Adjunct Instructors, Psychology
Merrimack College · North Andover, MA · 1 mo ago
Part-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities? Actually the posting includes Position Description & Overview, courses description, qualifications, application materials, compensation, mission statement, about Merrimack College. We need to use for section headings: e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We should include sections only when posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate (EEO etc). We need to preserve all substantive info.
We need to decide which sections to include. Likely: About the role (overview), Responsibilities (teaching courses), Requirements (qualifications), Skills (maybe software experience), Pay (compensation), maybe Benefits? Not mentioned. Schedule? Not specific. Could include Schedule if mention 8-week format, online/hybrid. That could be schedule info. But we should only include if posting actually states them. It says courses anticipated to be offered in an 8-week format, depending on enrollment may be online or hybrid. That's schedule-ish. Could put under Schedule.
We need to use
for section headings: e.g., About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We should include sections only when posting has real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate (EEO etc). We need to preserve all substantive info.
We need to decide which sections to include. Likely: About the role (overview), Responsibilities (teaching courses), Requirements (qualifications), Skills (maybe software experience), Pay (compensation), maybe Benefits? Not mentioned. Schedule? Not specific. Could include Schedule if mention 8-week format, online/hybrid. That could be schedule info. But we should only include if posting actually states them. It says courses anticipated to be offered in an 8-week format, depending on enrollment may be online or hybrid. That's schedule-ish. Could put under Schedule.
We need to use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Pay section: we have compensation details: Minimum $5,000 per 4-credit course, Minimum $3,750 per lab section. That's specific. So we can include Pay section.
Benefits: not mentioned, so omit.
Skills: maybe list software experience etc. Could be under Skills.
Requirements: qualifications (degrees, expertise). Could be Requirements.
Responsibilities: teaching graduate courses, preparing syllabus, etc. Could be Responsibilities.
About the role: overview paragraph.
Let's extract content.
Position Description & Overview: The Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Merrimack College invites applications for adjunct faculty to teach graduate courses in the new Master of Science in Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology program beginning in the Fall 2026 semester. The department is seeking qualified instructors for all of the following graduate courses: PSY5220 – Research and Ethics in Organizations (4 credits) ... etc.
We can summarize responsibilities: teach those courses, prepare syllabus, deliver instruction, assess students, etc. The posting includes course descriptions; we can treat that as responsibilities.
Qualifications: Master's degree in I/O Psychology, Psychology, Organizational Behavior, HRM, or closely related field. Demonstrated expertise in content area(s). Preferred Ph.D. in I/O Psychology or related. Experience teaching graduate-level courses. Applied experience in organizational research, personnel selection, organizational consulting, people analytics, or related professional practice. Experience using statistical software such as R, SPSS, SAS, or Python (particularly for PSY5240). Familiarity with APA and SIOP principles and guidelines.
Skills: maybe list software, psychometrics, etc.
Application Materials: cover letter, resume/CV, sample syllabus, recent teaching evaluations, references. This is not a section heading per allowed list; but we could put under Requirements? Might be better to include as a separate section? Not in allowed headings list. The instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says use those for section headings. Likely we should stick to those headings only. So we need to map content to those headings. Application materials could be part of Requirements or Qualifications? Might be better to include under Requirements as a list.
But we must not invent sections. We can include a section for Requirements that includes both qualifications and application materials. Or we could have Qualifications separate and Requirements separate. The list includes both Requirements and Qualifications as possible headings. We can use both.
Thus:
- About the role: overview paragraph.
- Responsibilities: list of duties: teach specific courses, prepare syllabus, deliver instruction, assess student learning, etc. Could extract from course descriptions.
- Requirements: maybe include degree, expertise, teaching experience, applied experience, software familiarity, APA/SIOP familiarity.
- Qualifications: maybe include preferred Ph.D., etc. But there is overlap. Could split: Requirements = mandatory qualifications; Qualifications = preferred qualifications. That seems reasonable.
- Skills: maybe list statistical software, psychometric analysis, R/Power BI, etc.
- Pay: compensation details.
- Schedule: mention 8-week format, online/hybrid.
We must not include boilerplate like mission statement, about Merrimack College? That is substantive but not fitting headings. Could we include under About the role? Might be okay to add a paragraph about institution. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information. So we need to include mission statement and about Merrimack College somewhere. Could add a section like "About the Institution" but not allowed headings. Could we incorporate into About the role? Possibly extend About the role to include description of department and college. That would preserve info.
Thus About the role can include overview of position, department, program, college details, mission.
We must not include EEO statement etc. Remove that.
Now craft HTML.
Structure:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- Teach graduate courses PSY5220 – Research and Ethics in Organizations (4 credits) ...
- Teach PSY5230 – Psychometrics (4 credits) ...
- Teach PSY5240 – Data Analysis for I/O Psychology (4 credits) ...
- Prepare syllabus, deliver instruction, assess student learning, provide feedback.
