GRINNELL COLLEGE – DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY – TENURE-TRACK POSITION (START FALL 2023).
GRINNELL COLLEGE. The Grinnell College Psychology Department has a long-standing commitment to, and record of success in attracting and retaining students from diverse backgrounds. Our innovative curriculum and pedagogy promote inclusivity and help students explore how psychology interrelates with other disciplines. Our department invites applications for our open tenure-track faculty position. We seek applicants whose teaching and research interests fall within health, cultural, cross-cultural, and/or multicultural psychology or related areas. An intersectional perspective is highly desirable. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to engage in research working with our diverse population of undergraduate students. High consideration will be given to individuals who can demonstrate educational, research, or other experiences that prepare them to work with underrepresented students.
In addition to a strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in teaching, advising, scholarship, and service the successful candidate will teach five courses over two semesters. A lab section counts as 0.5 courses. The successful candidate will teach introductory psychology, research methods, and intermediate, and advanced courses in their area of specialization. In addition, the successful candidate will mentor and engage students in research projects.
Periodically, one course will be Tutorial (a topical writing/critical thinking course for first-year students, the only College-wide requirement beyond the completion of a major in an individually-advised curriculum). Additional information about our curriculum and faculty can be found at https://www.grinnell.edu/academics/majors-concentrations/psychology.
Grinnell College is a highly selective undergraduate liberal arts college with a strong tradition of social responsibility. In letters of application, candidates should discuss their potential to Decontribute to a college community that maintains a diversity of people and perspectives as one of its core values. To be assured of full consideration, all application materials should be received by October 1, 2022. Please visit our application website at https://apply.interfolio.com/111268 to find more details about the job and submit applications online. Candidates will need to upload a letter of application, curriculum vitae, transcripts (copies are acceptable), a statement on teaching interests and philosophy, a statement on research interests, a statement about how the candidate would serve Grinnell’s commitment to diversity, and provide email addresses for three references. Questions about this search should be directed to the search chair, Professor Ann Ellis, at [PsychologySearch@grinnell.edu] or 641-269-4984.
Grinnell College is committed to establishing and maintaining a safe and nondiscriminatory educational environment for all College community members. It is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in matters of admission, employment, and housing, and in access to and participation in its education programs, services, and activities. The college does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, religion, disability, creed, or any other protected class.
An offer for this position will be contingent on successful completion of a background check.