Adjunct Instructor – Psychology
DESCRIPTION OF JOB:
The Social and Behavioral Sciences Department is seeking an instructor to teach Introduction to Psychology in the Spring of 2027.
Responsibilities:
- Plan and teach this course, and facilitate student learning.
- Revise and distribute a course syllabus in alignment with the course description, including course requirements, and grading criteria using Edgewood University’s syllabus template.
- Maintain and submit grading records according to University policy.
- Comply with university policies and guidelines.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
Necessary Education or Work Experience:
- Relevant Graduate level work in Psychology/related field; Graduate degree in Psychology/related field preferred.
- Ideally has college-level instructional experience in this course or similar.
- Candidates must demonstrate commitment to teaching excellence with a focus on student learning through active and applied strategies.
Other Qualifications:
Edgewood University, a Catholic university sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to academic excellence through diversity in its faculty, staff, and students. Candidates must demonstrate multicultural competence – the awareness, knowledge, and skills needed to work with others who are culturally different from self in meaningful, relevant, and productive ways. Applicants from traditionally underrepresented populations including women and racial and ethnic minorities are especially encouraged to apply. The selected candidate must actively support the mission of the University by working with faculty, staff and students to share in our core values – truth, compassion, justice, partnership, and community.
Must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States without Employer Sponsorship.
How to Apply
Send one PDF document which includes cover letter, curriculum vita, teaching philosophy and a transcript showing highest degree earned with a subject line that includes the position code IPSY:
Edgewood University
Human Resources – IPSY
1000 Edgewood College Drive
Madison, WI 53711
E-mail: humanresources@edgewood.edu
Equal Opportunity Employer