Job Description

School: Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Department/Area: Psychology

Position Description:

The Department of Psychology at Harvard University anticipates several openings for part-time Lecturers for the 2024-25 academic year. We are especially interested in candidates who could teach empirically-based advanced undergraduate courses in social psychology, psychopathology/clinical science, and developmental psychology. In addition to offering courses, lecturers may be asked to direct and evaluate senior theses and to advise students on research and career interests. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue on a rolling basis until positions are filled.

Lecturer positions are for one semester or one year, with the possibility of renewal until the lecturer has accumulated a maximum of 3.0 annual lecturer FTE . (One four-credit course is equivalent to 0.25 annual FTE ). Appointments are dependent upon faculty vacancies. The exact number of openings will be finalized in late 2023 or early 2024. No full-time positions are anticipated for the next academic year. Lecturers appointed to half-time positions may be eligible for Harvard benefits.

Basic Qualifications:

Candidates are required to have a PhD or an equivalent terminal degree in Psychology or very closely related field (e.g. Cognitive Science, Statistics, EdD in Human Development) by the expected start date.

Additional Qualifications:

We seek candidates with a strong background in teaching and research and commitment to equitable and inclusive teaching.

Contact Information:

Katherine Powers, PhD
Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies
Department of Psychology
Harvard University
220 William James Hall
33 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

Contact Email: kpowers@fas.harvard.edu

Special Instructions:

Please submit:

1) A cover letter that briefly describes your teaching background, indicates titles and brief descriptions of courses you would be interested in teaching, and comments on any efforts to encourage diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
2) CV
3) Statement of teaching interests, including teaching philosophy, goals, methods, and prior experience
4) Evidence of teaching experience and success, including quantitative and qualitative teaching evaluations
5) Sample course syllabus. This syllabus can reflect a previously taught course, or a proposal for a new course.
6) At least three letters of recommendation
7) Applicable only for those candidates who have not yet received the PhD: A letter from your advisor confirming that the PhD will be conferred by the expected start date

Optional materials include:
Statement of research interests

The health of our workforce is a priority for Harvard University. With that in mind, we strongly encourage all employees to be up-to-date on CDC -recommended vaccines.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Harvard University is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, protected veteran status, disability, genetic information, military service, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or other protected status. Applications from women and minorities are strongly encouraged.

About Harvard University

Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally. The University, which is based in Cambridge and Boston, Massachusetts, has an enrollment of over 20,000 degree candidates, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Harvard has more than 360,000 alumni around the world. The University has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a truly global education. Established in 1636, Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States.

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Job Tags

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