Assistant Professor of Psychology

Job Description Summary

All faculty positions are governed by the tenets of a collective bargaining agreement. Faculty are hired, evaluated, retained, promoted, and tenured on the basis of conditions covered in the union contract.

Primary duties include teaching and related activities assigned during a 9- or 12-month year. It is expected that each faculty member engages in all three activities of teaching, research / creative activities and service.

• Teaching : faculty members are expected to teach 4 to 8 credit courses per year; develop syllabi, teaching materials (ability to organize, analyze and present knowledge or materials) related to courses taught;
• and collaborate with other faculty in the development of new courses and / or programs. Some disciplines require discipline specific certifications and / or licensure in the field for practice or functioning within the State of Illinois;

degree specific course work and / or graduate degrees in the discipline. In addition, faculty advise students, participate in professional development activities, as well as engage in assessment activities related to accreditation and program evaluation.

• Research : Faculty members are expected to engage in research and / or creative activity germane to an academic discipline, which results in submissions and material as works in refereed, professional and / or general readership publications;
• submit and receive externally awarded grants; submit proposals for presentations at academic and professional conferences;

or engage in creative pursuits if in a creative, performing or theatrical arts discipline.

Service : Faculty members are expected to serve on committees, programs, and / or special task forces at the department, college, university, professional and community levels;

assume leadership roles over time and as they increase in rank. These activities are not for compensation and have a relationship to the employee’s assigned responsibilities and to the university.

Required Education Academic and Professional Experience :

Earned terminal degree from an accredited university.

• Meets tenure and / or rank requirements from a discipline within the unit as defined by the collective bargaining unit;
• Previous academic experience at a four year college or university : 3 or more years teaching experience as determined by rank criteria;

Previous professional experience related to the discipline : 3 or more years as determined by the discipline and rank criteria; and

Record of scholarly research, creative activity in a discipline as well as receipt of competitive grants or externally awarded funding.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred Qualifications The Department of Psychology at Chicago State University invites applicants for a tenured / tenure-track position at the Assistant / Associate level.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 1 3 years teaching at the university level and have taught courses and have expertise in one of the following areas of specialization in psychology : personality, abnormal, developmental, and introduction to psychology.

The candidate will also have experience working with and serving a diverse student population and ideally be able to develop a research program centered around special populations, particularly those responsive to the needs of African Americans. Special Requirements