Come teach at New Mexico State University! NMSU is in Las Cruces (New Mexico’s second largest city). We are in the southern part of the state, just an hour from El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico and 45 minutes from White Sands National Park. While I can tell you all kinds of great things about NMSU and Las Cruces, the most important thing to know is that if you move to Las Cruces, we can get together for coffee. If you want to hear all of the other great things I have to share about NMSU or Las Cruces, email Sue Frantz at [email protected].
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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.
Department Contact: Melissa Guynn, 575-646-2502, [email protected]
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)
Recruitment Summary
We are New Mexico’s land-grant institution and a comprehensive research university dedicated to teaching, research public service and outreach at all levels. NMSU is a welcoming community of talented faculty, staff and students who are working together to make a difference. We are a NASA Space Grant College, a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI), a minority-serving institution (MSI) and home to the first Honors College in New Mexico. We offer an accessible education that shapes bright futures.
NMSU provides learning opportunities to a diverse population of students and community members at four campuses, Cooperative Extension offices located in each of New Mexico’s 33 counties, 12 research and science centers, and through distance education.
NMSU Main Campus
Located in Las Cruces, NM, New Mexico State University's 900-acre main campus is located at the crossroads of I-10 and I-25 in the Southwestern United States. As a thriving center of higher education, deeply rooted in the regional tradition, its role as a comprehensive university is recognized throughout the state.
