Assistant Professor, Psychology, Fall 2025

• The doctoral degree is required for appointments and must be completed prior to the beginning of service.
• Candidates are required to provide a current Curriculum Vitae.
• Candidates are required to provide an unofficial transcript. Transcript should be of highest degree earned. Official Transcript will be required upon hire.
• Candidates are required to provide statement of Teaching Philosophy (please use the “Teaching Philosophy I” link to upload to your Applicant Documents.
• Candidates are required to provide evidence of teaching effectiveness. This can include student teaching evaluations, peer observations of teaching, examples of syllabi created for a class, etc. (please use the “Teaching Effectiveness” link to upload to your Applicant Documents.
• Candidates are required to provide a Research Statement (please use the “Research Statement” link to upload to your Applicant Documents.
• Candidates are required to provide one or more copies of representative publications (please use the “Publications 1, 2, 3 and 4” links to upload to your Applicant Documents as needed.
• An optional “Other Document”link has been provided in case candidates wish to upload additional information.
• Candidates will be prompted during the application process to provide names (3) and valid email addresses for reference letters.

Full-time employee benefits include:

 

• Comprehensive Health Benefits and Rewards for Wellness Incentives
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Family/Parental Leave
• Tuition Waivers at RIC, CCRI & URI
• Retirement Plan
• Long-term Disability Coverage
• Variety of voluntary add-on’s

For a complete listing, visit:

http://www.employeebenefits.ri.gov/benefits/new/index.php

The Department of Psychology at Rhode Island College invites applications for one three-year limited term, Assistant Professor position for Fall 2025. We invite applicants from a wide range of psychological disciplines with preference for the following areas (broadly defined): cognitive psychology, human learning, human development, diversity science, or behavioral health.

The faculty member’s primary responsibilities will involve teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses in at least one of the following areas: cognitive psychology, human learning, human development (child and/or aging), human diversity, or behavioral health (clinical or non-clinical focus). They will also have the opportunity to teach new courses relevant to their area of expertise. Additional responsibilities will include teaching foundational psychology courses such as introductory psychology, research methods, or statistics courses.

The Department of Psychology is an active teaching and scholarly group of 14 faculty members who serve approximately 500 undergraduate majors and 12 graduate students. We offer

undergraduate bachelor’s degrees in both Psychology (BA) and in Behavioral Health Studies (BS), minors in Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience, and an MA degree in General Psychology with a research focus (with a 5-year BA/MA option). We welcome applications from candidates who will contribute to these programs.

• Teach courses as needed at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including some combination of courses in the areas of cognitive psychology, human learning, human development (child and/or aging), human diversity, or behavioral health (clinical or non-clinical focus) and/or other courses relevant to one’s area of expertise.
• Teach foundational psychology courses such as introductory psychology, research methods, or statistics courses.
• Maintain a program of research.
• Supervise undergraduate and graduate student research.
• Provide academic advising for undergraduate and graduate students.
• Participate in professional service activities at the departmental, college, community and/or national level.

The College requires that all applicants and employees be able to perform the above essential duties of the job and will explore reasonable accommodations for individuals with documented disabilities in accordance with ADA requirements.

• Ability to teach courses in at least one of the following areas: cognitive psychology, human learning, human development (child, and/or aging), human diversity, or behavioral health (clinical or nonclinical focus).
• Knowledge about the needs of diverse student learners
• Ability to conduct research or other scholarly activities
• Ability to supervise graduate and undergraduate research
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues

• Doctoral degree in Psychology or related field. ABD may be considered if degree will be completed by time of appointment.

Candidates who have an earned master’s degree or equivalent and are pursuing a terminal degree but who have not yet completed their terminal degree by the date of appointment may be considered for appointment at the rank of instructor.

• Ability to teach a range of foundational undergraduate courses such as introductory psychology, research methods, or statistics courses.
• Ability and commitment to involving students in research and/or scholarship
• Willingness to adopt a leadership role in Department and College
• Bilingual