The Macalester College Psychology Department seeks candidates for a one-year visiting position in social psychology. The person hired will teach five courses during the academic year, including introductory psychology, social psychology, and an advanced seminar in the candidate’s area of specialization. The most competitive candidates will be able to contribute at least one course to our Underrepresented Populations, Perspectives, and Paradigms requirement, focusing specifically on the psychology of race and racism.
The visitor will have an opportunity to teach within a curriculum informed by Macalester’s core values of multiculturalism, internationalism, and civic engagement, as well as to pursue their own scholarly activities, as desired. Additional information about the college and the department is available at our website: www.macalester.edu/psychology.
Review of applications will begin on February 1, 2016, and will continue until the position is filled. Please upload a letter of application, CV, teaching and brief research statements, and evidence of teaching effectiveness (e.g., summary statistics of student evaluations, scanned copies of recent evaluations, etc.) to www.academicjobsonline.org.
Address questions to Dr. Joan Ostrove, Chair, Department of Psychology, Macalester College, Saint Paul MN 55105 (ude.retselacam|evortso#ude.retselacam|evortso; 651.696.6775).
Macalester College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college in the vibrant Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area. The Twin Cities has a population of approximately three million and is home to numerous colleges and universities, including the University of Minnesota. Macalester’s diverse student body comprises approximately 2000 undergraduates from 49 U.S. states and the District of Columbia and over 90 nations. As an Equal Opportunity employer supportive of affirmative action efforts to achieve diversity among its faculty, Macalester College strongly encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented minority groups.
