American Public University System Looking for Online Full-Time Faculty – Psychology – Associate Professor Full Time

*Please note: the ideal candidate will have a specialty area of biopsychology/neuroscience, cognitive psychology, and/or industrial/organizational psychology. We are fully staffed in the areas of clinical and counseling psychology.

Synopsis of Role:

Full-time faculty members are first and foremost teachers and play a key role within a school as course leads. They are united by the common goal of inspiring academic excellence in students with a broad range of interests and experiences. They are key to creating a rewarding online learning experience for students by engaging them, challenging them, and supporting them. They provide the resources for a quality learning experience for students by ensuring coherence in the discipline, rigor in the content, and relevance and currency to the practice. Full-time faculty members/course leads contribute to a range of activities that support student learning outcomes, program quality, and discipline integrity, all of which focus on student learning and retention. They work with other departments including instructional design, Library and course materials, and marketing.

Academic Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

Responsible for course curriculum quality to include:

• Teaching excellence
  • Deliver online lessons to undergraduate and/or graduate students.
  • Initiate, facilitate, interact and moderate online classroom forums.
  • Be a faculty leader in your classes embracing fully the Community of Inquiry Framework of Teaching Presence, Cognitive Presence, and Social Presence.
  • Comply with APUS guidelines and expectations for quality faculty engagement online.
    • Evaluate and grade students’ class work, assignments, and papers within the timeframe set forth by APUS policy providing effective feedback to guide student learning and success.
    • Engage in the classroom and reply to emails, etc. at least every other day, including one day during the weekend.
    • Remain aware of classroom procedures and use of instructional materials.
  • Participate in professional development to enhance teaching skills.
  • Annually complete at least two APUS Faculty Development modules for effective online learning and teaching.
• Work with Director of Programs and collaborates with faculty to ensure discipline, program and course continuity, currency, and relevance.
  • Define course objectives, review regularly, and revise as needed.
  • Update course content and materials and/or delivery methods, based on information such as emerging practice changes in the discipline, instructional effectiveness data, current or future performance requirements, feasibility, and costs.
  • Analyze courses and prepare analysis for program and course reviews, and course and homework contact hours.
  • Remain aware of new classroom procedures, APUS requirements, and instructional materials.
  • Attend regular meetings with Director of Programs to stay aware of how their courses fit within the overall program progression and other APUS requirements.
  • Ensure APUS instructional standards and policies are reflected in course design.
  • Ensures model courses are developed and maintained according to applicable APUS, accreditation, certification, or other requirements.
• Contribute to advancing the discipline as a leader
  • Keep abreast of developments in one’s own field by reading current literature, engaging with colleagues, and participating in professional organizations, conferences and discipline-related professional communities.
  • Participate in professional development activities.
• Administrative responsibilities
  • Attend school and discipline meetings (monthly or quarterly) on curriculum, content, development of discipline and practice, and APUS expectations.
  • Convene meetings with faculty teaching your courses to ensure they are aware of the curriculum intent.
  • Provide guidance to instructors to clarify lessons, assignments, and course design elements.
• Please note: faculty hired for this position could be teaching at Doctoral, Graduate and Undergraduate levels depending on qualifications and program need. If selected to teach at the Doctoral or Graduate level, the faculty member will be subject to additional research requirements.

Required Education and Experience:

• Doctoral degree in Psychology, or a closely related field from a regionally accredited institution is required.
• Five or more years of college-level teaching experience is preferred.
• Five or more years of teaching experience is required.
• Online teaching experience is required.
• Experience with curriculum development is preferred. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite programs is required.

Preferred Areas of Expertise and Experience

• Biopsychology/Neuroscience
• Cognitive Psychology
• Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Compensation and Benefits:

Work Environment and Physical Demands:

• Remote/Online
• Sitting, extensive use of keyboard