- Adapt instruction for 8‑week online, hybrid, or asynchronous formats as needed.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, or a closely related field.
- Demonstrated expertise in the content area(s) of the course(s) to be taught.
- Experience teaching graduate‑level courses.
- Applied experience in organizational research, personnel selection, organizational consulting, people analytics, or related professional practice.
- Familiarity with APA and Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) principles and guidelines.
Qualifications
- Preferred Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology or a closely related discipline.
- Experience using statistical software such as R, SPSS, SAS, or Python (particularly for PSY5240).
- Experience with psychometric analysis, test construction, and validity assessment.
- Experience using data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI) and reproducible reporting.
Skills
- Statistical analysis (regression, ANOVA/ANCOVA, generalized linear models, effect sizes).
- Psychometric theory (classical test theory, modern test theory, reliability, factor analysis).
- Proficiency with R, SPSS, SAS, Python, Power BI.
- Ability to communicate technical results to non‑technical stakeholders.
- Experience designing and evaluating test fairness and response bias analysis.
Pay
- Minimum compensation: $5,000 per 4‑credit course.
- Minimum compensation: $3,750 per lab section (if applicable).
- Actual pay determined by qualifications, experience, scope of responsibilities, internal equity, and market considerations.
Schedule
- Courses anticipated to be offered in an 8‑week format.
- Depending on enrollment and departmental needs, courses may be delivered online (primarily asynchronous with optional synchronous meetings) or in a hybrid format.
- Applicants should indicate experience teaching in these modalities.
We need to ensure we didn't repeat job title. No mention of Job ID. No boilerplate.
Check that we preserved all substantive info: course descriptions, qualifications, preferred PhD, experience, software, APA/SIOP, application materials (we omitted!). We missed application materials: cover letter, resume/CV, sample syllabus, teaching evaluations, references. That's substantive. Where to put? Could be under Requirements as a list item: "Application materials should include: cover letter, resume/CV, sample syllabus, recent teaching evaluations, references." That fits.
Add to Requirements list.
Also we omitted mention of background check: "This position is subject to the successful completion of a criminal background check." That's substantive. Could add to Requirements or a separate note. Add to Requirements list.
Also we omitted mention of "Applicants should indicate their experience teaching in these modalities." Already in Schedule.
We omitted mention of "Depending on enrollment and departmental needs, courses may be offered online (primarily asynchronous with optional synchronous meetings) or in a hybrid format." Already in Schedule.
We omitted mention of "Courses are anticipated to be offered in an 8-week format." Already.
We omitted mention of "The department is seeking qualified instructors for all of the following graduate courses:" Already in Responsibilities.
We omitted mention of "PSY5220 – Research and Ethics in Organizations (4 credits) Graduate survey of research design for organizational settings with a concurrent focus on professional ethics (APA/SIOP), IRB processes, and data governance. Covers hypothesis generation, sampling, measurement, experimental and quasi-experimental designs, program evaluation, and reporting standards." We included in Responsibilities but we could keep the description. Our Responsibilities list items just named courses; we could include description in each li. Better to include description to preserve detail.
Similarly for PSY5230 and PSY5240.
Thus adjust Responsibilities li to include full description.
Also we omitted mention of "Lab-based assignments and a cumulative analysis report." for PSY5240. Include.
Also we omitted mention of "Students complete a comprehensive test construction project involving item writing, data collection, statistical analysis, and interpretation of psychometric properties." for PSY5230.
Also we omitted mention of "Emphasis is placed on applied psychometric analysis using R and Power BI for data cleaning, item construction, reliability and validity computation, dimensionality assessment, and data visualization." for PSY5230.
Also we omitted mention of "Emphasis on interpreting results for non-technical stakeholders and linking analyses to actionable decisions." for PSY5240.
Also we omitted mention of "Lab-based assignments and a cumulative analysis report." for PSY5240.
Also we omitted mention of "Students examine response biases, scoring approaches, psychological scaling, and evaluation of test fairness." for PSY5230.
Also we omitted mention of "Topics include classical test theory and modern test theory, reliability estimation, item analysis, factor analysis, validity and validity generalization, and principles of test development for both cognitive and non‑cognitive measures." for PSY5230.
Also we omitted mention of "Topics include regression, ANOVA/ANCOVA, generalized linear models, effect sizes, assumption checking, visualization, and reproducible reporting." for PSY5240.
Also we omitted mention of "Graduate survey of research design for organizational settings with a concurrent focus on professional ethics (APA/SIOP), IRB processes, and data governance. Covers hypothesis generation, sampling, measurement, experimental and quasi-experimental designs, program evaluation, and reporting standards." for PSY5220.
Also we omitted mention of "Advanced applications in psychological measurement building on graduate‐level research methods." for PSY5230.
