Job description

ranciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is seeking applicants for a 10-month graduate faculty position in Psychology (Applied Behavior Analysis) with an anticipated start date of August 2025. Reporting to the Dean of Arts and Sciences, the faculty member will primarily serve teaching graduate coursework and chairing thesis projects in the Master of Science Applied Behavior Analysis Program. Secondary responsibilities in research and service also exist. Practice or consulting days alongside the appointment will be considered. Hybrid work schedule will also be considered. The person in this position must function in accordance with the philosophy and mission of the University, must display an appreciation for Catholic higher education and must demonstrate a commitment to diversity.

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University is a private, Catholic university founded by the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady with an enrollment of approximately 1,400 students. The College is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and grants associate, baccalaureate, master, and doctoral degrees primarily in the health care professions. Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University is an equal opportunity employer that seeks to recruit, develop, and retain a talented and diverse workforce.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will be accepted until the position is filled.

Minimum Requirements:

• Doctorate in applied behavior analysis or psychology (ABDs will also be considered)
• BCBA certification (or eligibility)
• LBA certification in Louisiana (or eligibility)

Preferred Qualifications:

• BCBA-D certification (or eligibility)
• Teaching experience in applied behavior analysis at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels.
• Research mentorship experience in applied behavior analysis
• Experience teaching online/hybrid delivery modes.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Responsibilities for Internal Candidates

1. Teaching
   1. Actively engages the Catholic and Franciscan mission and identity of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University by modeling the Franciscan values, promoting justice for the communities we serve, and integrating the Catholic and Franciscan intellectual traditions in courses, programs and services.
   2. Implements curricular and instructional interventions
   3. Develops student learning outcomes
   4. Utilizes peer review and coaching
   5. Applies what has been learned from formative and summative feedback on instruction
   6. Engages in professional development activities to promote development in the scholarship of teaching and learning
2. Advising
   1. Reflects on summative students’ evaluation of academic advising experience
   2. Assesses reports and perceptions of peers and others regarding fidelity to academic advising roles and responsibilities
3. Contribution to role related knowledge base
   1. Presents at local, state, national and international professional conferences
   2. Demonstrates publication of works identifying type (i.e. peer review), audience (journal and journal distribution), and focus (discovery, application and/or integrated knowledge focus)
   3. Demonstrates citations of own work(s) in others’ works
   4. Solicits and participates in funded research (identifying specific role, funding source, and status of project)
4. Professional Service
   1. Participates in local, state, national, or international professional agencies
5. Community Service
   1. Actively participates in community groups and organizations as related to the College Mission
6. Institutional Service
   1. Participates in committee work at the program, school, or institutional level (delineate roles and nature of participation)

Qualifications for Internal Candidates

Experience:

• Teaching experience in Applied Behavior Analysis at the undergraduate and/or graduate level, preferred.
• Research mentorship experience, preferred.
• Experience teaching online/hybrid delivery modes, preferred.

Education:

• Doctorate degree in Applied Behavior Analysis, Psychology, Rehabilitation, Counseling, or a related field, required (ABDs will also be considered)

Licensure:

• Board Certified Behavior Analyst certification (or eligibility)
• Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA) certification in Louisiana (or eligibility), preferred
• Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral (BCBA-D) certification (or eligibility), preferred

How to apply

Complete application, email cover letter, CV, unofficial graduate transcripts and names and contact information for three references to:

Tracy Lepper, Ph.D.

Director, Applied Behavior Analysis Program

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

5414 Brittany Drive

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Email: [email protected]

Please copy Mr. Travis Daigle, Administrative Assistant to the Dean ([email protected]) when submitting application materials.