Department of Psychology Teaching Associate (TA) Pool

CSUSB • San Bernardino, CA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Psychology at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) is seeking to fill its Teaching Associate (TA) Pool. CSUSB is a large, diverse university located in Southern California, committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. This role involves teaching one or more course sections, typically PSYC 1101 or PSYC 3311 laboratory sections. The TA will be responsible for preparing syllabi and assignments, delivering lessons, attending classes, grading, holding office hours, and communicating with students. For PSYC 3311 labs, close collaboration with the lecture faculty is required to ensure alignment between lecture and lab content. Qualified candidates should demonstrate a commitment to teaching and mentoring a diverse student population and working effectively with faculty, staff, and students.

Requirements

• Must be a student in one of the three graduate programs in the Department of Psychology (MA in Psychological Science, MS in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, or MS in Clinical Counseling Psychology).
• Be enrolled in good standing as a classified graduate student in one of the three graduate programs in Psychology.
• To teach the PSYC 3311 lab, the applicant should have completed PSYC 6640 (or equivalent) with a grade of B or better.
• Maintain academic eligibility throughout the employment period (enrolled, with 3.0 GPA or higher).
• Be available to teach courses at the scheduled days and times.
• Attend pre-teaching course planning sessions during the week before classes begin in Fall.
• Demonstrate professionalism, reliability, and the ability to work effectively with students and faculty.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in ethnically diverse settings.
• Demonstrate a commitment to serving diverse student populations.
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness such as teaching portfolios, reports on teaching observations, and/or student evaluations of teaching.

Responsibilities

• Prepare a syllabus and assignments.
• Create and deliver lessons and class activities.
• Attend class weekly for the duration of the semester.
• Grade assignments.
• Hold weekly office hours.
• Respond to student communication in a timely manner.
• Work closely with full-time faculty members teaching the 3-unit lecture portion of PSYC 3311 to ensure lecture and lab coincide.

Benefits

• Salary is commensurate with experience.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level