Limited Term Faculty (Psychological Sciences)

The Department of Psychological Sciences seeks applicants for non-tenure track faculty position for academic year 2021-2022 beginning August 1, 2021, and ending May 9, 2022.  Faculty rank is Lecturer. The selected candidate will be responsible for teaching courses in the candidate’s area of expertise and participating in service at the department level.

VSU is proud to have a highly diverse student body, and we are seeking to recruit and retain outstanding candidates who exhibit a clear commitment to diversity and inclusion and who will enhance the diversity of our faculty and staff.

The Department of Psychological Science is housed in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. The department offers a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Sciences degree in psychology. The department also has an online bachelor of psychology program and offers a minor in psychology.  For more information on the department visit https://www.valdosta.edu/psychology/.    

For more information contact Dr. David Monetti, Head, via email at dmmonett@valdostda.edu phone 229-219-3400.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities include teaching 15 credits per semester (5 classes) and participating in departmental service as assigned.  Course modality may be all online courses or a mix of face-to-face and online classes.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree at the time of appointment in psychology;
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching and learning;
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Preferred Qualifications

• A record of effective teaching appropriate to the applicant’s career stage;
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative setting;
• A record of mentoring students of diverse backgrounds.

Valdosta State University, founded in 1906, is a regional comprehensive university with a student enrollment of approximately 12,500. The city of Valdosta is located just north of the Florida state line on Interstate 75, is served by a regional airport, and is within a two-hour drive of Jacksonville and Tallahassee, Florida. For more information, visit https://www.valdosta.edu and for more information about the community visit http://www.valdostachamber.com. 

Review of applications begins immediately and position will remain open until filled.  Online application is required.  Valdosta State University is an Equal Opportunity educational institution and has a strong institutional commitment to diversity. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people, including, but not limited to, minorities, and individuals with disabilities. Valdosta State University has a non-discrimination policy that includes sex, race, color, sexual orientation, religion, age, marital status, national origin, disability, and veteran status.