Current Service Opportunities

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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Assistant Director of STP’s Annual Conference on Teaching

Applications are currently being accepted for the next Assistant Director of STP’s Annual Conference on Teaching (ACT), which is STP’s international teaching of psychology conference held on location every October and online every February. 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. 

RESPONSIBILITIES: The primary responsibility of the ACT Assistant Director is to orchestrate the international teaching of psychology conference in the online modality, with secondary support responsibilities for the on-location conference. Each year, with support from the Director, the Assistant Director’s duties include:

• determining the time and format of the online conference
• developing the call for proposals for the online conference
• organizing online speakers (both invited and submitted)
• developing online programs and schedules
• managing the conference website, including organizing on-demand content such as videos and posters
• advertising the online conference in digital spaces
• email correspondence with presenters and attendees
• running the synchronous portions of the online conference in real-time
• assessing the online conference and incorporating assessment data into potential changes in the conference for subsequent years
• working closely with the Director of ACT to facilitate overlap between conferences
• working with a Steering Committee of 3-5 volunteers, who assist in adjudicating presentation submissions, organizing exhibitors/sponsors, updating the conference website, executing non-academic elements of both the on-location and online conference (e.g., hosted dinners, trivia night, affinity groups, etc.), and providing real-time conference support in both modalities  

SUPPORT: The ACT Assistant Director receives a $2,250 stipend for each year of this position. STP also pays for lodging and travel-related expenses while at ACT: On Location, and all conference registration fees for the years of service are comped.   

TIMELINE: The new ACT Assistant Director will begin their position in May 2024 and continue for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026, and 2026-2027 academic years, with conference support responsibilities each Fall and conference direction responsibilities each Spring. The individual selected for this position will work with ACT Director Lindsay Masland in 2024 and with Incoming ACT Director Garth Neufeld for the remainder of their term. This position is also eligible for reappointment upon approval of the Executive Committee for an additional three-year term. 

APPLICATION PROCESS: Those interested in serving as the next Assistant Director of ACT should submit 

• a letter of interest that specifically addresses:
• • your interest in the position
  • evidence of your commitment to the teaching of psychology, including engagement with STP and/or ACT 
  • relevant experiences or aptitudes, which could include leading teams, managing complex projects, or previous programming experiences
• a current CV
• a list of three references who could be contacted to provide more information about your programming experiences and aptitude. 

Please submit your application to the VP of Programming at vp-programming@teachpsych.org and the ACT Director at annual-conference@teachpsych.org by May 15, 2024. Questions about the application or about the position can also be directed to the addresses above.

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Chair, Instructional Resource Grants Committee

The Society for the Teaching of Psychology’s Instructional Resource Grants Committee (IRG) is accepting applications for a committee chair to serve a 3-year renewable term starting on January 1, 2025. 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.

All current members of STP are eligible to apply.  Applications should include a current CV along with a one-page cover letter stating your interest in and qualifications for this position. Please submit applications by May 15, 2024 to Morton Gernsbacher, Vice President for Grants and Awards, at vp-awards@teachpsych.org. Please put “IRG Committee Application” in the subject line.

The purpose of the Instructional Resource Grant is twofold: (1) to stimulate the development of teaching resource materials, and (2) to encourage instructional research relevant to the teaching of psychology at the university, community college, or high school level, either of which can subsequently be posted as a Teaching Resource on the STP website for interested teachers of psychology, or published in Teaching of Psychology or similar SoTL journals. The deadline for applications for the next IRG review cycle is February 1, 2025.  For more information about the Instructional Resource Grants program, visit the webpage at: http://teachpsych.org/IRG.