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Psychology Non-Tenure Track Faculty Vacancy Pool

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Job Location:

Bellingham, MN - USA

Monthly Salary: m 1324 - 1613
Posted: 11 September 2026 (10 days ago)
Application Deadline: 18 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position TitlePsychology - Non-Tenure Track Faculty Vacancy Pool
About the University

Western Washington University with over 15000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school is nationally recognized for its educational programs students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham Washington a coastal community of 90000 overlooking Bellingham Bay the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes Bremerton Everett Port Angeles and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes such as being named one of the top public masters-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success increasing our Washington impact and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship research and creative activity. Westerns greatest strength is the outstanding students faculty staff and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can pursuit of this excellence individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff faculty administration student and external constituents. Further individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic societal environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.

About the Department

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Psychology Department supportWesterns mission which states that together with our students staff and faculty we are committed to making a positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic excellence and inclusive achievement. All are encouraged to apply includingwomen people of color people with disabilities veterans and other candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in this opportunity.

The Department of Psychology has 35 permanent full-time addition to our undergraduate B.S. psychology major the Psychology department offers undergraduate degrees in Behavioral Neuroscience and masters programs in Experimental Psychology School Counseling and Clinical Mental Health Counseling. The department promotes five primary areas of teaching and research expertise (Social Clinical Developmental Cognitive and Neuroscience) but cross-area interests and collaborations are encouraged supported and flourishing. We are also home to the internationally recognized Center for Cross-Cultural Research.

About the Position

The Psychology Department maintains a vacancy pool of qualified persons interested in temporary anticipation of possible openings throughout the academic year applications are accepted continuously for temporary non-tenure track teaching positions on a part-time basis with occasional opportunities for temporary full-time appointments. Positions may become available at any time and are typically filled on a quarterly basis.

Position Responsibilities: The department college and University value teaching and we expect you to be an excellent teacher; to be current in your discipline; to engage students actively in their own learning including discussion writing and analysis; and to set high standards regarding course content. You are expected to provide students with feedback on their coursework and examinations and to be available to students through regularly scheduled office hours in keeping with department policy. You must have your students evaluate your course(s) using the standard University evaluation forms or others approved by the provost and you must make those evaluations available to the department chairs and faculty for annual review.

Required Qualifications
  • Doctorate or ABD in Psychology or closely related discipline
  • Successful teaching experience in higher education
  • Demonstrated ability and commitment to cultivating learning environments that are equitable and inclusive of students with diverse social identities and backgrounds
Preferred Qualifications
  • Doctorate in Psychology or closely related discipline
  • Evidence of scholarship
Conditions of EmploymentAll employees must comply with our Immunization policies including Proof of Rubeola Measles Immunity within 60-days of hire. Please reach out to if you need information regarding medical or religious exemption and applicable accommodations.

Salary

$1324 - $1613 per credit commensurate with experience and qualifications

Benefits InformationBenefits Overview for Faculty Positions

Bargaining Unit

United Faculty of Western Washington

Application Instructions

A cover letter and curriculum vitae are required and should address your experience related to the position responsibilities and the required and preferred qualifications.

You will be asked to provide contact information of three references.

Required Supplemental Materials

Sample syllabi and teaching evaluations from relevant courses.

Closing Date Notes

Applications are accepted continuously for potential NTT faculty openings; please apply at your earliest convenience.

Vacancy pool closes no later than September 30 2027.

Western Washington University (WWU) is an equal opportunity compliance with applicable laws WWU does not discriminate on the basis of race ethnicity color national origin age citizenship or immigration status pregnancy use of protective leave genetic status sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression marital status creed religion veteran or military status disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal (including a service animal in training) by a person with a disability or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law in its programs or activities including employment admissions and educational programs. See WWUs Policies onProhibiting Discrimination Based on A Protected Class and Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sex. Inquiries may be directed to the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance Title IX and ADA Coordinator Western Washington University Old Main 126 (MS 9021) 516 High Street Bellingham WA 98225; 360.650.3307 (voice) or 711 (Washington Relay);

WWU is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. To request this document in an alternate format or to request an accommodation please contactHuman Resources Disability Services 360.650.3751 or 711 (Washington Relay).

Annual Security and Fire Safety Report: This report is provided pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (The Clery Act). It includes statistics for the previous three calendar years concerning reported crimes that occurred on Westerns campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by Western; and on public property within or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security such as policies concerning alcohol and drug use crime prevention the reporting of crimes sexual assault and other matters. You can obtain a copy of this report in printed or alternate formats by contacting the Office of Student Life at . The report can be found at: Annual Security and Fire Safety Report.

All new employees must comply with the immunization policy and show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Service before beginning work at WWU. A thorough background check will be conducted on all new hires and rehires which includes a sexual misconduct background check.


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