Assistant Professor (Community Psychology)_76322

Title:   Assistant Professor (Community Psychology)
Position No:   0076322
Hiring Unit:     University of Hawaii-West Oahu
Location:        Kapolei
Date Posted:    September 10, 2024
Closing Date:  Continuous – First Review begins October 2024
Salary Information:    Negotiable, Commensurate with qualifications and experience
Monthly Type:  9 Month
Tenure Track: Tenure Track
Full-Time/Part-Time:   Full-Time
Temporary/Permanent:  Permanent
 
Job Description:
Full-time, tenure track, renewable depending on performance, departmental  needs and/or funding availability. The first review begins October 2024 with continuous recruitment until filled. The division of Social Sciences at the University of Hawai’i-West O’ahu (UHWO) invites applications for a full-time tenure track Assistant Professor in Psychology to begin on August 1, 2025. We seek a dynamic and dedicated individual who is passionate about teaching, research, and contributing to the academic community.
The successful candidate for this role is expected to primarily deliver and develop needed courses to support the Psychology concentration within the Social Sciences Division at a culturally diverse four-year campus with a native Hawaiian indigenous serving mission.
 
 Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach a variety of lower and upper-level Psychology courses contingent upon the needs of the concentration of Psychology and the Division of Social Sciences, respectively. This includes introductory psychology, research methods, social psychology, addiction studies, and cross-cultural psychology.
• Additional responsibilities include supervising senior capstone projects, developing new courses in community and health psychology
• The regular teaching load is three (3) courses per semester, and teaching assignments involve courses delivered through in-person, online, and hybrid instructional modalities. 
• Provide academic advising to students
• Disseminate findings at professional conferences and through publication.
• Conduct scholarly research and/or participate in creative endeavors
• Participate in department, academic, university and community service

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Community Psychology or related field from an accredited university (ABD candidates are eligible to apply but must complete all degree requirements prior to the appointment).
• Excellence in teaching as demonstrated by student evaluations and/or administrative reviews.
• Potential for conducting relevant scholarly and/or applied research as demonstrated by peer-reviewed publication(s) or refereed conference presentations.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Ability to interact effectively in a multicultural setting and indigenous serving setting.
• Experience teaching diverse student populations.
• Experience teaching community psychology, research methods, social psychology, cross-cultural psychology, health psychology and/or substance abuse and addiction studies.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver in-person, hybrid, and online courses.
• Experience focused on indigenous or minority community development.
• Ability to involve undergraduates in research experiences.
• Ability to write and/or administer grants.
• Commitment to, knowledge of, and/or experience with the mission and purpose of the University of Hawai’i to position the university as a leading indigenous-serving higher education institution.

To Apply: 
Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an
 application and attach the required documents:

• Submit a cover letter indicating how you satisfy the minimum and desirable qualifications.
• Curriculum Vita
• Names and contact information of 3 professional references.
• Copies of official transcripts (official transcripts required at the time of hire).

Copies of selected publications and student evaluations summaries may be requested during the search process. If ABD, submit a letter from the committee chair attesting that all degree requirements will be met by August 1, 2025. Please redact out references to social security numbers and birth date on transcript copies. Incomplete applications will not be considered. All items become the property of the University of Hawaii-West O‘ahu and will not be returned.
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Inquiries: Orlando García-Santiago Ph.D. MPH RN; garciao@hawaii.eduThe University of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital status, breastfeeding, income assignment for child support, arrest and court record (except as permissible under State law), sexual orientation, domestic or sexual violence victim status, national guard absence, or status as a covered veteran.  For more information or inquiries regarding these policies, please refer to the following link: http://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/eeo-coordinators/

Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.

In accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, annual campus crime statistics for the University of Hawai'i may be viewed at: https://www.hawaii.edu/titleix/help/campus-security/, or a paper copy may be obtained upon request from the respective UH Campus Security or Administrative Services Office.

Accommodation Request:  The University of Hawai'i complies with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).  Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the EEO coordinator directly.  Determination on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.  For further information, please refer to the following link: https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/accommodation-request/

Salary : $1,781,280