What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Professor position at Allegheny College?
Summary of Position
The Psychology Department seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position beginning August 2025. This position emphasizes applied areas in psychology and could potentially focus on fields such as health psychology, business psychology, industrial-organizational psychology, organizational leadership, community psychology, among others. Candidates with expertise in applied research and practice, particularly those with experience engaging diverse populations and addressing real-world challenges, are strongly encouraged to apply.
A Doctoral degree in Psychology or a closely related discipline is required by the start date. Relevant fields of specialization include, but are not limited to: Health Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Community Psychology and Organizational Leadership.
The hired candidate must demonstrate: (1) a commitment to (a) undergraduate teaching, (b) the active involvement of undergraduate students in research, and (c) diversity, equity, and inclusion, and (2) expertise in one or more of the specified applied areas.
The teaching load is typically 6 courses per academic year, which may vary depending on advising senior research projects. Courses should include introductory-level courses that support the Psychology program and upper-level courses in the candidate’s area of expertise. All faculty are expected to participate in delivering college-wide first-year/sophomore speaking and writing seminars and holistic advising. The successful candidate will provide evidence of excellence in teaching, ongoing scholarship, and professional development.
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YOUR FUTURE TEAM
Our faculty are active scholars and exemplary teachers, who receive strong institutional support for ongoing professional development, travel, and research. Allegheny College is dedicated to a balanced teacher-scholar model that lies at the core of Liberal Arts colleges.
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THE HIRING PROCESS
Please submit the following in PDF form to the Office of Human Resources, Allegheny College, 520 North Main Street, Meadville PA 16335 or by email to employment@allegheny.edu (a) letter of application, (b) CV, (c) teaching statement that includes a list and description of courses of interest, (d) research statement, (e) a statement describing how you have or plan to incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion into your teaching, research, and/or service. Letters of recommendation from three professional references will be required at the interview stage. Review of applications will begin February 28, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled.
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ALLEGHENY COLLEGE
Allegheny College, founded in 1815, is one of the nation’s oldest and most innovative four-year colleges where multidisciplinary learning breaks the conventional mold. It is one of the few colleges in the United States with a unique requirement to choose both a major and minor for graduation, to provide students with a cross-disciplinary path in the sciences and humanities for educational depth and intellectual growth. Located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Allegheny College is one of 44 colleges featured in Loren Pope’s “Colleges That Change Lives.” In its 2025 rankings, U.S. News & World Report recognized Allegheny College as one of the country’s 100 top national liberal arts colleges — and including in the top 25 Undergraduate Teaching, Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects, First-Year Experience, and Senior Capstone.
Allegheny’s undergraduate residential education prepares students for successful, meaningful lives by promoting students’ intellectual, moral, and social development and encouraging personal and civic responsibility. Allegheny’s faculty and staff combine high academic standards and a commitment to the exchange of knowledge with a supportive approach to learning. Graduates are equipped to think critically and creatively, write clearly, speak persuasively, and meet challenges in a diverse, interconnected world. Allegheny College is deeply committed to creating an inclusive community that actively challenges racism, sexism, heterosexism, religious bigotry, and other forms of bias (see Allegheny College Statement of Community).
Allegheny College is an Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity. The College does not discriminate, and will not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, creed, national/ethnic origin, ancestry, veterans, handicap or disability as those terms are defined under applicable law, or members of other underrepresented groups.
Allegheny College is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, contact the Director of Human Resources
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posted 12/19/2024
