Visiting Assistant Professor in Psychology, Socio-Cultural Focus

Job Summary

The Wheaton College (MA) Department of Psychology and Neuroscience invites applications for a two‑year Visiting Assistant Professor position beginning July 1, 2026. We seek an educator with teaching experience able to teach across our curriculum to work with a group of enthusiastic and engaged faculty dedicated to the preparation of undergraduate students. This is a full‑time, renewable position focused on excellence in undergraduate teaching and pedagogical innovation.

Visiting Assistant Professors receive initial one‑year contracts that can be renewed.

Teaching responsibilities include three courses per semester. The candidate will teach general Psychology courses, such as Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods, as well as courses from across our broader curriculum, including an upper‑division course in the candidate’s area of specialization. Candidates who are able to contribute courses to our sociocultural offerings (e.g., Social Psychology, Multicultural Psychology, Global Psychology, Psychology of Women, or Psychology of Race and Discrimination) are especially encouraged to apply.

A PhD in Psychology, Neuroscience, or a closely related field is required. For full consideration, please upload a cover letter of application, curriculum vitae, teaching statement addressing teaching philosophy and experience, evidence of teaching effectiveness (e.g., teaching evaluations). Include names and contact information of three references, one of whom should be able to address teaching effectiveness.

To attract and retain the most talented individuals, Wheaton College maintains a flexible and competitive staff compensation and benefits program. The anticipated hiring or recruitment range for this position is $45,000–$55,000. The salary for this position will be commensurate with the qualifications, education and experience of the candidate.

Individuals must possess these knowledges, skills and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.

Wheaton College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, race, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, or disability. In a continuing effort to maintain and enrich an intellectually diverse learning environment, the Department and the College actively encourage applications from women and members of underrepresented groups.

Wheaton’s core belief is that valuing diversity is pivotal to personal development, intellectual expansion, and societal equity. Our community is united by a shared dedication to equity and access that is essential to providing a transformative education in the Liberal Arts and Sciences.

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