Assistant Professor of Psychology

JOB DESCRIPTION

The psychology department at the University of Dallas invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the Assistant Professor rank beginning in the Fall of 2023. The University of Dallas is a Catholic, co-educational university whose commitment to liberal arts education informs the psychology department’s nearly 50-year tradition of rethinking the discipline of psychology from a humanistic and existential-phenomenological foundation.

REQUIREMENTS
Qualified candidates will have an earned doctorate in psychology by the start date, a passion for teaching undergraduate and graduate students as well as for supervising student research with a commitment to qualitative methods. A successful applicant will show evidence of ongoing research and scholarship within the phenomenological tradition, a record of excellence in teaching, and an understanding of and commitment to the Catholic intellectual tradition.

We are open to applicants with a variety of specializations within the existential, phenomenological, humanistic, psychoanalytic, and other historical perspectives in psychology, and we expect applicants to be able to integrate their expertise within the broader mission of the department.

APPLICATION

Applications for the position should be made online. Applicants should submit a letter of application, baccalaureate and graduate transcripts, three letters of reference, vita, statement of teaching and research interests addressing the issues described above, as well as how you would involve students in research, and evidence of effective teaching and scholarship. Questions may be directed at Dr. Amy Fisher Smith, Chair, Psychology Department, University of Dallas at afsmith@udallas.edu. Questions involving application upload difficulties may be sent to hr@udallas.edu.

WHO WE ARE

The University of Dallas is a Catholic university that seeks to educate the whole person, encouraging its students to pursue wisdom, truth and virtue as the proper and primary ends of education (http://www.udallas.edu/about/mission.php). All faculty members are expected to understand and support the mission.

BENEFITS

UD provides competitive pay and benefits, including eligibility to participate in medical, dental, life and disability insurance; employee events; a health and wellness program; a free fitness center; competitive leave programs; tuition benefits for employees and their families; and matching retirement plan contributions.