Assistant Professor of Psychology

About the role

The Department of Psychology and Counseling at McNeese State University seeks to hire one full-time tenure-track faculty member in its B.S. in Psychology degree program. The successful candidate will join undergraduate and graduate faculty in its 10-member department housed in the College of Nursing and Health Professions.

Responsibilities

• Teaching psychology at the undergraduate level
• Teaching undergraduate research from study design to implementation to public presentation
• University and community service
• Advising
• Modeling ethical behavior
• Research/scholarship

Requirements

• Doctorate in psychology or experimental psychology or a closely related discipline
• Strong background in research
• Evidence of effective teaching of research at the undergraduate level
• Experience with Microsoft excel as well as online software for conducting statistical analyses
• Experience with helping students develop research ideas, write research proposals, and complete IRB applications
• Experience with tracking or supervising online research sessions and data management systems
• Experience working with or on an IRB committee

Qualifications

• ABD candidates will also be happily considered

Skills

• Ability to teach research at the undergraduate level
• Experience with IRB applications and data management
• Effective communication skills

Benefits

Excellent fringe benefits including tuition reduction for employee, spouse, and dependent children; excellent healthcare benefits; and reimbursement for professional development needs such as CEUs towards any credentialing and conference travel.

Pay

SALARY: $60,000

Schedule

This is an in-person, full-time, 9–month, tenure-track, unclassified position. The on-campus appointment will begin in August (Fall) 2026.