Details

Item	Value
Posting Date	08/22/2024
Closing Date	Review of materials will begin October 16th, 2024 and continue until filled
Employment Type(s)	Full Time
Tenure Track	Yes
Location	Beloit, Wisconsin, 53511

Description

Beloit College invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor of psychology to begin in August 2025. A Ph.D. in psychology is required; candidates who are ABD and expect to complete their Ph.D. by August 2025 will also be considered. Area of expertise is open but preference is for candidates with teaching and research interests in clinical/counseling psychology, positive psychology, biopsychology, health psychology, industrial and organizational psychology, or behavioral economics/consumer marketing.

The successful candidate must exhibit exceptional enthusiasm for, and commitment to, undergraduate teaching and in expanding efforts of equity, inclusion, and anti-racism, and must demonstrate pedagogies or research that align with or will engage our increasingly diverse student body and interdisciplinary curriculum. We seek a colleague who will foster student research and involve students in their professional scholarship, so experience mentoring undergraduates is a plus. The standard teaching load is six courses per year.

Faculty at Beloit College have multiple opportunities to contribute to all-college programs, including the advanced mentoring program for first-year students, our career-oriented schools, and our global engagement program. Participation in campus governance is also an expectation of employment. Opportunities to collaborate with colleagues outside the department and with community partners are plentiful.

Because equity and inclusion are central to our students’ liberal arts education and vital to the thriving of all members of our residential learning community, Beloit College aspires to be an actively anti-racist institution. We recognize our aspiration as ongoing and institution-wide, involving collective commitment and accountability. We seek employees who are committed to actively contributing to our efforts to celebrate our cultural and intellectual richness and resolute in advancing inclusion and equity.

Located in a diverse community close to Madison, Milwaukee, and Chicago, Beloit attracts students from across the United States and the world. The college emphasizes excellence in teaching, learning beyond the traditional classroom, international perspectives, and collaborative research among students and faculty. We are recognized as one of the Colleges That Change Lives.

AA/EEO

How to Apply

Candidates should submit as one pdf a cover letter, C.V., names of three references, a research statement, a statement of teaching philosophy, and relevant course syllabi, if available to thel ink below. 

Begin Your Application

Review of materials will begin on October 16, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled. Questions about the position should be directed to Suzanne Cox, department chair, at: coxs@beloit.edu