JOB SUMMARY: William Penn University (Iowa) announces a full-time, nine-month tenure-track position in Psychology commencing August 2025. A Ph.D. in Psychology or a related discipline is preferred, although MA/MS shall be considered. Teaching experience focused on student engagement and learning, and the ability to connect with and inspire students, is highly desired. Screening begins immediately and continues until the position is filled.
We invite applications from educators who are passionate about student learning and development across the full range of backgrounds and abilities. We seek creative and energetic professors, advisors, and colleagues, colleagues who are intellectually curious, collaborative, technologically savvy (especially and including Gen AI), and involved in campus life. As a Penn Professor, you will collaborate with colleagues in other disciplines as well as with local human services agencies/organizations. We seek master teachers, interactive advisors, inspiring mentors, with a welcoming approach to prospective students to the program. A commitment to our mission, vision, campus culture, and continual professional and pedagogical improvement is expected.
Courses include Introduction to Psychology, Lifespan Psychology, Social Psychology, Personality, Learning, Experimental Psychology, and Neuropsychology. Twelve credit hours per semester.
William Penn University is a liberal arts Institution located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, and affiliated with the Society of Friends. The university was founded by Quaker pioneers in 1873 to provide a quality education to all interested men and women regardless of race, creed, or socioeconomic status. We remain devoted to this ideal. The university is rooted in its Quaker heritage but welcomes all faculty, staff, and students.
Send a letter of application emphasizing teaching experience and research interests (no publication requirement), a statement of teaching and student learning, philosophy, curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendation to Bonnie Johnson, HR, William Penn University, 201 Trueblood Avenue, Oskaloosa, IA 52577 (johnsonb@wmpenn.edu). For questions about the position or WPU, email Dr. Michael O. Johnston, Associate Professor of Sociology, johnstonmo@wmpenn.edu.
DEPARTMENT: Social and Behavioral Sciences Division
QUALIFICATIONS:
A. Education: A Ph.D. in Psychology or a related discipline is preferred, although MA/MS shall be considered.
B. Experience: Teaching experience focused on student engagement and learning, and the ability to connect with and inspire students, is highly desired.
C. Abilities: Educators who are passionate about student learning and development across a full range of backgrounds and abilities. We seek creative and energetic professors, advisors, and colleagues, colleagues who are intellectually curious, collaborative, technologically savvy (especially and including Gen AI), and involved in campus life. As a Penn Professor, you will collaborate with colleagues in other disciplines as well as with local human services agencies/organizations. We seek master teachers, interactive advisors, inspiring mentors, with a welcoming approach to prospective students to the program. A commitment to our mission, vision, campus culture, and continual professional and pedagogical improvement is expected. Courses include: Introduction to Psychology, Lifespan Psychology, Social Psychology, Personality, Learning, Experimental Psychology, and Neuropsychology. Twelve credit hours per semester.
REPORTS TO: Dr. Michael D. Collins, Chair of Social and Behavioral Sciences
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
EVALUATION: Performance of this position will be evaluated in accordance with the policies established by the Board of Directors of William Penn University.
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: At will employees at William Penn University is an equal opportunity provider and employer.