Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology – Saint Anselm College

September 25, 2024

The Department of Psychology at Saint Anselm College, a Roman Catholic undergraduate liberal arts college in the Benedictine tradition in Manchester, NH invites applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor faculty position to begin August 2025.  The department is interested in candidates with an expertise in either clinical neuroscience or social affective neuroscience to help support the interdisciplinary Behavioral Neuroscience major as well as the Psychology major. The successful candidate will teach courses in their area of expertise, as well undergraduate courses such as General Psychology, Statistics, Research Methods, Abnormal Psychology, Clinical Neuroscience and Psychopharmacology. Successful candidates will be committed to teaching and actively involving undergraduates in research.

The Psychology Department collaborates with several other Departments on campus to support other curriculum (i.e., Health Sciences, Nursing, Community and Public Health, and Education). The department, consisting of eight full-time faculty members, has a strong tradition of excellence in teaching and research and is housed in a unified science building including laboratory spaces for human psychophysiology, observation, and rodent models.

Tenure-track faculty in the Psychology department teach a 3-3 semester course load and are expected to actively engage undergraduate students in their research, maintain a strong research program, advise students, and participate in the department and college community through service.

Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest including statement of teaching philosophy, curriculum vitae, evidence of teaching ability (sample syllabi from any courses taught), active research agenda (samples of scholarship), and academic transcripts to the attention of Dr. Tauna Sisco, Search Committee Chair,  via the college website.  Three letters of recommendation are required and should be submitted in PDF format via email to the department faculty assistant, Loraine Hobausz at . Applications should be received by November 30, 2024 for full consideration.

Required Skills and Experience:

A Ph.D. in Psychology or a related field is required. Candidates should demonstrate a strong commitment to excellence in teaching at the undergraduate level as well as scholarly research.

Successful candidates will be able to assist the college in advancing its mission and strategic priorities, which includes institution-wide
diversity and inclusiveness.

Founded in 1889, Saint Anselm College is an undergraduate, liberal arts college housed on a 350+ acre, residential campus, with a student body of approximately 2,000 students, 155 full-time faculty in addition to the monks of Saint Anselm Abbey.  The college is located in the vibrant and diverse city of Manchester, NH, where 76 languages are spoken in the schools.  The college is less than an hour from sandy beaches, the White Mountain National Forest, the Lakes Region, and metropolitan Boston.

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