.
Responsibilities
- Teach a standard teaching load of 27 credit hours per academic year
- Teach a variety of undergraduate psychology courses
- Teach a multimodal mix of face-to-face, hybrid, and/or online courses in psychology at our two instructional sites (Kennesaw and Marietta). Courses taught will be based on candidate’s areas of expertise and program demand
- Demonstrate teaching flexibility in times, days, and modalities of courses
- Hold office hours
- Attend department meetings
- Engage in service to the department, college, and/or university
Required Qualifications
- A Master’s degree, or the foreign equivalent, in Psychology or a closely related discipline.
OR
- A Master’s degree, or the foreign equivalent, in a non-related discipline with 18 graduate credit hours in the teaching discipline.
AND
- A record of effective university teaching.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience teaching undergraduate courses in psychology, both in person and online
- Experience teaching a culturally and an ethnically diverse community
- Experience mentoring undergraduate students
Required Documents to Attach
- CV
- Cover Letter addressing the qualifications listed above, including teaching philosophy
- Unofficial Transcripts and/or international equivalency evaluations (Official Transcripts and Official International Evaluations Due Upon Hire)
- Summary of teaching evaluations (Upload as Additional Documents)
- Names and addresses of three references
Apply Before Date
For full consideration, please apply by January 5, 2023. This position is open until filled.
Contact Information
For questions about this faculty opening, please contact Dr. Dan Niederjohn, Search Committee Chair, [email protected], 470-578-6225.
For more information or questions about a faculty job posting, please contact Academic Affairs at [email protected]. For technical support, please call OneUSG Connect Support at 877-251-2644, or by email at [email protected].
Equal Employment Opportunity
Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Kennesaw State University to recruit, hire, train, promote and educate persons without regard to age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or status as a protected Veteran. Kennesaw State University is a participant in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify) effective October 15, 2007. Participant ID: 61415
Background Check
Per the University System of Georgia background check policy, all final candidates will be required to consent to a criminal background investigation. Final candidates may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment. Applicants for positions of trust with screening results which confirm a disqualifying criminal history will be immediately disqualified from employment eligibility.
All applicants are required to include professional references as part of their application process. Some positions may require additional job-based screenings such as motor vehicle report, credit check, pre-employment drug screening and/or verification of academic credentials.
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