Teaching Positions

The Psychology Department is looking for postdocs and researchers who may be interested in teaching Fall 2023 term as Lecturers. These instructors would teach 2 lab sections for one of Psychology's large methods courses, which are mainly composed of seniors and junior undergraduates. General descriptions for our two main methods courses are below. Please note these duties are evolving at this time. These positions would be paid at the LEO Lec 1, between $8,500 and $10,000 depending on the section needs.

Please contact Megan Wolgast ([email protected](link sends e-mail)) with any questions and to indicate interest.

Lectures: Thursdays 2:30-4pm; Professor Daniel Weissman, [email protected](link sends e-mail)

Lab Sections: Each Lecturer would likely cover 2 - 90 minute lab sections/week. See LSA Course Guide(link is external) for all days and times.

General Job Description: This laboratory course provides students with “hands-on” research experience in cognitive psychology/neuroscience. Each Lecturer leads TWO 90-minute laboratory sections per week (20 students per section), attends ONE 90-minute lecture given by the professor per week, and attends ONE 80-minute instructor meeting just after the weekly lecture ends. Lecturers also proctor in-class exams, answer student questions over email, during weekly office hours (2 hours per week), and at individually scheduled times (if needed). Lecturers also prepare lesson plans and other materials for laboratory sections (most of these can be re-used from prior semesters) and assist with preparing questions for multiple-choice exams. Finally, they provide feedback on and grade first drafts of writing assignments, grade final versions of writing assignments, grade other assignments (e.g. oral presentations and other lab activities), keep track of attendance at lab section, grade participation in lab activities, keep track of course grades, enter final grades from Canvas into Wolverine Access, and collaborate and consult with the instructor and other lecturers as needed.

Competencies: Basic understanding of experimental design, statistics, cognitive psychology, and functional MRI (e.g., from undergraduate coursework, grad fMRI coursework, etc). Good oral/written communication skills and enthusiasm for teaching are also desirable. 

Lecture: Mondays 4-5:30 pm (Dr. Josh Rabinowitz)

Lab Sections: Each Lecturer would likely cover 2 - 90 minute lab sections/week. See LSA Course Guide for all days and times.

General Job Description: This laboratory course provides an introductory “how to” guide to conducting research in psychology, including library research, study design, data collection and basic analyses, and APA-style writing. Lecturers attend lectures (Mondays 4:00 - 5:30 pm) and a team meeting (60 min/wk - day/time TBA). They work with students in their lab sections on active learning projects emphasizing “hands-on” activity rather than lecture. Several projects involve leading students in using Qualtrics and Excel, along with JASP, R, or SPSS for data analysis.

Each Lecturer is responsible for supervising two 20-student lab sections, with activities planned collaboratively each week by the teaching team. Lecturers also collaboratively prepare lesson plans and other materials for laboratory sections (though initial materials are provided). Finally, lecturers provide feedback on rough drafts of student writing assignments, grade final versions of writing assignments, grade other assignments (e.g., discussions and other lab activities), track their sections’ grades, hold office hours (2 hours/week), respond to student emails within 24 hrs on weekdays, and collaborate and consult with the instructor and lecturer teaching team as needed/desired.