Professor of Practice

Posting Details

Posting Details

Posting Number:
0601250

Position Title:
Professor of Practice

FLSA:
Exempt

Job Type:
Full-Time

Staff Term:
12 Months

Staff Work Schedule (hours/dates):

Academic Year Schedule (dates):

Faculty Term:
Full Academic Year

Position Type:
Faculty

Department:
Psychology

Job Summary/Basic Function:

Professor of the Practice - Sociocultural Focus

The Wheaton College (MA) Department of Psychology and Neuroscience invites applications for a Professor of the Practice position beginning July 1, 2025. 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.

Professors of the Practice are full-time teaching faculty who possess expertise and achievements in a field of instruction. Professors of Practice are expected to provide service to the college or/and their department after their first year. This is a full-time, renewable position focused on excellence in undergraduate teaching and pedagogical innovation. Professors of the Practice receive initial one-year contracts, become eligible for a two-year contract after their second year, and can seek promotion to Senior Professor of the Practice and ongoing three-year contracts after their fourth year. Professors of the Practice are eligible for college funding to support their professional development.

Teaching responsibilities include three courses per semester. The candidate will teach general Psychology courses, such as: Introduction to Psychology, Statistics, 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 Racism) are especially encouraged to apply.

Wheaton College is a private liberal arts college of 1900 students located in Norton, Massachusetts, 35 miles from Boston. Wheaton provides students a transformative educational experience in a supportive liberal arts curriculum that cultivates curiosity, passion, and career aspirations. The Psychology and Neuroscience department is committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual community. We strongly encourage applications from candidates who will contribute to these goals through their teaching.

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.

Please address any questions about the position or the selection process to Department Chair, Dr. Matthew Gingo at [email protected].

Minimum Qualifications:

A PhD in Psychology, Neuroscience, or a closely related field is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Demonstrated excellence in teaching sociocultural psychology courses.

Compensation and Benefits

To attract and retain the most talented individuals, Wheaton College maintains a flexible and competitive compensation and benefits program.

When determining and establishing hiring rates or recruitment ranges for a position, the College considers a number of factors including the budget for the position, the range of the grade, the external market for the position or similar positions, level and scope of responsibilities, required education, skills and relevant experience as well as internal equity. All salary offers must have the prior approval of the Office of Human Resources.

The salary for this position is expected to be in the $50,000 - $55,000.

Physical Demands

ADA Statement:

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.

Eeo Statement

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 encourages 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.

Posting Date:
11/10/2025

Closing Date:

Open Until Filled
Yes

Contact(s):

Office of Human Resources

Contact Phone/Extension:
508-286-8206

Contact Email:
[email protected]

Contact Fax

Special Instructions to Candidates:

The federal government and the state of Massachusetts have made the decision to end the COVID-19 public health emergency. Effective June 1, 2023, the college will no longer require COVID-19 vaccinations and boosters for members of our community. Rather, we strongly recommend that everyone stay up to date on their vaccinations, including boosters, as recommended by their health care provider.

While we will no longer require COVID-19 vaccinations, we strongly encourage members of our campus community to adhere to public health recommendations for vaccination to protect against COVID-19, as well as influenza and other diseases.