Teaching Assistant Professor - Career Track, Psychology

Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on:

January 15, 2027

If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.

Available Title(s):

158-NN_FACULTY - Teaching Assistant Professor - Career, 396-NN_FACULTY - New Teaching Track - Pre-Academic Year

Business Title:

Teaching Assistant Professor - Career Track | Psychology (Pullman, WA)

Employee Type:

Faculty (+) (Fixed Term)9 Month - Summer

The Department of Psychology at Washington State University invites applications for an Assistant Professor (Teaching sub-track), Career Track faculty position in Pullman, WA, with a specialty in psychological science. We seek applicants who can make a strong contribution to undergraduate education in psychology, including regular teaching of our Introduction to Psychology course. This position is a fixed-term, 9-month, 3-year appointment with the possibility of renewal.

You will be expected to teach in-person classes on the Pullman campus, but may be asked to occasionally teach online classes as needed. You will also make service contributions to the department, college, university, and profession. The duties ratio for this position is 80% teaching (24 credit hours per year) and 20% service.

It is anticipated that the successful candidate will begin the appointment on August 16, 2027.

This is a full-time (100% FTE), temporary, 9-month, teaching career-track faculty position.

This position is not eligible for overtime.

This position works on-site/in-person at the WSU campus in Pullman, WA. 

9-Month Academic Salary: $60,000 to $67,000 | Commensurate with experience and qualifications

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position. Successful candidates typically begin up to mid-point of the salary range.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation, optional supplemental retirement accounts. For additional information, please review the detailed Summary of Benefits for Faculty and AP staff and Total Compensation.

Required Qualifications:

• Earned doctorate in any area of psychology by appointment start date.

• Proven or potential for successful teaching and instruction.

• Demonstrated record of or potential to effectively teach and mentor students at the undergraduate level.

• Demonstrated record of supporting, or potential to support, access and opportunity in teaching and service in alignment with WSU’s land grant mission.

Position Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for work visa sponsorship.

Area/College: College of Arts & Sciences
Department Name: Department of Psychology
Location: Pullman, WA

Application Instructions: Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.

• A cover letter addressing qualifications for this position as well as a response to the following prompt:
  ​ * As a land-grant university, WSU has a commitment to ensure access and opportunity in all aspects of our work. The successful candidate for this faculty position will have the experiences, knowledge, and skills to build their pedagogy, curriculum, and service in ways that reflect and enhance this commitment. Using the job announcement for this position, please list and explain up to three areas of responsibility you find as related to fulfilling this mission.

• Curriculum vitae

• Teaching statementthat describes your teaching experience and philosophy, which may incorporate experience from formal or informal teaching and mentoring opportunities.

• Names, addresses, and contact information of at least three references who can address your history of and potential for excellence in teaching and service to be collected in the system at a later time in the recruitment process.

Inquiries should be directed to: Dr. Dee Posey | [email protected]

External candidates, upload all documents in the “Application Document” section of your application.

Current WSU Employees (internal candidates), before starting your Workday application, please use these instructions to update your education and experience in your worker profile in Workday. Internal candidates, upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application.

Documents may be submitted as one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF, if possible.

Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need. A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Full time

Washington State University encourages all qualified candidates to apply, including members of the military and veterans, and persons with disabilities.

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or [email protected].

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