Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological Science

Loyola Marymount University•Westchester, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Psychological Science at Loyola Marymount University (LMU), a Carnegie-classified R2 institution, is seeking an Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) who values its Mission and shares its commitment to inclusive excellence and the building of a just society. LMU is recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI), and a Black-Serving Institution (BSI). The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to LMU’s teacher-scholar model, which involves conducting research and creative work, teaching a diverse student body, mentoring students in research, participating in service activities, and working towards greater equity, inclusion, belonging, and accessibility. This is a tenure-track faculty appointment requiring a Ph.D. or terminal degree in Psychology or a closely related field by August 15, 2027. The position is a full-time, 9-month academic appointment with salary paid over 12 months for continuous benefits coverage.

Requirements

Hold a Ph.D. or terminal degree in Psychology or a closely related field by the position start date of August 15, 2027.
Demonstrate a commitment to LMU’s teacher-scholar model.
Demonstrate a strong commitment to mentoring undergraduate students in their program of research.
Address their commitment to and any past and/or potential contributions to advancing LMU’s mission and promoting the success, sense of belonging, and thriving of students from a variety of lived experiences.
Submit a Cover letter (not to exceed 2 pages).
Submit a Curriculum vitae, including education, publications with corresponding digital object identifiers (DOIs), teaching experience, and relevant leadership and service experience (e.g., academic, professional, and/or community).
Submit a Research statement (not to exceed 3 pages), including plans for establishing a research program in your area of expertise at LMU and how you plan to involve undergraduate students in that program.
Submit a Statement of teaching philosophy (not to exceed 3 pages), including resonance and/or alignment with LMU’s mission, a liberal arts education, the practice of Ignatian Pedagogy, and/or your overall vision for yourself as a teacher-scholar.
Arrange for three academic and/or professional letters of recommendation, on institutional or professional letterhead (PDFs only) and emailed directly from the letter writer to [email protected].

Nice To Haves

Expertise in clinical psychology, community psychology, and/or health psychology.
Work speaks to issues of social justice.
Orientation towards LMU's mission.
Sociocultural, interdisciplinary, and/or collaborative research with departmental colleagues and/or faculty from other departments at LMU.
Fostering inclusive and accessible learning environments.
Supporting equitable educational outcomes.
Engaging multiple perspectives and ways of knowing.
Mentoring students from varied backgrounds.
Pursuing scholarship and service that contributes to diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, justice, and/or accessibility.

Responsibilities

Maintaining an active program of scholarship.
Teaching and advising undergraduate students.
Mentoring undergraduate students in research.
Contributing to department and university service.
Teaching a diverse undergraduate student body across a range of undergraduate courses, including general psychology, statistical methods, research methods, and specialty courses in their area of expertise.
Contributing to the LMU Core Curriculum, such as through the development of a First-Year Seminar and/or courses incorporating engaged learning pedagogies.