Current Employment Opportunities
Western Connecticut State University
School of Arts & Sciences
Department of Psychology
Assistant Professor-Tenure Track
Academic Year 2013-14
The Department of
Psychology at Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) is seeking a
highly skilled and experienced educator to fill a tenure-track
appointment. The successful candidate will have job-relevant
teaching experience and be prepared to teach 12 credits/semester in some
combination of the following: Social Psychology, Advanced
Personality-Social Psychology, Introductory Psychology, and other
related social psychology courses.
Supervision of student research, student advisement, and coverage
of evening courses are also expected.
WCSU is primarily a teaching institution but research is a
criterion for hiring, tenure and promotion.
The successful candidate will also be
expected to participate in appropriate department, university and
professional service.
Qualifications:
A completed doctorate is required at time of employment.
Degree specialization in Social Psychology is required.
As WCSU is a dynamic, diverse workplace, the
proven ability to work effectively with people from a variety of
backgrounds and cultures is highly valued. Excellent written and oral
communication skills are required.
Salary and Benefits:
WCSU offers competitive salaries commensurate with candidates’
experience and a comprehensive benefit package. There are grant
opportunities to support research and conference attendance. Additional
information can be found on our website at
www.wcsu.edu/hr/benefits/
Application Materials:
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a
statement of teaching philosophy, unofficial transcript of graduate
coursework, evidence of current undergraduate teaching experience,
evidence of research productivity, and 3 letters of recommendation to:
facultyvitae@wcsu.edu
Reference search #600-142 in the subject line. Paper copies of
transcripts and recommendation letters may be sent to Dr. Norine
Jalbert, Chair, Psychology Department, WCSU, 181 White Street, Danbury,
CT 06810.
The Department of
Psychology is one of thirteen departments in the School of Arts &
Sciences. Courses in the Psychology Department are designed to offer the
psychology major a comprehensive education in the methods and content of
the discipline of psychology while simultaneously providing some
flexibility in course selections. Students are given a broad overview of
the field in their first course, Introduction to Psychology, and are
required to complete a three-course sequence dealing with the methods
and statistics used by psychologists. Eleven full-time and twenty-two
part-time faculty support majors pursuing either BA or BS degrees in
Psychology.
Review of applications begins on
March 4, 2013 and will
continue until the position is filled.
