Society for the Teaching of Psychology: Division 2 of the American Psychological Association

Get Involved in STP!

If you’re an STP member interested in becoming more involved in STP activities then you’ve come to the right place. STP is committed to providing opportunities to as many of its members as possible to participate in STP initiatives. Whenever there’s a vacancy on a committee, task force, or working group, this will be one of the places where the vacancy is announced. Vacancies will also be announced in the current issue of our online newsletter.  If you have a specific interest or question about any of our initiatives, please visit the STP Leadership page for email addresses of our executive committee members, committee chairs, editors, directors, and coordinators.  Even if there is no current vacancy, you should feel free to contact one or more of these individuals to express your interest in getting involved. 

If you are not a current member of STP, visit our Join page. We welcome anyone interested in the teaching of psychology. 

Consistent with our Mission Statement and the Statement on Addressing Systemic Racism and Inequity in STP, we encourage applications from colleagues who are from underrepresented groups and have diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Current Service Opportunities in STP (Deadline):

Contribute to a ToP Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence and Teaching (Deadline: March 15, 2024)

Contribute to a ToP Special Issue on Disability Education (Deadline: March 15, 2024)

Chair, Partnerships Small Grants Committee (Deadline: April 1, 2024)

Chair, Mentorship of Teachers Award Committee (Deadline: April 1, 2024)

Chair Civic Engagement Award Committee (Deadline: April 1, 2024)

Director, STP Programming at SPSP (Deadline: April 15, 2024)

Service Opportunities in APA (STP serves as APA Division 2) and other organizations

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Full list of Current Career Opportunities at APA

Learn how to nominate yourself or a colleague for a position in APA leadership.

Full list of APA Boards and Committees 
(Nominations for current openings due February 10, 2023; click here)

Current Service Opportunities


Contribute to a ToP Special Issue on Artificial Intelligence and Teaching

The Editor of Teaching of Psychology, Aaron Richmond, invites submissions for a special issue on Artificial Intelligence and the Teaching of Psychology. Mission Statement and the Statement on Addressing Systemic Racism and Inequity in STPwe encourage applications from colleagues who are from underrepresented groups and have diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) analyzes large data sets to produce novel responses to requests for information. Widely available AI tools such as ChatGPT, Bard, and Bing Chat can now complete many educational tasks that, until recently, relied on the minds of students and teachers. Thus, educators must adapt to the challenges and opportunities posed by AI use inside and outside of the classroom. To begin this process within the field of psychology, Teaching of Psychology (ToP) invites submissions for a special issue on Artificial Intelligence and the Teaching of Psychology.

Click here for more information. The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2024.


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Contribute to a ToP Special Issue on Disability Education

A team from the Disability Advocacy and Research Network is editing a special issue of Teaching of Psychology on Creating an Anti-Ableist Psychology Curriculum and Teaching EnvironmentConsistent with our Mission Statement and the Statement on Addressing Systemic Racism and Inequity in STP, we encourage applications from colleagues who are from underrepresented groups and have diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Click here for more information. The deadline for submissions is March 15, 2024.


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Chair, Partnerships Small Grants Committee 

STP is seeking a Chair for the committee that solicits and reviews applications for STP’s Partnerships Small Grants to serve a term starting June 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026 with the possibility of serving a second 3-year term. Consistent with our Mission Statement and the Statement on Addressing Systemic Racism and Inequity in STP, we encourage applications from colleagues who are from underrepresented groups and have diverse backgrounds and experiences. Visit https://teachpsych.org/members/grants/smallgrants.php for more information about the award and its annual deadline. Please submit your cv (in PDF) and a statement of your interest and experience April 1, 2024 to Morton Gernsbacher, STP Vice President for Grants and Awards, at vp-awards@teachpsych.org. Please use “Chair, STP Mentorship of Teachers Award” as the subject line of your email.


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Chair, Mentorship of Teachers Award Committee 

STP is seeking a Chair for the committee that solicits and reviews applications for STP’s Mentorship of Teachers Award to serve a 3-year term from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027 with the possibility of serving another 3-year term. Consistent with our Mission Statement and the Statement on Addressing Systemic Racism and Inequity in STP, we encourage applications from colleagues who are from underrepresented groups and have diverse backgrounds and experiences. Visit https://teachpsych.org/MentorAward for more information about the award and its annual deadline. Please submit your cv (in PDF) and a statement of your interest and experience by April 1, 2024 to Morton Gernsbacher, STP Vice President for Grants and Awards, at vp-awards@teachpsych.org. Please use “Chair, STP Mentorship of Teachers Award” as the subject line of your email.


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Chair, Civic Engagement Award Committee 

STP is seeking a Chair for the committee that solicits and reviews applications for STP’s Civic Engagement Award to serve a 3-year term from January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027 with the possibility of serving another 3-year term. Consistent with our Mission Statement and the Statement on Addressing Systemic Racism and Inequity in STP, we encourage applications from colleagues who are from underrepresented groups and have diverse backgrounds and experiences. Visit http://teachpsych.org/CivicEngagementAward for more information about the award and its annual deadline. Please submit your cv (in PDF) and a statement of your interest and experience by April 1, 2024 to Morton Gernsbacher, STP Vice President for Grants and Awards, at vp-awards@teachpsych.org. Please use “Chair, STP Civic Engagement Award” as the subject line of your email.


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Director, STP Programming at SPSP

Applications are currently being accepted for the next Director of STP Programming at SPSP (the Society for Personality and Social Psychology). Consistent with our Mission Statement and the Statement on Addressing Systemic Racism and Inequity in STP, we encourage applications from colleagues who are from underrepresented groups and have diverse backgrounds and experiences.

We are seeking an organized, enthusiastic, and motivated individual to direct all planning and implementation of programming at the STP-SPSP Teaching Preconference at the annual convention for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND TIMELINE: The primary responsibility of the Director is to coordinate all aspects of the STP-SPSP Teaching Preconference: submitting an annual application to SPSP to hold the preconference ; soliciting, obtaining and coordinating invited presenters and submissions for presentations from attendees; and organizing the event on the day of the preconference. The incoming coordinator will train for approximately one year (beginning in May 2024) for the February 19, 2025 preconference in Denver, CO, under the mentorship of the current Director (Andrew Christopher), then continue to serve a 3-year term as Director for the 2026, 2027, and 2028 preconferences. For more information on responsibilities and timeline, refer to pages 77-78 of the 2023 Policies and Procedures Manual.

Candidates must be able recruit conference presenters, must have good organizational skills so that important tasks are completed on time, must be comfortable communicating to large audiences when making conference announcements and introducing STP presenters, and must be willing to travel to each annual SPSP convention. Candidates must also be members of STP. 

SUPPORT: The Director receives reasonable travel expenses to attend the SPSP conference annually and a one-time stipend or course release during the first 3-year term. If interested and in good standing, this position may be renewed for a 2nd 3-year term.

APPLICATION PROCESS: Those interested in serving as the next Director of STP Programming at SPSP should submit a letter of interest that specifically addresses any relevant experience and/or aptitude for conference programming and a current CV. Please especially highlight any prior experience with the STP-SPSP Teaching Preconference (e.g., list how many times you have attended and/or presented). Please submit your application to STP’s Vice President for Programming, Jordan Troisi, at vp-programming@teachpsych.org by April 15, 2024.


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