Assistant Teaching Professor for Psychology
Assistant Teaching Professor for Psychology
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Job Description
Department: CAS Psychology
Rank: Assistant Teaching Professor
Annual Basis: 9 Month
Review of Applications Begins
July 1 2025; Position open until filled
Special Instructions to Applicants
With your online application please submit the items below:
1) Curriculum vitae
2) A letter of interest (up to 3 pages) that describes:
Your experience teaching students and how you will contribute to teaching excellence and innovation at UO. Please provide details of your content area knowledge teaching strategies/practices and knowledge of the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Your expertise and experience in your primary professional psychology area such as training notable publications or work products positions held and recognition.
Your experience advising and mentoring students.
Your experience with successful mentoring teaching or outreach aimed at reducing barriers and increasing retention for under-represented groups and specific plans for how you will contribute to our departments goal to create support a diverse and inclusive community. These specific plans may include engagement with current campus programs new on-campus activities or through national or off-campus organizations.
3) Names and contact information for three professional references two of which need to be teaching references to be contacted for letters of recommendation in the final stage of the search.
Department Summary
Within the College of Arts and Sciences Psychology is one of the largest departments supporting instructional and research activities in a wide range of fields within the discipline. The Department has about 2000 undergraduate majors and 80 doctoral students as well as around 30 tenure-related faculty and 10 current Career faculty. For more information on the Department visit Summary The Department of Psychology at the University of Oregon is seeking an innovative Assistant Teaching Professor to join a nationally-recognized program that provides flexible curriculum and an engaging learning environment for about 2000 undergraduate students who aspire to be professionals in the many varied fields served by a psychology degree (e.g. community mental health child and youth policy and programming personnel administration and management user experience opinion polling to name just a few). Masters Degree in Psychology or a related field. Ability to implement effective teaching practices and learning strategies at the college and university level. PhD in Psychology or a closely related field. All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check. The University of Oregon is proud to offer a robust benefits package to eligible employees including health insurance retirement plans and paid time off. For more information about benefits visit University of Oregon is an equal opportunity affirmative action institution committed to cultural diversity and compliance with the ADA. The University encourages all qualified individuals to apply and does not discriminate on the basis of any protected status including veteran and disability status. The University is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation in connection with the application process please contact us at or . UO prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression pregnancy (including pregnancy-related conditions) age physical or mental disability genetic information (including family medical history) ancestry familial status citizenship service in the uniformed services (as defined in federal and state law) veteran status expunged juvenile record and/or the use of leave protected by state or federal law in all programs activities and employment practices as required by Title IX other applicable laws and policies. Retaliation is prohibited by UO policy. Questions may be referred to the Office of Investigations and Civil Rights Compliance. Contact information related policies and complaint procedures are listed here. In compliance with federal law the University of Oregon prepares an annual report on campus security and fire safety programs and services. The Annual Campus Security and Fire Safety Report is available online at
Career instructional faculty in the Department of Psychology teach a base load of 9 courses per academic year. They are expected to teach a wide variety of classes at the 100-500 level and develop undergraduate curriculum that furthers the departments instructional goals. The specific areas of teaching may include introductory psychology statistical and research methods and various content courses covering topics in community cognitive developmental personality performance psychopathology mental health neuroscience and/or social psychology.
In addition to teaching the successful candidate will be expected to engage in departmental and university service work effectively with faculty staff and students from diverse backgrounds participate in student advising and to be a leader in evidence-based pedagogy for the Department of Psychology.
This is a full-time 9-month annual position as an Assistant Teaching Professor rank within the Career faculty classification.Minimum Requirements
One year of demonstrated teaching experience (e.g. teaching college level courses creating and delivering training programs guest lectures or other related instructional experience) in fields related to this position.Professional Competencies
Active engagement with developments in teaching pedagogy.
Ability to incorporate professional psychology experience into teaching and student mentoring.
Understanding and commitment to advancing equity inclusion and accessibility in undergraduate education.Preferred Qualifications
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Full Time
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