Part-time Faculty, Doctor of Psychology and Dissertation Chair

National University • Pleasant Hill, CA

20d • Onsite

About The Position

National University is a veteran-founded, San Diego-based nonprofit. Since 1971, our mission has been to provide accessible higher education to adult learners. Today, we educate a diverse student body from across the U.S. and around the globe, with more than 230,000 alumni worldwide. Our eight schools and two colleges offer more than 200 accredited and licensed graduate and undergraduate programs. National University holds accreditation through the Western Senior College and Universities Commission (WSCUC). The Department of Psychology, in the JFK School of Psychology and Social Sciences at the National University, invites applications for part-time faculty in Psychology. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated record of or potential for excellence in teaching in their field and a commitment to serving the university’s diverse adult student body. The successful candidate will have the potential for a commitment to serving the university’s diverse adult student body. This position primarily works closely with the Academic Program Director and other faculty within the program and contributes to ensuring program quality, student engagement, and success.

Requirements

• Doctoral Degree in Psychology or related discipline from a regionally accredited university.
• Previous teaching experience.
• Must reside and be eligible to work in the United States.
• Must be able to teach in-person at the Pleasant Hill, CA campus.

Nice To Haves

• Doctoral Degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology from an APA-accredited program.
• Doctoral-level teaching experience.
• Be a Licensed Psychologist, or license-eligible, in the state of California.
• Knowledge and experience in any of the following content areas: applied clinical theory, case conference supervision, psychometrics, assessment, psychopharmacology, psychobiology, neuropsychology, trauma psychology, integrated health, forensic or correctional psychology.
• Demonstrated interest in/commitment to incorporating multicultural perspectives in your academic and/or clinical work.
• Research-based, scholarly, peer-reviewed journal article publications.
• Graduate-level qualitative methods, quantitative methods, or statistics teaching experience preferred.
• Experience as a member of a dissertation committee, preferably as the chair/advisor.

Responsibilities

• Provide substantive, timely feedback to students on various assessment activities.
• Maintain a positive, safe, inclusive student-centric learning environment.
• Complete required tasks on deadlines (e.g., final grades, assessment, grading rubrics, input for grade appeals, etc.)
• Maintain appropriate professional training and/or scholarly activities, when applicable.
• Provide feedback to the course lead regarding the course content.
• Identify at-risk students and collaborate with student services.

Benefits

• Base pay is one component of National University’s total rewards package, as we are dedicated to supporting the needs of the “whole you” with our holistic approach to employee benefits by offering comprehensive well-being benefits for you and your family.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree