Open Faculty Positions

Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology, Middlebury College, MIDDLEBURY, VT — The Psychology Department invites applicants for two full-time visiting positions in Psychology beginning Fall, 2023. One position will have a two-year term and one position will have a three-year term. We are committed to making our classrooms and departmental spaces a welcoming and inclusive environment, and seek candidates who will contribute meaningfully to furthering our departmental culture. Thus, the successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to equity and inclusivity, teaching excellence, and scholarly potential in a liberal arts college environment. We are dedicated to mentoring colleagues who join us and strive to support their career development. The candidates who are hired for these positions will be expected to teach four courses per year, including a foundation course in Introductory Psychology, a course in Statistics or Research Methodology, as well as core, elective, and/or advanced seminar courses in their area of scholarly expertise. Area of specialty for both positions is open, although having one position be filled by a person with expertise in Social and/or Personality would be desirable. The department is housed in a state-of-the-art science center and currently has eleven fully equipped faculty research labs. Appointment will be made at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor (Ph.D.) or Visiting Instructor (ABD).

Middlebury College is a top-tier liberal arts college with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in faculty teaching and research and where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. The College is committed to hiring a diverse faculty as we work to foster innovation in our curriculum and to provide a rich and varied educational experience to our increasingly diverse student body. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

Middlebury College uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications electronically. Email and paper applications will not be accepted. With your application materials, please provide a separate statement that addresses how your teaching, scholarship, mentorship, and/or community service demonstrate your commitment to fostering equity and inclusivity. Successful applicants generally provide concrete examples of the practices they utilize to further the goals of inclusivity and equity in and out of the classroom. In addition to this statement, please submit, via Interfolio, a letter of application addressed to the Psychology Search Committee, a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching interests and philosophy, a statement of research interests, and an unofficial graduate transcript. Candidates who are considered for later phases (telephone/zoom and possibly an on-campus interview) will also be asked to submit a sample of scholarly work, copies of teaching evaluations, and three current letters of recommendation, at least two of which speak to teaching ability/promise. More information is available at http://apply.interfolio.com/115991 and our department website: http://www.middlebury.edu/academics/psych.

The application deadline for these positions is January 5, 2023.

Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information on our background check policy can be found here: http://go.middlebury.edu/backgroundchecks