Job Details

Psychology Faculty Position Announcement Part-Time

Position Number: 6924654
Location: Northridge, CA
Position Type: Liberal Arts - Psychology

FACULTY POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
PART-TIME

Department: PSYCHOLOGY
Effective Date of Appointment: Academic Year 2026-2027

CSUN's Commitment to You:
CSUN is committed to achieving excellence through teaching, scholarship, learning and inclusion. Our values include a respect for all people, building partnerships with the community and the encouragement of innovation, experimentation, and creativity. CSUN strives to cultivate a community in which a diverse population can learn and work in an atmosphere of civility and respect. CSUN is especially interested in candidates who make contributions to equity and inclusion in the pursuit of excellence for all members of the university community.

As a Hispanic-serving Institution (HSI), inclusiveness and diversity are integral to CSUN's commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and engagement. As of Fall 2025, CSUN enrolls 36,960 students, where 57.5% are Latinx, 18.4% are White, 8.5% are Asian-American, 5.5% are Black/African American, 0.1% are Native American, and 0.1% are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

For more information about the University, visit: http://www.csun.edu

About the College:
For more information about the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, see: CSUN College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

About the Department:
For more information about the Department of Department of Psychology, see: https://www.csun.edu/social-behavioral-sciences/psychology

ANTICIPATED NEEDS:

Note: All part-time faculty appointments are temporary and do not confer academic rank. Final determination of part-time teaching assignments is contingent upon student enrollment figures and funding. In addition to teaching, the position requires weekly office hours and participation in assessment of student learning. The successful candidate will be held to the standards and requirements of the college and department in which he/she/they is/are employed.

Current Courses or Specialization

PSY 150 Intro Psych, 3 Units
PSY 200 Lifespan, 3 Units
PSY 230 Intro to Human Sexual Behavior, 3 Units
PSY 250 Phys Cor Hum Beh, 3 Units
PSY 310 Abnormal Psych, 3 Units
PSY 312 Psych Aspects Parenthood, 3 Units
PSY 313 Developmental Psvch, 3 Units
PSY 320/L Stat Meth Psy Res/Lab, 3+1.3 Units
PSY 321/L Psych Research Meth/Lab, 3+2 Units
PSY 327 Infancy and Early Childhood, 3 Units
PSY 335 Middle Childhood, 3 Units
PSY 345 Social Psychology, 3 Units
PSY 352 Motivation, 3 Units
PSY 356 Industrial and Organizational Psych, 3 Units
PSY 361 Adolescence, 3 Units
PSY 365 Intro Gerontology, 3 Units
PSY 367 Cognitive Psych, 3 Units
PSY 369 Applied Cognition, 3 Units
PSY 370 Psych of Personality, 3 Units
PSY 380 Psych of Stress, 3 Units
PSY 382 Principles of Human Factors, 3 Units
PSY 406 Dev Psychopathol, 3 Units
PSY 427 Intro Psych Testing, 3 Units
PSY 442 Communication and Conflict Resolution, 3 Units
PSY 453 Psv Aspt Humn Sex, 3 Units
PSY 454 Clinical Psych, 3 Units
PSY 455 Ethics in Psych, 3 Units
PSY 460 Couns & Interview, 3 Units
PSY 473 CN/SAdvanced Inquiry in Neuroscience and Seminar, 3+2 Units
PSY 485AD/S Advanced Inquiry in Research and Analysis Methods and Seminar, 3+2 Units
PSY 485GT/S Advanced Inquiry in Research and Analysis Methods and Seminar, 3+2 Units
PSY 485 US/S Advanced Inquiry in Univariate Statistics, 3+2 Units
PSY 524/L Multivariate/Lab, 3+1.3 Units
PSY 534/S Latent Var Analys/Sem, 3+2 Units
PSY 351* Beh Psy & Therapy, 3 Units
PSY 457* Behavioral Approaches to Autism Spectrum Disorder, 3 Units
PSY 459/S* Advanced Scientific Study of Behavior, 3+2 Units
PSY 471AB* Adv Inq Clin ABA, 3 Units
PSY 624** Adv Psych, 3 Units
PSY 624L Adv Psych Assessment/Lab, 1 Unit
PSY 620** Advanced Psychopathology, 3 Units
PSY 628** Fundamentals of Psychotherapy, 3 Units
PSY 655BC*** Neuropsychological Clinic, 3 Units

