One-Year Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology
The Psychology Department at Ohio Wesleyan University seeks to fill a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor position in psychology. The successful candidate will teach three courses in Fall 2025 and three courses in Spring 2026, including introductory psychology and personality. Depending on their area of expertise, other courses the candidate may teach include the psychology of women and gender and behavioral decision making.
The successful candidate will join a department that is committed to issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion and should value teaching students from diverse backgrounds (e.g., first-generation students, students from low-income families, students of color, LGBT students, students with disabilities).
Minimum Qualifications:
· Doctoral degree candidate.
· Experience teaching psychology at the undergraduate level.
Preferred Qualifications:
· PhD in psychology
Completed applications will include:
1) Cover Letter
2) Curriculum vitae
3) Statement of teaching philosophy and interests
4) Evidence of prior teaching effectiveness (syllabi, course evaluations, peer observations)
5) Contact information for three references
Additional materials and reference letters may be requested at a later time and can be sent directly to facultyjobs@owu.edu. Please make sure to include the program name (Psychology) in the subject line.
Review Date
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
About Ohio Wesleyan
Located in the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area, Ohio Wesleyan is a selective residential liberal arts college enrolling approximately 1,500 students from across the nation and around the world. The college’s signature program, the OWU Connection, is designed to integrate student knowledge across disciplines, consider diverse and global perspectives, and teach students to apply their knowledge in real-world settings. Ohio Wesleyan is featured in the book Colleges That Change Lives and was recently listed as the No. 1 liberal arts college in Ohio for social mobility by U.S. News and World Report. OWU is located in Delaware, OH, a lively college town just 30 minutes from Columbus, the 14th most populous city in the United States and part of the fastest growing, most economically vibrant areas of the Midwest. Columbus, known increasingly as the “Silicon Midwest,” was named by LinkedIn as one of the top 10 U.S. cities in which to launch your career.
To achieve our mission, we continually strive to foster a diverse, inclusive, and anti-racist campus community, which celebrates the value of all persons regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, color, gender identity and or expression, sexual orientation, family configuration, disability, socioeconomic status, religion, national origin, age or military status. OWU is an equal opportunity institution and seeks applications from individuals who will help us honor and strengthen our commitments to diversity, inclusion, and anti-racism.
