Adjunct Assistant Teaching Professor, Psychology (PSY 384L: Animal Learning Lab)

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Adjunct Assistant Teaching Professor, Psychology (PSY 384L: Animal Learning Lab) | |Position DetailsPosition Information Position Type Adjunct Faculty Track Non Tenure Position Title Adjunct Assistant Teaching Professor, Psychology (PSY 384L: Animal Learning Lab) Employment Status Part Time Months Campus Biddeford, ME Description The School of Social and Behavioral Studies at the University of New England seeks applications for an adjunct professor to teach laboratory sections of Animal Learning (PSY 384L) during the Fall 2022 semester. A total of four lab sections are scheduled on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, with meeting times of 2:00-3:20pm and 3:30-4:50pm. The four labs must be taught by a single adjunct professor.Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled.To apply for these positions, please submit the following material: * Cover letter* Curriculum vitae or resume* Names and contact information for two professional referencesCourse Description.The PSY 384 lecture and lab combination covers historical and contemporary theories of learning and behavioral change from a behaviorist perspective. Each will focus on animal studies covering non-associative learning as well as classical and operant conditioning paradigms. This includes advanced topics such as extinction and discrimination, as well as applications to animal training and the human experience. A majority of the content will be concerned with environmental influences on behavior and focus on understanding the mechanisms of learning through investigation of empirical studies. This course fulfills a requirement for both the psychology and animal behavior majors and is an elective for the neuroscience major. The lab accompanies the lecture section and provides hands on activities to enhance the learning of this class content. Typically, this is accomplished using rats in available operant chambers, which the department has available, although this is at the discretion of the instructor. The adjunct assistant teaching professor will be responsible for helping design the lab activities, running all aspects of the lab, including set up, supervising the students, clean up, and grading lab assignments (and delivering these grades to the instructor of the lecture section). Given the integrated nature of the lecture and lab, it is expected that the lecture and lab professors will work together to deliver a coherent experience to students. Training on the use of the operant chambers can be provided. For more information, please visit the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences website at or contact the Academic Director, Dr. Michael Burman at mburman@une.edu (after June 1, 2022). The University of New England is a private nonprofit comprehensive university, with campuses in Portland and Biddeford, Maine. The School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences (SMAPS ) is located on Biddefords waterfront campus, with easy access to city-based amenities, fields and forested areas, rocky coastlines, sandy beaches and nearby mountains. Responsibilities Responsibilities for this position include: * Developing and/or updating a lab syllabus.* Presenting instruction aligned with the student learning outcomes of the course.* Preparing student assignments that assess the student learning outcomes of the course.* Meeting all designated lab periods.* Grading student assignments and projects in timely manner.* Submitting mid-semester progress reports and final grades by University deadlines.* Following guidelines for delivery of the course during the COVID -19 pandemic outlined in the UNE Onward Plan (https://www.une.edu/onward) Qualifications Candidates with a masters or doctoral degree in psychology, neuroscience, or a related field are preferred. Experience with animal-based learning techniques and college teaching experience is preferred. EEO Statement Summary Consistent with federal and state law and University policy, the University of New England is committed to the fundamental concept of equal opportunity for all of the members of the University community. The University prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination in employment, the provision of academic services or in any other area of University life based on race, color, sex, physical or mental disability, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, ethnicity, genetic information, HIV status, or status as a veteran. Prohibited bias factors will not be permitted to have an adverse influence upon decisions regarding students, employees, applicants for admission, applicants for employment, contractors, volunteers or participants in and/or users of institutional programs, services, and activities. COVID Vaccination Statement (PLEASE NOTE) In order to protect the health and safety of the UNE community, UNE requires all students enrolled in classes on our campuses and all on-campus employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID -19 prior to the start of employment. Additionally, boosters will be required for fully vaccinated individuals per the recommendation of the CDC . This would require booster doses for individuals who received the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna primary series 5 months or more earlier, or who received a J&J/Janssen single-dose vaccine 2 months or more earlier. The University allows for religious and medical exemptions to the policy. If you believe you are eligible for a medical or religious exemption to the vaccine policy you may seek the exemption through Human Resources after receiving this conditional offer of employment. Please note that no person to whom the policy applies will be finally employed or permitted to work if they are not fully vaccinated unless they request an exemption and are granted one. Posting Detail Information Posting Number 20161528P Open Date 05/27/2022 Close Date Open Until Filled YesSupplemental QuestionsRequired fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).Documents Needed to ApplyRequired Documents- Cover Letter- Curriculum Vitae- Additional Document (Please see Posting Details for more information)Optional Documents- Resume

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