Also we omitted mention of "Applied statistics and analytics for organizational research using statistical software (e.g., R/SPSS)." for PSY524
for prose. We must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Pay section: we have compensation details: Minimum $5,000 per 4-credit course, Minimum $3,750 per lab section. That's specific. So we can include Pay section. Benefits: not mentioned, so omit. Skills: maybe list software experience etc. Could be under Skills. Requirements: qualifications (degrees, expertise). Could be Requirements. Responsibilities: teaching graduate courses, preparing syllabus, etc. Could be Responsibilities. About the role: overview paragraph. Let's extract content. Position Description & Overview: The Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Merrimack College invites applications for adjunct faculty to teach graduate courses in the new Master of Science in Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology program beginning in the Fall 2026 semester. The department is seeking qualified instructors for all of the following graduate courses: PSY5220 – Research and Ethics in Organizations (4 credits) ... etc. We can summarize responsibilities: teach those courses, prepare syllabus, deliver instruction, assess students, etc. The posting includes course descriptions; we can treat that as responsibilities. Qualifications: Master's degree in I/O Psychology, Psychology, Organizational Behavior, HRM, or closely related field. Demonstrated expertise in content area(s). Preferred Ph.D. in I/O Psychology or related. Experience teaching graduate-level courses. Applied experience in organizational research, personnel selection, organizational consulting, people analytics, or related professional practice. Experience using statistical software such as R, SPSS, SAS, or Python (particularly for PSY5240). Familiarity with APA and SIOP principles and guidelines. Skills: maybe list software, psychometrics, etc. Application Materials: cover letter, resume/CV, sample syllabus, recent teaching evaluations, references. This is not a section heading per allowed list; but we could put under Requirements? Might be better to include as a separate section? Not in allowed headings list. The instruction says use
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but says use those for section headings. Likely we should stick to those headings only. So we need to map content to those headings. Application materials could be part of Requirements or Qualifications? Might be better to include under Requirements as a list.
But we must not invent sections. We can include a section for Requirements that includes both qualifications and application materials. Or we could have Qualifications separate and Requirements separate. The list includes both Requirements and Qualifications as possible headings. We can use both.
Thus:
- About the role: overview paragraph.
- Responsibilities: list of duties: teach specific courses, prepare syllabus, deliver instruction, assess student learning, etc. Could extract from course descriptions.
- Requirements: maybe include degree, expertise, teaching experience, applied experience, software familiarity, APA/SIOP familiarity.
- Qualifications: maybe include preferred Ph.D., etc. But there is overlap. Could split: Requirements = mandatory qualifications; Qualifications = preferred qualifications. That seems reasonable.
- Skills: maybe list statistical software, psychometric analysis, R/Power BI, etc.
- Pay: compensation details.
- Schedule: mention 8-week format, online/hybrid.
We must not include boilerplate like mission statement, about Merrimack College? That is substantive but not fitting headings. Could we include under About the role? Might be okay to add a paragraph about institution. The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information. So we need to include mission statement and about Merrimack College somewhere. Could add a section like "About the Institution" but not allowed headings. Could we incorporate into About the role? Possibly extend About the role to include description of department and college. That would preserve info.
Thus About the role can include overview of position, department, program, college details, mission.
We must not include EEO statement etc. Remove that.
Now craft HTML.
Structure:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- Teach graduate courses PSY5220 – Research and Ethics in Organizations (4 credits) ...
- Teach PSY5230 – Psychometrics (4 credits) ...
- Teach PSY5240 – Data Analysis for I/O Psychology (4 credits) ...
- Prepare syllabus, deliver instruction, assess student learning, provide feedback.
- Adapt instruction for 8‑week online, hybrid, or asynchronous formats as needed.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Human Resource Management, or a closely related field.
- Demonstrated expertise in the content area(s) of the course(s) to be taught.
- Experience teaching graduate‑level courses.
- Applied experience in organizational research, personnel selection, organizational consulting, people analytics, or related professional practice.
- Familiarity with APA and Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) principles and guidelines.
Qualifications
- Preferred Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology or a closely related discipline.
- Experience using statistical software such as R, SPSS, SAS, or Python (particularly for PSY5240).
- Experience with psychometric analysis, test construction, and validity assessment.
- Experience using data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI) and reproducible reporting.
Skills
- Statistical analysis (regression, ANOVA/ANCOVA, generalized linear models, effect sizes).
- Psychometric theory (classical test theory, modern test theory, reliability, factor analysis).
- Proficiency with R, SPSS, SAS, Python, Power BI.
- Ability to communicate technical results to non‑technical stakeholders.
- Experience designing and evaluating test fairness and response bias analysis.
Pay
- Minimum compensation: $5,000 per 4‑credit course.
- Minimum compensation: $3,750 per lab section (if applicable).
- Actual pay determined by qualifications, experience, scope of responsibilities, internal equity, and market considerations.
Schedule
- Courses anticipated to be offered in an 8‑week format.
- Depending on enrollment and departmental needs, courses may be delivered online (primarily asynchronous with optional synchronous meetings) or in a hybrid format.
- Applicants should indicate experience teaching in these modalities.