Assistant Professor of Psychology

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Position Summary:

The Psychology Department at the University of WisconsinPlatteville invites applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor with an anticipated start date of August 2026. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses in introductory and advanced research methods General Psychology and additional courses aligned with their area of expertise preferably in developmental learning or social psychology.

This is a full-time 9-month benefit-eligible position with a salary of $58000$60000 per academic year commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Teach undergraduate courses including General Psychology introductory and advanced research methods and additional courses aligned with area of expertise.

• Develop and maintain an active program of research and scholarly activity ideally incorporating undergraduate student involvement.

• Provide academic advising and mentoring to undergraduate students.

• Contribute to curriculum development program assessment and course revisions within the department.

• Participate in departmental college university and community service and outreach activities.

• Engage in professional development to support excellence in teaching scholarship and service.

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Psychology (developmental social learning or closely related field) is required. ABD candidates will be considered with the expectation that the doctoral degree is conferred within two years of the start of the initial contract.

• Demonstrated excellence in oral and written communication skills.

• At least one semester of undergraduate teaching experience.

• Evidence of scholarly productivity through presentations and/or publications.

Why Its Great to be a Pioneer:

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville founded in 1866 offers baccalaureate and masters programs. It possesses institutional strengths in middle level education engineering industrial technology agriculture criminal justice and business. The campus is located in Southwest Wisconsins largest and most historic community. The region offers excellent school systems high quality medical and hospital facilities outstanding recreational opportunities and vibrant businesses and industries. UW-Platteville is a cultural and educational center for the Tri-State region of Illinois Iowa and Wisconsin.

The Psychology Department values undergraduate teaching and is a leader on campus in undergraduate research and SoTL practices. Our department is comprised of seven tenure track and 1.4 instructional academic staff positions. We have approximately 165 majors and graduate roughly 40 students a year most of whom are interested in careers in human services and mental health.

Application Deadline:

To ensure full consideration applications must be received by October 12 2025. Applications will be reviewed until the position has been filled.

The following documents are required for applicant consideration:

• Letter of application addressing all required qualifications

• A current curriculum vitae

• Contact information (name telephone number and email address) for three professional references

• Pedagogy Statement that reflects the candidates perspective on the integration of teaching research and scholarly work to create transformative student learning experiences.

For questions regarding this position please contact Dr. Elizabeth Gates

Legal Notices and Important Information:

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University ensures physical accessibility to work environments for persons with disabilities and will provided reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to employment. Upon request the University will provide reasonable accommodations for religious observances and practices.

The University is committed to a program of affirmative action for women racial minorities persons with disabilities disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era. While the Chancellor assumes overall responsibility for the success of the program university administrators and supervisors are responsible and accountable for implementation. Authority for monitoring the program is delegated to Human Resources.

Each individual associated with the University is called upon to pledge a new and revitalized commitment to build and maintain a campus environment free of harassment and discrimination an environment that fosters mutual respect recognizes the dignity and worth of all people and promotes to the fullest equal employment opportunity through affirmative action.

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EEO Statement:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age pregnancy disability status as a protected veteran or other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We are committed to building a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds perspectives and skills and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

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