Adjunct Instructor, Psychology

Job Description

Job Description

Wilkes University invites applicants for part-time, adjunct instructor positions in the Psychology Department to teach live, in-person courses including Introduction to Psychology for the Fall 2025 semester. Candidates must be available and able to teach in-person at our campus in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Candidates are required to hold a Master's degree and prior teaching experience at the undergraduate level is preferred. The review process will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled.

Wilkes University is an independent, comprehensive university dedicated to academic excellence in the liberal arts, sciences, and selected professional programs. The University has approximately 2,450 students at the undergraduate level and over 1,500 full time equivalent students at the graduate and first professional levels.

Its institutional focus is on developing strong mentoring relationships with each of its students and contributing vitally to economic development of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The University is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a revitalized city that is located on the lovely Susquehanna River and is within two and one-half hours driving distance of New York City and Philadelphia.

To apply, visit Please submit an electronic application which includes a (1) cover letter, (2) curriculum vitae, (3) list of courses taught at the college level, and (4) list of professional references. Questions should be directed to Ellen Newell [email protected].

Wilkes University is constantly seeking to become a more diverse community and to enhance its capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings. The University strongly encourages applications from persons with diverse backgrounds. Wilkes University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex/gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.

Employment at Wilkes is contingent upon the results of a thorough background screening. PA Act 153 requires that persons working in positions with regular and unsupervised contact with minors complete additional clearances, including FBI fingerprinting and PA criminal and child abuse clearances.