What are the responsibilities and job description for the Visiting Assistant Professor in Psychology and Neuroscience position at College of the Holy Cross?
The Department of Psychology and the Neuroscience Program at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a visiting full-time faculty position for the 2025-2026 academic year to begin in August 2025. A candidate must be able to teach an intermediate Physiology & Behavior course and courses for the Neuroscience Program, such as Introduction to Neuroscience. There also may be opportunities to teach other intermediate or advanced courses in the candidate’s specialty area. More information about course offerings can be found on the Department of Psychology (https://www.holycross.edu/academics/programs/psychology/courses) and Neuroscience Program (https://www.holycross.edu/academics/programs/neuroscience) webpages.
Visiting full-time faculty teach 3 courses each semester and are eligible to apply for support to present at a conference or attend a professional development program through the Provost’s Supplemental Research Fund. The College will support reimbursement of relocation costs within its published policies. All full-time appointments offer competitive salaries and include full benefits.
Candidates must demonstrate commitment to, and excellence in, undergraduate teaching and inclusive pedagogies as informed by current practice and scholarship in the field.
Please submit a letter of application, a current curriculum vitae, a statement on teaching philosophy and interests, graduate transcripts (Ph.D. preferred), and two confidential letters of recommendation.
In your cover letter, please address the ways you might contribute to and further the College’s mission as a Jesuit, undergraduate liberal arts college, and its core commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The College of the Holy Cross uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications electronically. Please submit all application materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/163693.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled. Questions about this search may be directed to Mark Hallahan (mhallaha@holycross.edu), chair of the psychology department, or Alexis Hill (ahill@holycross.edu), director of the neuroscience program.
