Tenure-Track Faculty, Psychology

Geneva College•Beaver Falls, PA

About The Position

Geneva College is hiring a full-time, tenure-track faculty member in its Department of Psychology and Social Services, beginning August 2026. The faculty member will teach a full-time load to non-majors and students majoring in Psychology, Social Services, Criminal Justice, and Biopsychology. Potential courses include social psychology, personality theory, statistics, research methods, biopsychology, and cognitive psychology. The role also includes student advising, scholarly activity, and participation in faculty governance. The successful candidate must demonstrate a strong commitment to Christian higher education and support Geneva College’s mission, vision, core values, and standards of conduct. The position requires teaching twelve contact hours per semester, preparing course materials and lessons, communicating course expectations and learning outcomes, designing relevant assignments, engaging and supporting students, responding to questions, and submitting grades on time. Employees are expected to maintain the confidentiality of college information and conduct themselves in accordance with the College’s biblical standards and policies. Applicants must submit a cover letter, a one-page statement of faith, a statement describing their faith journey and church involvement, a statement on integrating their field and Christian faith in light of Geneva’s Foundational Concepts of Christian Education, a current CV, and unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts. Official transcripts will be required before appointment. The position begins in August 2026 and remains open until filled.

Requirements

Ph.D. in psychology, including specific coursework in research methods and statistics; ABD candidates will be considered.
Willingness to learn how to teach.
Evidence of active research or research potential.
Student-centered, innovative approach to education, with creativity in teaching and program development.
Ability to work well in a team and engage beyond the classroom.
Thoughtful and articulate Christian faith and active membership in a Protestant evangelical Christian church.
Understand and support the College’s Foundational Concepts of Christian Education, express an evangelical Christian profession of faith, and demonstrate the ability to integrate a Christian perspective into professional work.
Ability to perform the essential responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation.
Ability to talk, hear, see, and operate office equipment, including computers, printers, copiers, scanners, and telephones.
Ability to reason, analyze, prioritize, conceptualize, make judgments, and solve problems.
Ability to keep college information confidential.

Nice To Haves

Support for and an articulate understanding of the Reformed faith; preference will be given to candidates with this qualification.
Ph.D. in psychology with teaching experience in research methods and statistics.
Previous higher education teaching experience.
Research involving motivated undergraduate students.

Responsibilities

Teach twelve contact hours per semester.
Prepare course materials and lessons.
Provide clear course expectations, evaluations, and timelines through topical outlines and approved syllabi.
Create interesting and relevant assignments that demonstrate learning outcomes in real-life settings.
Challenge, engage, support, and communicate with students to encourage participation and learning while maintaining mutual value and respect.
Provide timely grades through college software and submit midterm and final grades by college deadlines.
Respond to student questions in a timely manner.
Deliver course and program learning outcomes as defined by the syllabus.
Advise students.
Engage in scholarly activity.
Participate in faculty governance.
Support Geneva College’s mission, vision, core values, and standards of conduct.