Assistant Professor, Psychology

Middlesex Community College (MCC), established in 1970, provides access to affordable education to prepare individuals for success and lifelong learning. We promote academic excellence, provide workforce development opportunities, and empower all learners to become productive and socially responsible members of our local and global communities.

The College provides a broad range of services that are essential to attract, reward, and retain talented faculty and staff. The MCC community promotes a work environment where our employees feel supported and empowered to best serve our student population. We are proud to offer our classes on both the Bedford and Lowell campuses, as well as a robust online course offering.

MCC is committed to transforming lives as we educate, challenge, and support all students as evident in our strategic plan.

Assistant Professor, Psychology

Full-Time MCCC Day Faculty

Liberal Arts, Psychology

Dean Liberal Arts Division

October 22, 2026

The full-time Psychology faculty is a creative, knowledgeable, and flexible individual who is responsible for teaching Psychology courses on both the Bedford and Lowell campuses. The faculty member works with the department chair and the dean in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the program and participates in college service as well as student advisement. The faculty is committed to inclusive excellence, diversity, and continuous professional improvement.

• Teach the equivalent of fifteen credits per semester in Psychology.
• Post and conduct office hours in office space as required by Article XII of the MCCC Agreement.
• Participate fully in department, division, and college meetings.
• Participate in college service as required by Article XII of the MCCC Agreement.
• Provide ongoing advising with assigned students for the purpose of course, program and career decisions.
• Participate in professional development activities and remain current in one's area of expertise
• Establish, maintain, and monitor departmental policies and procedures that support effective, responsive, high quality education.
• Implement applicable college policies.
• Collaborate with the department chair and dean in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of student experiences.
• Orient new adjunct faculty to course and program requirements.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate the program in compliance with accreditation requirements.
• Fulfill terms of the faculty contract as set out in the Agreement between the Board of Higher Education and the Massachusetts Community College Council/Massachusetts Teachers Association.
• Other related duties as assigned.

• Master's degree in Psychology
• Demonstrated ability to teach courses in a variety of areas of Psychology (e.g. Introduction to Psychology, Child Psychology, Brain and Behavior, etc.)
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the role of the community college.
• Experience with a variety of instructional methods.
• Demonstrated ability to work collegially with faculty from different disciplines.
• Commitment to continuous professional improvement.
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the role of the community college in higher education.

• PhD in Psychology
• Specific knowledge base in biological psychology or developmental psychology.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement innovative instructional approaches such as the effective use of technology including online courses.
• Demonstrated ability to provide a variety of assessment strategies.
• Bilingual skills a plus

Please note, the faculty rank of Assistant Professor may be subject to change in accordance with…