Visiting Full-Time Faculty Appointment in Psychology and Neuroscience Program

Description

The Department of Psychology and the Neuroscience Program at the College of the Holy Cross invite applications for a visiting full-time faculty position for the 2023-2024 academic year to begin in August 2023. A candidate must be able to teach intermediate courses on behavioral or cognitive neuroscience topics, such as Physiology & Behavior and/or Sensation & Perception. There also may be opportunities to teach other intermediate or advanced courses in the candidate’s specialty area, courses for the neuroscience program such as Introduction to Neuroscience ( https://www.holycross.edu/academics/programs/neuroscience ), or psychology courses such as Introduction to Psychology, Statistics, or Research Methods. See the psychology department’s web page ( https://www.holycross.edu/academics/programs/psychology/courses ) for information about the department’s course offerings.

Visiting full-time faculty teach 3 courses each semester and are eligible for travel support and reimbursement of relocation costs within the College’s published policies. All full-time appointments offer competitive salaries and include full benefits.

Qualifications

Candidates must demonstrate commitment to, and excellence in, undergraduate teaching as informed by current practice and scholarship in the field.

Application Instructions

Please submit a letter of application, current curriculum vitae, a statement on teaching philosophy and interests, transcripts (Ph.D. preferred), and two confidential letters of recommendation.

In your cover letter, in addition to describing your research and teaching interests, please address how your scholarship, teaching, mentoring, and/or service might support the College’s mission as a Jesuit, undergraduate liberal arts college (see ​http://holycross.edu/mission​) and its core commitment to diversity and inclusion. For more information, please visit ​http://holycross.edu/diversity​.

College of the Holy Cross uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications electronically. Please submit all application materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/121765 .

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled. Questions about this search may be directed to Mark Hallahan ( mhallaha@holycross.edu ), chair of the psychology department, or Alo Basu ( abasu@holycross.edu ), director of the neuroscience program.

COVID-19 VACCINATION POLICY

College of the Holy Cross requires that all faculty and staff show proof of full vaccination by an FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine before beginning employment, unless an exemption from this policy has been granted. New faculty members believing they need an accommodation of this policy because of a disability, sincerely-held religious belief, or otherwise should inform Human Resources after an offer of employment is extended; please do not include any medical, genetic, or religious information in your application materials .

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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The College of the Holy Cross is a highly selective Catholic liberal arts college in the Jesuit tradition. It enrolls about 3,200 students and is located in a medium-sized city 45 miles west of Boston. The College seeks faculty members whose scholarship, teaching, advising, and on- and off-campus service demonstrate commitment to the educational benefits of a richly diverse community. Holy Cross aspires to meet the needs of dual-career couples, in part through its membership in Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts ( http://www.heccma.org ) and the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium ( https://new-england.hercjobs.org/ ) .

The College is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies with all Federal and Massachusetts laws concerning equal opportunity and affirmative action in the workplace.