Lecturer or Teaching Assistant Professor of Psychology (4 positions)

Master's, Specialist, or Doctoral degree in Psychology ( ABD considered).

Psychology, any specialization

N/A

The Department has 43 full-time faculty members (33 tenure-track) with graduate programs in Clinical, Psychological Science, Industrial-Organizational and Human Resource Management, and School Psychology. There are more than 1400 undergraduate majors and nearly 100 full-time graduate students. Additional information about the Department of Psychology, the University, and the surrounding area is located on the Psychology website.

This is a one academic-year appointment with the potential for renewal on a year-to-year basis.

The instructor will have primary teaching responsibilities in the Department, including 4 courses each semester (Fall and Spring). Courses may include those in core foundational areas of psychology, applied areas, or specialty-area topics (see all course offerings in the Undergraduate Psychology Bulletin).

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

ABD with reduction in rank and salary: ABD will be considered for this position. Evidence of successful defense of the dissertation must be received by July 31 for a fall hire or November 30 for a spring hire. If confirmation of defense is not provided by the deadline, the candidate will receive a new one-year fixed-term contract and be hired at the rank of Instructor. The candidate's salary will also be reduced to a lower rate commensurate with other full-time instructors in the same department. However, if degree verification is provided before the end of the one-year fixed-term contract, the candidate will be returned to the rank of assistant professor with commensurate compensation beginning July 1 of the following academic year.

No ABD consideration: Only candidates with an earned doctorate or terminal degree from an accredited institution will be considered for the position. Since ABD will not meet the minimum requirements, ABD will not be considered.

For a complete application, please apply and submit all below-required documents electronically through Appalachian State University's Job Board:

Letters of recommendation may be requested at a later date.

The initial review of complete applications will begin on April 20, 2026, and will continue until the position is filled.

Please note positions are based on enrollment and subject to available funding.

The continued employment of a special faculty member during the term appointment may be made expressly contingent on items such as the continued availability of funding from any source, on enrollment levels, or any other contingency established by the institution.