Qualifications: Prior teaching experience inspecialty area & evidence of teaching effective (e.g., student and peer evaluations, etc.) preferred Ph.D. from an accredited institution desirable; Broad-based traditional doctoral training is Preferred. Applicants must provide evidence of outstanding ability and commitment teaching, mentoring and working with a diverse student population.

*Evidence of prior teaching experience in specialty area & evidence of teaching effective (e.g., student and peer evaluations, etc.) preferred Ph.D. from an accredited institution desirable; Broad-based traditional doctoral training is Preferred. Applicants must provide evidence of outstanding ability and commitment teaching, mentoring and working with a diverse student population. Must have board certification in BCBA©

**This is a highly specialized course, which is core to the psychology master's program (with a specialization in clinical psychology). Qualifications must include: 1) a doctoral degree in an area of clinical psychology, from a Broad-based traditional doctoral training is Preferred. 2) Prior graduate level teaching experience in topics of clinical psychology (preferred teaching of a psychopathology graduate-level course with evidence of teaching effective (e.g., student and peer evaluations, etc.) 3) given the highly specialized nature of this course, the applicant must demonstrate a research background (with recent publication and/or presentations) in the area of clinical psychology 4) Applicants must provide evidence of outstanding commitment to university teaching in a multicultural environment serving a diverse student population. Any additional experiences in the area of clinical psychology that would aid the teaching candidate draw from practical experience during teaching (such aa practice in the field of clinical psychology, training of clinical psychology graduate students or administrative work in the area of clinical psychology) is preferred.

***In addition to the requirements marked under the **, applicants must be a licensed clinical psychologist in the State of California.

Salary Range: Fractional Amount of Base Salary ($5507-$6221) Paid in six monthly payments.

Application Process:
a current resume or vita, a complete application form, current student evaluation data (if available), peer evaluation data (if available), two recommendation letters, and a letter of intent specifying teaching parameters (e.g., times available). The resume should include educational background, prior teaching experience, evidence of scholarship, and/or related professional experience to the address in the section below.

The application form, department overview and information about the courses can be found in the following link:
https://www.csun.edu/social-behavioral-sciences/psychology/faculty-staff/faculty-employment-opportunities
In later phases of the search process, applicants may be requested to provide verification of terminal degrees, licenses and certificates.

Application Deadline:

For Fall 2026 only/ AY 2026 – 2027: Monday, March 23, 2026 by 5:00 p.m.

For Spring Semester 2027 Only:

Inquiries and applications should be addressed to:

Part-time Faculty Committee Department of Psychology California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street. Northridge, CA 91330-8255

Submit applications via e-mail to psychpt@csun.edu and Cc: mirna.reyes@csun.edu

General Information:
At the time of appointment, the successful candidate, if not a U.S. citizen, must have authorization from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to work in the United States. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States.

Please note: California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is currently not sponsoring applicants for H-1B employment that are subject to the $100,000 fee established by the "Presidential Proclamation: Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers" issued on September 19, 2025. Applicants are responsible for determining the applicability of the fee.

In compliance with the Annual Security Report & Fire Safety Report of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, California State University, Northridge has made crime-reporting statistics available on-line here. Print copies are available by request from the Department of Police Services, the Office for Faculty Affairs, and the Office of Equity and Diversity.

The person holding this position may be considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

In accordance with the California State University (CSU) Out-of-State Employment Policy, the CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California and prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside of California.

CSUN is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, and disability. Our nondiscrimination policy is set forth in Interim CSU Nondiscrimination Policy. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for applicants with disabilities who self-disclose by contacting the Psychology Department at 818-677- 2828.