Adjunct Faculty: Psychology

Posting Details

Position Details

Title Adjunct Faculty: Psychology Appointment Status Non-Tenure Track Department IU East School of Humanities & Social Sciences Location East Position Summary

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Job Description

Indiana University East is seeking qualified part-time faculty members to teach in its large, nationally recognized online undergraduate psychology program. The online classes range across psychological topics, from introductory topics to cognitive, social, developmental, evolutionary, and more. Additional responsibilities include teaching-related assessment. This is a remote position and physical presence on campus is not required.

This job posting announces future anticipated teaching opportunities. Please be prepared to submit the following to apply:

• Current resume/CV
• Letter of interest detailing any specific areas of expertise and experience in teaching psychology
• An unofficial copy of your graduate transcript

Applications will be reviewed by the department as the need for instructors arises, and candidates will be notified if they are chosen to interview. Adjunct positions are contracted on a semester-by-semester basis. At this time, the School is specifically interested in deepening the adjunct faculty pool with candidates whose graduate training and teaching experience includes the following disciplines:

• Introductory Statistics for Social Sciences
• Research Methods for Social Sciences
• General Psychology (Intro)
• Behavioral Neuroscience\
• Addictions Counseling
• Upper-level courses related to a broad range of topics including cognitive psych, sensation and perception, abnormal psych, personality, learning, lifespan, counseling techniques, etc.
• We also welcome instructors with highly specialized training in areas of interest for "Special Topics" courses, to broaden opportunities for our students (e.g. Forensic or Criminal Psychology, Environmental Psychology, Cyberpsychology).

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities Include:

• Teach fully asynchronous online courses.
• Manage the learning environment through keeping accurate records, submitting grades and other reports on time, and enforcing school and campus academic policies.
• Demonstrate the ability to develop a professional rapport with diverse populations within the university and community.
• Hold one-hour online office hours per week, per course.

Basic Qualifications

• An earned Masters degree or higher with 18+ graduate credit hours in the field to be taught is required to teach lower-level (100 and 200-level) psychology courses.
• An earned Doctorate degree with 18+ graduate credit hours in the field to be taught is required to teach upper-level and specialized psychology courses.
• A demonstrated strong desire to excel in teaching and provide ongoing support for student success in and out of the classroom.

Department Contact for Questions

Shannon Snapp

shsnapp@iu.edu

Additional Qualifications Salary and Rank Special Instructions For Best Consideration Date Expected Start Date Posting Number IU-101726-2026

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• • Have you previously been employed with IU?
• Yes
• No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Curriculum Vitae
• Letter of Application
• List Of References
• Transcript

Optional Documents