University of Missouri-Columbia ยท 1 day ago
Assistant Teaching Professor in Psychological Sciences
The University of Missouri-Columbia is inviting applications for a full-time Assistant Teaching Professor in Psychological Sciences to contribute to their new Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience program. The role involves teaching undergraduate courses, supporting the Neuroscience BS program, and participating in departmental activities.
Education
Responsibilities
Teaching face-to-face, hybrid, and/or online undergraduate courses under a load of four courses in the fall semester and four courses in the spring semester (80% of work effort)
Teach psychology courses supporting the Neuroscience BS, such as Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Career Foundations in Neuroscience
Teach a variety of class enrollment sizes based on departmental need
Teaching a large lecture section (e.g., more than 200 students) each semester should be expected
Serve on committees
Participate in student development activities
Perform administrative duties (20% of work effort)
Qualification
Required
Earned (or all-but-dissertation (ABD)) a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in psychology or neuroscience related discipline
Demonstrated expertise in content areas needed to contribute to the Neuroscience BS program
Experience and demonstrated success teaching at the college level
Success in working with a broad population of students
Pedagogical knowledge for on-campus and online teaching
Preferred
Candidates who will have earned PhD by the position start date
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision plans
Retirement
Educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses
Company
University of Missouri-Columbia
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