Position Title: College Assistant Professor

Employee Classification: LC Faculty NT 9m

College/Division: Arts and Sciences College

Department: 331600-PSYCHOLOGY

Internal or External Search: External - Open to all applicants

Location: Las Cruces

Offsite Location (if applicable):

Target Hourly/Salary Rate:  Commensurate with qualifications

Appointment Full-time Equivalency:  1.0

Exempt or Non-Exempt:  Exempt

Summary:  The Department of Psychology at New Mexico State University invites applications for a non-tenure track College Assistant Professor position starting Fall 2025.

Classification Summary:
The Department of Psychology at New Mexico State University invites applications for a non-tenure track College Assistant Professor position starting Fall 2025.

Classification Standard Duties:
The successful candidate will engage in teaching, service, and outreach. The position carries a teaching load of four courses per semester, primarily at the undergraduate level.

Required Education, Experience, Certification/License, Equivalency
A Ph.D. in Psychology (in hand by hire date) is required

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Our current faculty have teaching interests in Cognitive and Social Psychology and Research Methods and Statistics. We are interested in candidates whose teaching interests include, complement, and supplement our existing course offerings. Preference will be given to candidates who can teach courses in Developmental Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. Other desired areas of teaching interest include Health Psychology, Psychology and the Law, Abnormal Psychology, Engineering Psychology, Psycholinguistics, and/or the History of Psychology.

NMSU is the nation’s only Land Grant Institution that is also classified as both a Carnegie High Research Activity Institution and a Hispanic Serving Institution. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to an educational environment that supports learning for individuals from diverse backgrounds. Although the primary focus of the position is undergraduate teaching, there may be opportunities to supervise students in research and to teach graduate classes.

Job Duties and Responsibilities
The Department of Psychology at New Mexico State University invites applications for a non-tenure track College Assistant Professor position starting Fall 2025. The successful candidate will engage in teaching, service, and outreach. The position carries a teaching load of four courses per semester, primarily at the undergraduate level.

The online application system requires four documents, each a separate PDF file: (1) a current curriculum vitae; (2) a cover letter that includes the names and contact information of three individuals from whom letters of reference may be requested after the application closing date; (3) an unofficial transcript of the highest degree earned; and (4) a detailed statement of teaching interests, prior experience, evidence of effectiveness, and philosophy.

Preferred Qualifications

Special Requirements of the Position

Department Contact:  Melissa Guynn, 575-646-2502, mguynn@nmsu.edu

Contingent Upon Funding: Not Applicable

Bargaining Unit Eligibility: This is NOT a bargaining unit position with American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

Standard Work Schedule: Standard (M-F, 8-5)

If Not a Standard Work Schedule: 

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

Environment: Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.

Physical Effort: No or very limited physical effort required.

Lifting Requirements: Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 10 pounds or some standing or walking.

Risk: No or very limited exposure to physical risk.