Psychological Sciences - Faculty

Psychological Sciences - Full-time Faculty About the role

Full-time (24 credit load), tenure-track position in the Department of Psychological Sciences, including teaching, research, mentoring of undergraduate students, and service to the university.

• Teach some combination of the following courses:
  Principles of Counseling, Forensic Psychology, Psychological Assessment, Introduction to Psychology, Psychological Statistics, Research Methods, Internship, Senior Seminar, or any of the courses in our psychological trauma minor, or others, depending on department needs and the specialty of the candidate.
• Mentor and advise student research projects
• Advise undergraduate students regarding their academic plans and career
• Collaborate in departmental programming
• Serve on a university committee(s) as assigned
• Contribute to an academic environment that seeks to advance inclusive excellence in the department and the discipline

• Ability to teach Principles of Counseling or Forensic Psychology, in addition to other courses that reflect the candidate's specialty or the needs of the department.
• Ability to engage with and mentor students
• Demonstrated research plan and commitment to involving students in research projects
• Commitment to exploring possible connections between psychology and the Christian Faith
• Understanding of and commitment to Bethel's efforts to develop as an inclusively excellent university community

• Teaching and research experience preferred

• Ph.D., Psy.
  
  D., or ABD in Psychology or related field

Bethel's mission is to educate and equip students to lead lives of impact through transformative academics in a Christ-centered community. Bethel's employee community plays a central role in developing our students as whole and holy persons. To carry out this mission, Bethel uses the foundation of our guiding documents, the Affiliation of Faith, Community Covenant, and Key Policies.

Bethel expects all employees to actively participate in creating our Christ-centered community by agreeing with and abiding by our core beliefs in the Affiliation of Faith and supporting all other beliefs as Biblical, responsible, and thoughtful approaches while avoiding dissension and divisiveness. Employees teach and mentor students and help one another uphold our Community Covenant commitments. As a result of these expectations, all University employees act as ministers of the gospel of Jesus Christ by actively partnering with the University to carry out its mission and foster Bethel's Christ-centered covenant community.

The essential functions, tasks and responsibilities of this position may change from time to time. Bethel University reserves the right to add or omit duties and responsibilities at the discretion of the University or its leadership. Additional tasks or duties required of the position, will be communicated to the incumbent with specificity to ensure the employee may perform their role with complete understanding.

This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed; it is not intended to be all-inclusive.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. Due to specific legal and operational considerations, we are unable to consider applicants who live in and work from the following states: AK, CA, CO, CT, Washington DC, HI, IL, IN, MA, MD, MT, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, VT, and WA.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your understanding.

We are open to hiring an Assistant, Associate or Full Professor for this position. The range for an Assistant Professor is $55,599 - $70,043, Associate Professor is $62,927 - $84,168 and Full Professor is $77,265 - $95,904. Salary and rank determined by education and experience.

Bethel is committed to offering meaningful benefits to our employees including health insurance, retirement plans, and a generous time off package. Learn more about these offerings here.

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