Open Area Search Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychology
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Job Location:
Westchester, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
16 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
This is a non-tenure track Clinical faculty appointment with an initial appointment term of up totwo years. Continuation beyond the initial term if any will be determined based on institutional needs and applicable review processes. This full-time 9-month academic appointment (August May) has an annual salary paid over 12 consecutive months allowing for continuous benefits coverage.
The area of specialization is open. Applicants must have completed their doctorate in Psychology or a closely related field at the time of application. They must have served as instructor of record for at least one course in psychology and taught in-person (i.e. not online) at an accredited college or university. They should have a demonstrated record of excellence in teaching.
Clinical faculty at LMU are distinguished by their ability to teach interactive student-centered courses that incorporate experiential learning. Candidates should have experience in or connections to some community context (e.g. technology or aerospace industry government business education mental-health care civic/social-service etc.) and be able to leverage or build such partnerships to enhance some of their course offerings with experiential learning opportunities. Experiential learning can take many forms; we welcome creative approaches and candidates will have support to align their interests with these course offerings.
In addition applicants should be able to contribute to some of our lower division offerings (General Psychology Statistics Research Methods or Brain and Behavior) and/or upper division offerings (Lifespan Development Cognitive Science Clinical Psychology are a few examples). Applicants whose scholarly training speaks to issues of social justice who have an orientation towards LMUs mission are especially sought.
Clinical Assistant Professors in our department teach 3 courses in fall semester and 3 in spring semester. The expectation is that their effort will primarily be dedicated to teaching. Moreover they share in academic advising of our majors and are required to serve on departmental service committees.
The LMU community including the Department of Psychological Science is composed of faculty staff and students from culturally diverse backgrounds. Applicants should be committed to work in and with this diverse population and be committed to the LMU mission. LMU faculty are oriented towards helping to create the world we want to live in. Please see this link to learn more: following application materials (#1-4) must be submitted online using LMUHuman Resources online application portal:
1. Cover letter (3-page limit with 12-point font). Please describe your area of expertise teaching interests and philosophy and resonance with LMUs mission. This should include any past and/or potential contributions related to LMUs mission a liberal arts education or the practice of Ignatian Pedagogy in teaching mentoring or advising. Additionally the cover letter should address skills or experiences relevant to teaching courses with experiential learning components. Finally the cover letter should address your commitment to and any past and/or potential contributions to diversity equity inclusion justice and access-related efforts.
2. Curriculum vitae. Please indicate what courses you have already taught which have been as instructor of record which if any have included experiential-learning components.
3. A full set of course evaluations and a syllabus from at least one course on which you are instructor of record. The job application portal only takes 5 documents so please combine evaluations and syllabus from a single course into a single PDF document. Evaluations/syllabi from two courses are strongly encouraged if you have taught more than one course as instructor of record.
4. In addition please provide two confidential academic or professional letters of recommendation on institutional or professional letterhead (PDFs only). These should be emailed directly from the letter writer to .
Please direct questions to the Department Chair Vandana Thadani (). The deadline for applications is March 11 2026. Letters of recommendations are due by 5pm on Mar 18 2026.
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Faculty RegularReasonable expected salary: $81000.00Please note that this position may not be eligible for visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Loyola Marymount University a Carnegie classified R2 institution in the mainstream of American Catholic higher education seeks outstanding applicants who value its mission and share its commitment to inclusive excellence the education of the whole person and the building of a just society. LMU is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an environment free from discrimination and harassment as defined by federal state and local law. We invite all persons in the full diversity of their being life experience and beliefs to apply. (Visit for more information.)Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Classroom Experience
- Medical Management
- Library Services
- Pharmacy Residency
- Research Experience
- Teaching
- Higher Education Teaching
- Curriculum Development
- Grant Writing
- Mentoring
- Research Laboratory Experience
About Company
LMU is a top-ranked Catholic university rooted in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions. We offer a rigorous academic experience to ambitious students committed to lives of meaning and purpose.
