The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
Required Education:
Doctorate
The Psychology Department at Columbia University seeks to appoint a Lecturer in Discipline beginning July 1, 2025. This is a full-time, non-tenure-track, 5-year term. The appointments will be initially for one year with the possibility of renewal for up to a total of five years, contingent upon the availability of funds and satisfactory performance.
Responsibilities for this position will include teaching courses inside correctional facilities and on Columbia campus and supporting the educational growth and development of system-impacted people of various ages, educational backgrounds and life experiences.
Candidates are expected to have exemplary teaching experience, documented evidence of pedagogical excellence, and an interest in the science of teaching and learning. They are also expected to travel to various correctional facilities and be able to adjust to the demands of such settings to ensure the educational success of students.
We welcome applications from candidates with expertise in working in carceral settings, mentoring non-traditional students, using pedagogical approaches that are engaging and promote a growth mindset.
Application Instructions
All applications must be made through Columbia University’s Academic Search and Recruiting (ASR) system at apply.interfolio.com/144779. Please upload the following required materials: a cover letter, CV, statement of teaching philosophy, evidence of teaching effectiveness (e.g., teaching evaluations), at least one sample course syllabus, and the names of 3 references, at least one who can attest to teaching expertise in carceral settings.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran
A Ph.D. in History is required at the time of appointment.
Columbia University’s Department of Psychology has a history of excellence. Dating back to 1890, it is one of the oldest and most influential psychology departments in the United States. In the early nineteen hundreds, the scientific approach our department took to the study of psychology was so well known, it was referred to as the Columbia school of psychology (versus behaviorism or gestalt or psychoanalytic). Remaining a relatively small department, it consistently ranks among top programs, having more renowned faculty and graduate students than programs many times its size.
Our faculty, who have received many of the top honors in their fields, are not only outstanding researchers but also dedicated teachers, receiving teaching awards in recognition of their contributions. Actively engaged in interdisciplinary collaboration with other departments—including biology, business management, marketing, psychiatry, and neuroscience—our faculty are leading the way to exciting new frontiers in training and research.
The Department of Psychology is strongly represented as an undergraduate major in the university, offering an honors program and a neuroscience and behavior major co-sponso...red with the Department of Biological Sciences. The curriculum offers a broad spectrum of courses and, in line with its history, supports an experimental orientation to learning about the many areas within psychology. Undergraduate majors often become involved in faculty research, thereby learning firsthand about the scientific method.