Colleagues:
We are recruiting for an Assistant Professor in I/O psychology, to begin Fall 2008 (position announcement is pasted below).
Please pass along this announcement to anyone you think might be interested in our position. Also, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Additional information about our I/O program and Psychology Department are available at:
www.iopsychology.uconn.edu
www.psychology.uconn.edu
<st1:personname w:st="on">Janet Barnes-Farrell</st1:personname>
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Janet L. Barnes-Farrell, Ph.D.
Division Head, Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Dept. of Psychology, Unit 1020
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Connecticut</st1:placename></st1:place>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Storrs</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">CT</st1:state> <st1:postalcode w:st="on">06269-1020</st1:postalcode></st1:place>
Janet.Barnes-Farrell@uconn.edu
Department of Psychology, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Connecticut</st1:placename></st1:place>
Assistant Professor, Industrial/Organizational Psychology
The Psychology Department at the <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Connecticut</st1:placename> in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Storrs</st1:city></st1:place> invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the level of Assistant Professor in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. We particularly encourage applications from candidates whose scholarly research and teaching interests primarily focus on measurement of individual differences and the development of quantitative research methods for the study of individual differences. We also encourage applications from candidates with research interests that emphasize substantive issues in the field of occupational health psychology. Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree conferred by August 23, 2008. Applicants' ability to contribute to the department's growing interdivisional emphases in neuropsychology, cognitive science, developmental psychopathology, behavioral health, and/or quantitative methods is desirable. Successful candidates will be expected to demonstrate the existence of (or the promise of developing) a vibrant research program in their area of expertise, a track record (or promise) of obtaining external research support, and a commitment to excellence in the teaching of undergraduates and graduate students.
The Department currently has 50 full-time faculty and 150 doctoral students, and offers Ph.D.s in the areas of Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical, Developmental, Experimental, I/O, and Social Psychology. Interdivisional collaborations are strongly encouraged, as evidenced by our graduate certificate programs in Quantitative Research Methods, Occupational Health Psychology, and Health Psychology, and by our interdivisional programs in neuropsychology, cognitive science, and developmental psychopathology. The Department has an exceptional record of external grant support (ranked #3 nationally for FY05 research expenditures) and scholarly productivity, and enjoys the reputation as one of UConn's outstanding departments.
Interested applicants should send a curriculum vitae, statements of research and of teaching interests, three letters of recommendation, and representative reprints or preprints to: <st1:personname w:st="on">Janet Barnes-Farrell</st1:personname>, Industrial/Organizational Search Committee Chair, Search #2008055, Psychology Department, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Connecticut</st1:placename></st1:place>, U-1020, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on">406 Babbidge Road</st1:street>, <st1:city w:st="on">Storrs</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">CT</st1:state> <st1:postalcode w:st="on">06269-1020</st1:postalcode></st1:address>. Screening of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Applicants are encouraged to submit materials by December 1, 2007. Please visit our website at http://web.uconn.edu/psychology. The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Connecticut</st1:placename></st1:place> strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups, including minorities, women, and people with disabilities.