Assistant Professor of Psychology

Manhattanville College is an independent, coeducational, liberal arts college located about 30 miles north of New York City on a picturesque campus of 100 acres.  The College enrolls a nationally and internationally diverse student body of approximately 2,500 undergraduate and graduate students with over 40% of our students coming from historically underrepresented populations. Building on its heritage of social justice and social activism, the College prepares students, through rigorous academic and co-curricular programs, for ethical and socially responsible leadership in a global community.  We achieve this through integrated learning that combines classroom rigor with experiential opportunities, leadership with service, intimate attention with global reach, progressive change with enduring values, and social commitment with ethical responsibility. The College is fully committed to an inclusive and culturally diverse faculty, staff and student community. We seek to recruit qualified and diverse candidates who will help us achieve our goal of creating an inclusive community that is welcoming to all people.

The School of Arts and Sciences centers on a strong liberal arts curriculum that reflects the current needs of students, society, and the job market, and offers over 40 undergraduate programs and 7 graduate programs.

The Psychology Program in the Division of Social Science and Communication at Manhattanville College (https://www.mville.edu/programs/psychology) invites applications for a tenure track, Assistant Professor of Psychology position to begin Fall 2022. Candidates must have an earned doctorate by August 2022 or evidence of near completion of a doctorate. Area of specialization is open; however, preference will be given to those (a) with an applied clinical/counseling background, (b) who can teach courses in our core (introductory psychology, statistics, research methods) as well as upper-level seminars in their area of expertise, and (c) who would also be comfortable teaching some of our biologically based courses (drug use and abuse, brain and behavior, etc.). In addition to their teaching responsibilities, faculty supervise undergraduate research, include undergraduates in faculty research, and participate in the governance of the program and of the College.

 Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach undergraduate classes in areas of expertise and classes broadly across the Psychology curriculum.
• Recruit, advise, and mentor undergraduate students.
• Develop and maintain a scholarly research program that will augment program recognition, and enhance undergraduate student research opportunities. 
• Perform service as appropriate to the division, school, college, profession and community.

Preferred Qualifications:

Manhattanville College seeks to attract an active, culturally and academically diverse faculty member. The successful candidate must show a record of: (a) high-quality teaching at the undergraduate level, (b) a clear research agenda, (c) commitment to institutional priorities that affirm the value of diversity, (d) commitment to service and faculty governance, and (e) a willingness to collaborate with colleagues within the division and throughout the college. Candidates should be willing to teach in the college's interdisciplinary programs such as the first-year program or undergraduate honors program.

Applications:

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit application materials combined into one PDF document to humanresources@mville.edu in the following order: a cover letter; curriculum vitae; statement of teaching philosophy; statement of research interests; statement on commitment to diversity and inclusion; and the contact information of three references. Only electronic applications will be accepted. The position is subject to final budgetary approval. Review of applications will begin on February 1, 2022 and continue until position is filled. 

 Questions regarding the position may be directed to Search Chair Dr. George Schreer, Professor of Psychology, George.Schreer@mville.edu or School of Arts and Sciences Dean Rebecca Lafleur Rebecca.Lafleur@mville.edu. 

Promoting the health and safety of all of Manhattanville’s students, faculty and staff is of the utmost importance.  To that end, the College will be requiring that all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19.  Applications may be made for accommodations based on medical disability or sincerely held religious beliefs.