Part-time Faculty - Psychology
Point Park University•Pittsburgh, PA
•Onsite
About The Position
The Department of Psychology at Point Park University is seeking Part-time Faculty candidates to teach graduate courses in Spring 2027 (01/19/27-05/07/27). Part-time faculty should be willing to support the mission and vision of the Department of Psychology and PsyD Program in Clinical Psychology. The courses offered are Program Development, Evaluation, & Assessment (Psych 734) and Quantitative Research Methods (Psyc 742).
Requirements
- Doctorate in Psychology or related field
- Experience in clinical and/or community programs
- Experience teaching related courses at the college level
- Authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship
Nice To Haves
- Proficiency in information literacy and research
Responsibilities
- Teach graduate courses in Program Development, Evaluation, & Assessment (Psych 734).
- Teach graduate courses in Quantitative Research Methods (Psyc 742).
- Assist students in developing practical skills for the creation and implementation of programs related to community building, health initiatives/services, and non-profit organizations.
- Identify basic tools for strategic planning for program development, evaluation and assessment of programs, and assessment of programs to solve common organizational problems.
- Explore the historical, philosophical, and theoretical foundations of quantitative research.
- Explore various experimental designs and associated statistics.
- Provide an overview of statistics used in quantitative psychological research.
- Provide practice in conducting various statistical tests (i.e., t-tests and ANOVAs).
- Instruct on frequency of distributions and percentiles, measures of central tendency, measures of variability, z-scores and the normal curve model, the correlation coefficient, linear regression, statistics for hypothesis test, and other relevant subject matter.
- Stress understanding of quantitative measures and results within peer-reviewed journals.
- Review APA ethical guidelines for using human participants.
- Provide quantitative lab projects for students to apply concepts to actual data.
Benefits
- Part-time Faculty rates are per the collective bargaining agreement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
