Lecturer/Senior Lecturer of Psychology - University of North Texas System

Title: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer of Psychology

Employee Classification: Senior Lecturer (Continuing)

Campus: University of North Texas

Division: UNT-Provost

SubDivision-Department: UNT-College of Lib Arts & Soc Sci

Department: UNT-Psychology-122500

Job Location: Frisco

Salary: commensurate upon experience

FTE: 1.00

Retirement Eligibility: ORP Eligible

About Us - Values Overview:

Department Summary

As part of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, we offer undergraduate (i.e., B.A. and B.S. Majors in Psychology) and graduate programs (i.e., PhD in Behavioral Sciences, Clinical Psychology, and Counseling Psychology). Our Clinical and Counseling programs are APA accredited. The UNT Department of Psychology includes ~38 faculty members, over 3,000 undergraduate majors and approximately 110 graduate students.

UNT has a highly diverse campus with a wide range of languages spoken in addition to English. We welcome candidates who have experience with HSI/MSIs and/or who speak Spanish, Vietnamese, American Sign Language, Chinese (Cantonese, Mandarin and other variations), Arabic, Tagalog, Farsi, French, or/and Yoruba.

Position Overview

University of North Texas (UNT) invites applications for Faculty Lecturer position to join the Department of Psychology and contribute to our robust undergraduate program. Responsibilities include teaching an equivalent of four courses face-to-face (or online) and serving on faculty committees, as appropriate.

Lecturers will teach on the UNT-Denton and UNT-Frisco campuses, with Frisco being the primary responsibility.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Psychology from an accredited program.
• Interest in teaching in higher education.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated excellence in teaching face-to-face and/or online courses.
• Experience with teaching a range of courses including experimental methods, statistics, and/or social psychology.
• Ability and willingness to teach several different undergraduate courses including, but not limited to, cognition, health and development, and abnormal psychology.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Effective organizational and technological skills including Canvas, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Outlook, statistical software (i.e., SPSS, R, Python, Exel, SAS), and web conferencing.
• Background and/or interest in undergraduate student mentoring and academic advising.
• Desire to take service leadership roles and seek career development and promotion.

Work Schedule:

varies based on assignment

Driving University Vehicle:

No

Security Sensitive:

This is a Security Sensitive Position.

Special Instructions:

Primary location on Frisco campus. This individual would teach at least 1 class each semester at the Denton campus to maintain a connection with the department.

Benefits:

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EEO Statement:

The University of North Texas System is firmly committed to equal opportunity and does not permit -- and takes actions to prevent -- discrimination, harassment (including sexual violence) and retaliation on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, facilities and employment practices. The University of North Texas System immediately investigates complaints of discrimination and takes remedial action when appropriate. The University of North Texas System also takes actions to prevent retaliation against individuals who oppose any form of harassment or discriminatory practice, file a charge or report, or testify, assist or participate in an investigative proceeding or hearing.