The School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts seeks a lecturer(s) to teach courses in Psychology for the Summer 2020 sessions. Course(s) being offered may include but not limited to:

Introduction to Psychology
Research Methods in Psychology
Development Psychology
Social Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Abnormal Psychology
Abnormal Child Psychology
Human Sexuality
Psychology of Stereotype and Prejudice
Positive Psychology
Personality Psychology
Psychology of Visual Perception
Physiological Psychology

In addition to teaching the course(s), the instructor is responsible for creating a syllabus, holding weekly office hours (2 hours/week), and grading examinations and/or papers. The instructor may also be required to hold discussion sections or supervise a graduate student teaching assistant.

This is a limited-term appointment which falls under the purview of the agreement for the Lecturers Unit between University of California and the American Federation of Teachers. Terms and conditions of employment are subject to UC policy and appropriate collective bargaining agreement. See the following url for additional information: http://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/ix/index.html

For more information, please contact Linda Cameron at lcameron@ucmerced.edu

Salary is based on an annual full time rate of $56,381.00.

Review of applications will begin on 2/21/2020 and will continue until the position is filled.

Summer Session A Dates: May 26 – July 2, 2020
Summer Session B Dates: June 22 – August 14, 2020
Summer Session C Dates: July 6 – August 14, 2020
Summer Session D Dates: May 26 - August 14, 2020

The University of California is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and invites applications from all qualified applicants, including women, minorities, veterans, and individual with disabilities, who will enrich the teaching, research and public service missions of the university. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy (https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/DiscHarassAffirmAction).

The University of California, Merced, is the newest of the University of California system’s 10 campuses. With 8,500 undergraduate and graduate students (https://www.ucmerced.edu/fast-facts), UC Merced provides outstanding educational opportunities to highly qualified students from the heart of California, the nation, and abroad. The campus has special connections to nearby Yosemite National Park; is on the cutting edge of sustainability in construction and design; and supports the economic development of Central California. The Merced 2020 Project doubled the physical capacity of the campus, and enhanced academic distinction, student success, and research excellence (https://merced2020.ucmerced.edu/).