Job description
Title: Faculty, PsychologyPosition Type: Faculty 9 Month Full Time
College: Pueblo Community College
Division: Arts & Sciences
Department: PCC Social Sciences, Education & CRJ
Campus: Orman Campus
Location: Pueblo
Salary Range: $57,500 or up to 5% higher depending on education and experience.
Job Summary:
The Faculty of Psychology provides classroom, laboratory, or related instruction under the supervision of the Department Chair and is responsible for planning and providing student instruction in accordance with approved syllabi, curriculum guidelines, and required program standards.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Essential Functions
- Teaches courses as assigned within faculty workload guidelines.
- Meets all scheduled classes unless the class has been canceled or with the permission of the Chair.
- Presents instruction via classroom, hybrid classroom/online, synchronous online, or asynchronous online modalities.
- Attends all regularly scheduled department, division, and college meetings/trainings as required by contract, unless these meetings conflict with a scheduled class or unless the faculty member is excused by their Chair or Dean.
- Serves as a substitute within the program for absent colleagues for short-term absences as determined by the Chair, Coordinator, or Dean.
- Maintains a work schedule as agreed upon by the supervisor and in concert with the state and faculty workload policy (at least a forty-hour work week with a minimum of 24 hours on campus, which can include co-ops or off-campus assignments).
- Maintains regularly scheduled office hours (a minimum of five per week) for consultation or advisement with students.
- Performs student advisement and registration responsibilities professionally and accurately.
- Adopts, implements, and supports Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) strategies throughout the Division, including Equity-Minded Teaching and Culturally-Relevant Pedagogy.
- Provides adequate preparation of the course material for all assigned courses.
- Supervises and enforces appropriate safety procedures.
- Assists in the development and implementation of the approved program curriculum and syllabi and participates in cooperative planning with colleagues.
- Assists with training of instructors and with the preparation of materials for them.
- Participates in college-wide assessment of student learning activities and/or projects.
- Assists in program reviews and evaluation process required by internal/external sources.
- Assists in marketing, recruitment, and retention activities.
- Serves on and contributes to a minimum of one college committee or special task force per academic year after the first provisional year and represents the college in the community as requested.
Additional Functions:
In addition to faculty responsibilities, faculty are also expected to support and assist with student orientations, advising, and registration. Absences will be minimal and only for appropriate cause; notification of supervisor is required. Faculty must provide coverage or obtain approval for class cancellation according to PCC policy. Two personal days per year are available with approval. Refer to PCC Operational Procedures and Protocols for further information.Engages in ongoing professional development in the areas of active learning and cultural competency.
Faculty are expected to model professionalism in dress, action, and communication. Accordingly, faculty are obliged to respond professionally to constructive feedback and to follow the chain of command in resolving conflicts.
Faculty must adhere to the laws, policies, procedures, rules, and applications which govern and affect the college, including the fiscal rules of the State of Colorado.
This list of functions is not exhaustive, and other functions may be added at the discretion of Pueblo Community College or the employee’s supervisor.
PCC offers job function modifications consistent with providing reasonable accommodation when requested from Human Resources.
Competencies/KSAs:
- Knowledge of best practices in teaching in post-secondary settings.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office; Learning Management System
- Able to read and communicate in English.
- Mobility around campus.
- Able to lift 15 pounds.
Minimum Qualifications:Education
- Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in the field of psychology.
Experience
- At least two years of teaching experience in higher education
- At least two years of related professional experience
How to apply
Selection Process:Review of applications begins immediately and closes at 5pm (Mountain) on July 31, 2026. Anticipated start for this position is August 11, 2026.
Colorado PERA are not eligible to fill faculty positions.
Application Instructions:
Pueblo Community College is not able to provide sponsorship for applicants who do not currently have the legal right to work in the United States or require transfer of a visa.
An employee must be a resident of Colorado or reside in Colorado on the first day of employment.
An applicant may redact any information on an unofficial transcript that reveals years of attendance, date of graduation, or age.
Pueblo Community College is an equal opportunity educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability in its activities, programs, or employment practices as required by Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, Age Discrimination Act, and Title II of the ADA
