Psychology Instructor

Position Information

**Position Title**
- Psychology Instructor - Sessional (8.5 month full-time)**Faculty/Instructor Profile**

**Faculty at Red Deer Polytechnic**:

- Are passionate about teaching, learning, and student success.
- Pursue professional learning to continually enhance their practice and their discipline.
- Are recognized for their contributions to both local and global communities.

**Role Description**
- As Red Deer Polytechnic’s future takes shape, growing our breadth of credentials (to include our own degrees) and programs, our institution has high expectations of our amazing faculty. But we do recognize that new hires may not have all the skills and experiences when applying. We want you to know that there is some flexibility to develop your talents over time. The initial focus for new faculty will be on teaching and student success with lots of opportunity for professional development, growth and collaboration. Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) is committed to all faculty acquiring the identified Key Attributes over time.
- **Teaching**
- The faculty member combines discipline expertise with evidence based teaching to facilitate effective and varied learning experiences.
- **Student Success**
- The faculty member encourages student success in an engaging, supportive environment by being responsive to student needs and ideas.
- **Professional Development**
- The faculty member engages in the continuous pursuit of knowledge to maintain currency in their discipline and their teaching practice.
- **Research, Scholarly and Creative Pursuits**
- The faculty member has the opportunity to pursue impactful scholarly and creative activities and disseminates knowledge that advances the discipline, enhances the reputation of Red Deer Polytechnic, and improves communities.
- **Community Contributions**
- The faculty member values engagement, contributing knowledge and their own expertise to the betterment of Red Deer Polytechnic and local communities, as well as discipline-based, national, and global communities.
- **For More Information**:Faculty Profile**

**Position Responsibilities**
- The School of Arts and Education is seeking a sessional instructor in Psychology.- Primary teaching responsibilities will include teaching _first-year psychology_ and second-year courses in s_ocial psychology, positive psychology, personality psychology_, and _history of psychology_.- Faculty teach on campus and/or online (with synchronous or asynchronous instruction). Experience teaching online or in mixed modalities is an asset.- Faculty at RDP are encouraged to engage in scholarship and research (particularly applied research). An active programme is an asset, but not a requirement for a sessional appointment.- All full-time sessional employees are expected to contribute substantive, reasonable service to the program, school, or institution.**Required Qualifications**
- The successful applicant must have:
- a completed MA in Psychology

**Preferred Qualifications**- a PhD in Psychology
- an AOS/AOC in positive psychology, qualitative research methods, and the psychology health and well-being
- experience teaching in the fields noted above
- experience teaching online and face-to-face
- experience organizing undergraduate conferences or speaker series

**Salary or Hourly?**
- Salary**Salary**
- Commensurate with education and experience**Benefits and Compensation Information**
- Red Deer Polytechnic offers a comprehensive benefits package including Alberta Blue Cross extended health and dental plans, and health spending account. There is a tuition waiver for RDP credit courses for you as well as your immediate family members, as well as opportunities for professional development funding. The Local Authorities Pension Plan is also offered as an option to those who have served a waiting period. There is paid time off due to Institution closures between Christmas and New Year general holidays.
- This position also offers an additional 8% of the regular salary in lieu of vacation.**About Red Deer Polytechnic**
- Focused on advancing the economic and social priorities of Alberta, **Red Deer Polytechnic** (RDP) provides more than 80 industry-relevant programs within a breadth of credentials to approximately 6,300 credit and apprenticeship students and 3,400+ learners with Extended Education programming. With modern teaching and learning spaces, and state-of-the-art research and innovation centres in advanced manufacturing and energy innovation, the Polytechnic provides applied research opportunities, leadership in the social, economic, and cultural development of Alberta, and myriad lifelong learning opportunities.- Red Deer Polytechnic is guided by the foundational statements in our **2030 Strategic Plan**

**Our purpose is simple**: To inspire, educate, and mentor our community of learners. We collaborate to provide diverse experiential learning opportunities for our highly skilled learners. We empower innovators and cr