Cognitive Psychology, Visiting Assistant Professor
- Employer
- Colby College
- Location
- Waterville, Maine, United States
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Date posted
- Nov 11, 2024
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Humanities, Classics, Social & Behavioral Sciences, Other Social & Behavioral Sciences, Psychology
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Job Details
The Department of Psychology at Colby College is hiring a Visiting Assistant Professor in cognitive psychology to begin in Fall 2025. The specific area of research interest is open. We are interested in candidates who are committed to reproducible science and who have research interests that would be compatible with and complementary to the current research programs in the department. Teaching responsibilities may include introductory and advanced courses in the candidate’s area of training, participation in a team-taught introduction to psychology course, assisting with the department’s methodology and statistics offerings, and supervision of student independent research.
For more information about the department, please see our website at https://www.colby.edu/academics/departments-and-programs/psychology/.
Qualifications
We believe the best way to learn the science of psychology is by engaging our faculty and students in a collaborative search for new knowledge about human cognition, emotion, and behavior. To this end, we have a unique curriculum that engages students in research at all levels. The successful candidate will be expected to teach with passion, to be engaged in an active and sustained program of research that contributes to the global effort to advance psychological knowledge, to involve Colby’s exceptional undergraduates in that research, and become an active and engaged member of our academic community. Colby is a highly selective liberal arts college recognized for excellence in undergraduate education and close student-faculty interaction. We are especially interested in candidates who, through their research, teaching, and/or service, will promote diversity, inclusion, and equity at Colby.
The Ph.D. in Psychology or a closely related field should be completed September 1, 2025.
Application Instructions
Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statements of teaching philosophy and research interests that demonstrate a commitment to equitable and inclusive teaching, a summary of teaching evaluations, copies of publications, in-press manuscripts and preprints, and three confidential letters . Review of applications will begin February 3, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. Questions about this search should be directed to Professor Martha Arterberry: psychologysearch@colby.edu .
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Colby is a private, coeducational liberal arts college that admits students and makes personnel decisions on the basis of the individual’s qualifications to contribute to Colby’s educational objectives and institutional needs. The principle of not discriminating on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, caste, national or ethnic origin, marital status, genetic information, political beliefs, veteran or military status, parental status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, physical or mental disability unrelated to the job or course of study requirements is consistent with the mission of a liberal arts college and the law.
Company
Founded in 1813, Colby College is the 12th oldest liberal arts college in the United States.
Distinctive in its offerings, Colby provides an intimate, undergraduate-focused learning environment with a breadth of programs presenting students and faculty with unparalleled opportunities. A vibrant and fully integrated academic, residential, and cocurricular experience is sustained by a diverse and supportive community. Located in Waterville, Maine, Colby is a global institution with students representing nearly every U.S. state and approximately 70 countries.
Colby’s model provides the scale and impact of larger universities coupled with intensive learning in a community committed to scholarship and discovery, multidisciplinary approaches to integrated learning, study in the liberal arts, and leading-edge programs addressing the world’s most complex challenges. Its network of partnerships with prestigious cultural, research, medical, and business institutions extends educational and scholarly collaborations, providing students with unmatched experiences leading to postgraduate success.
The College’s wide variety of programs and labs provides students and the community access to unique experiences: the Colby College Museum of Art, the finest college art museum in the country, and the Lunder Institute for American Art have made the College a nationally and internationally recognized center for art scholarship; DavisConnects prepares students for lifelong success by combining a forward-thinking liberal arts education with extensive internship, research, and global opportunities for all students regardless of their personal networks and financial circumstances; and the 350,000-square-foot Harold Alfond Athletics and Recreation Center, is the most advanced and comprehensive NCAA D-III facility in the country. In fall 2021, Colby opened the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence, the first such institute at a liberal arts college. Colby’s new Island Campus, consisting of Allen and Benner islands, gives Colby a significant presence on the coast of Maine for a wide range of academic programs and activities and undisturbed environments ideal for conducting interdisciplinary experiences.
- Website
- http://www.colby.edu/
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