Foundations of Cognitive Psychology

Posting Reason:

New Position

Location:

Main Campus

Academic Period:

2027 Winter Semester

Faculty:

Faculté des sciences sociales / Faculty of Social Sciences

Academic Unit:

École de psychologie \\ School of Psychology

Course Title:

Fondements de la psychologie cognitive

Course Code:

PSY5505

Section:

A00

Course Description:

Critical analysis of research trends in cognitive psychology. Topics to include cognitive architectures and their underlying principles, the interpretation of sensory signals, attention, memory, language, mental computation, reasoning and problem-solving.

Posting limited to:

Professeur à temps-partiel régulier / Regular Part-Time Professor

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/04/24

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):

2026/05/25

Expected Enrolment:

20

Approval date:

2026/04/24

Number of credits:

3

Work Hours:

39

Hourly Rate:

Enseignement / Teaching: $239.47 (2024-2025)

The academic year starts on September 1 and ends on August 31.

These rates do not included vacation pay nor statutory pay.

These rates will be applied until a new collective agreement is ratified. Retro will be paid after the ratification.

Course type:

C

Posting type:

Régulier / Regular

Language of instruction:

Français | French

Competence in second language:

Passive

Course Schedule:

Mardi | Tuesday 11:30-14:30 - - Ce cours est proposé en présentiel.

Requirements:

Doctorate in psychology                                                                                                                                              
Extensive knowledge of cognitive psychology theory and research                                                                
A record of peer-reviewed publications in cognitive psychology 
Competency incorporating equity, diversity, and inclusion principles in teaching and/or training
Other desired competencies: Relevant experience

Important Notice: the original assigned mode of course delivery (in-person or virtual) must be maintained and may not be modified without prior approval from the Vice-Dean of Governance.

In the event that a part-time professor is required to cancel a class, they must promptly inform the School of Psychology Secretariat.

If a part-time professor is aware in advance of an upcoming absence, they are responsible for arranging a suitable replacement instructor.

Additional Information and/or Comments:

An acceptable level of education and/or experience could be viewed as being equivalent to the educational required and/or demonstrated experience. If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any adaptive measures you might require. Information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence. Employees are required under provincial law to successfully complete all mandatory legislated training. The list of training may be modified by provincial law.

The hiring process will be governed by the current APTPUO collective agreements; you can click here for the main unit, here for the OLBI unit, or here for the Toronto/Windsor unit to find out more.

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