Assistant Professor of Psychology, UC Clermont College

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UC Clermont College is a two-year open access admissions branch campus of the University of Cincinnati located near the Cincinnati metropolitan area, with an enrollment of approximately 4,000 students. UC Clermont, situated in a beautiful, wooded area, is the newer of two University branch campuses in and around the University’s uptown campus. The college offers a variety of transfer programs, certificates, associate degrees, and a baccalaureate degree.

The University of Cincinnati (UC) Clermont College’s Social Sciences Department invites applications for a full-time, tenure‑track Assistant Professor of Psychology position to begin August 15, 2026. The Clermont Psychology program offers a range of courses for majors and non‑majors and a two‑year Associate of Arts in Psychology or Neuroscience with the ability to transfer to a four‑year Psychology program on UC’s uptown campus.

An Assistant Professor at the University of Cincinnati is expected to teach, conduct research, engage in scholarly and other professional or creative activities. This position will support the University of Cincinnati’s mission and commitment to excellence and intellectual diversity in our students, faculty, staff, and all our activities.

Responsibilities include teaching 12 credit hours per semester, excluding summers, unless otherwise indicated. Other essential functions include:

• Serve as a mentor to students and evaluate student coursework
• Teach assigned undergraduate courses and seminars
• Evaluate and develop curriculum for department and/or college
• Attend Faculty and Department meetings
• Participate in the process of shared governance
• Serve on college or university committees and participate in curriculum development activities, independent study activities, and off‑campus learning
• Engage in other activities ancillary to or in support of their responsibilities
• Review, and where necessary, respond in a timely manner to all University‑related communications
• Render service to the professional or lay community which is relevant to the individual’s academic specialty
• Other related duties as assigned

• Candidates must have earned a doctoral degree in Psychology prior to employment
• In addition, candidates should possess college teaching experience (online and in person) and demonstrate effectiveness in teaching
• Candidates should be able to teach courses which may include Introductory Psychology, Biopsychology/Behavioral Neuropsychology, Research Methods and Statistics, Developmental Psychology, First-Year Experience in Psychology & Neuroscience and other Psychology courses
• Preferred experience in online and in‑person teaching

Preference will be given to candidates with two (2) or more years of college teaching experience at open‑access institutions, some research experience, and the ability to teach the courses listed above, with priority given to…