Adjunct Instructors, Psychology

Merrimack College•North Andover, MA

4h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Merrimack College is seeking adjunct faculty to teach graduate courses in its new Master of Science in Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology program, starting in Fall 2026. The department is looking for qualified instructors for specific graduate courses: PSY5220 – Research and Ethics in Organizations, PSY5230 – Psychometrics, and PSY5240 – Data Analysis for I/O Psychology. Courses are expected to be taught in an 8-week format and may be offered online (primarily asynchronous with optional synchronous meetings) or in a hybrid format. Applicants should specify their experience with these teaching modalities.

Requirements

Master's degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, or a closely related field.
Demonstrated expertise in the content area(s) of the course(s) being taught.

Nice To Haves

Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology or a closely related discipline.
Experience teaching graduate-level courses.
Applied experience in organizational research, personnel selection, organizational consulting, people analytics, or related professional practice.
Experience using statistical software such as R, SPSS, SAS, or Python (particularly for PSY5240).
Familiarity with APA and Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) principles and guidelines.
Experience teaching in online (primarily asynchronous with optional synchronous meetings) or hybrid modalities.

Responsibilities

Teach graduate courses in the new Master of Science in Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology program.
Cover topics such as research design, professional ethics, IRB processes, data governance, hypothesis generation, sampling, measurement, experimental and quasi-experimental designs, program evaluation, and reporting standards for PSY5220.
Teach advanced applications in psychological measurement, including classical and modern test theory, reliability estimation, item analysis, factor analysis, validity, test development, response biases, scoring approaches, psychological scaling, and test fairness for PSY5230.
Conduct applied statistics and analytics for organizational research using statistical software for PSY5240, covering regression, ANOVA/ANCOVA, generalized linear models, effect sizes, assumption checking, visualization, and reproducible reporting.
Emphasize interpreting results for non-technical stakeholders and linking analyses to actionable decisions for PSY5240.
Supervise lab-based assignments and cumulative analysis reports for PSY5240.
Complete a comprehensive test construction project involving item writing, data collection, statistical analysis, and interpretation of psychometric properties for PSY5230.
Utilize R and Power BI for data cleaning, item construction, reliability and validity computation, dimensionality assessment, and data visualization for PSY5230.