2 tenure track positions in Experimental Psychology, Mississippi, USA

Dear colleagues,

The department of psychology at the University of Southern Mississippi is pleased to announce 2 tenure track job openings with an August 2009 start date. We welcome applications from the BIOMCH-L community.

Job Summary

The Department of Psychology at the University of Southern Mississippi invites applications for two full-time, tenure-track positions at the Assistant Professor level beginning August 2009 in the Experimental Psychology program. Area of specialization is open, but we are especially interested in applicants with research interests that complement existing focus areas of developmental, social, experimental health, behavioral neuroscience, comparative psychology, sleep research or cognitive psychology

Additional Information

Univ.-

Hattiesburg is a prosperous Sun Belt community and is located approximately 70 miles north of the Mississippi Gulf Coast and 100 miles from New Orleans. The Hattiesburg campus of The University of Southern Mississippi has an ethnically diverse student body, with approximately 30% of the nearly 16,000 USM students being persons of color. To learn more about the university, please visit, www.usm.edu .

Dept.

The Department of Psychology is designated as one of the six Centers of Excellence in the university, with approximately 531 undergraduate majors and 170 graduate students across three APA-accredited programs (Counseling, Clinical, & School), a master's program in counseling psychology, and a general/experimental doctoral program. More information on the Department of Psychology can be found online: www.usm.edu/psy.

Program

The Experimental Psychology program emphasizes research mentorship and scholarship across the curriculum. Our faculty have active research programs in comparative psychology, social psychology, cognitive psychology, sleep research, experimental health psychology, and behavioral neuroscience. Interested applicants can visit: http://www.usm.edu/psy for more information about our program and faculty.


Special Instructions to Applicants

A completed application will include a 1) cover letter, 2) curriculum vitae, 3) three letters of recommendation, 4) official academic transcripts, and 5) publications/preprints. Apply for the position at https://jobs.usm.edu. Materials not available in electronic form (e.g. letters of reference) should be sent under separate cover to Attn: Dr. Sheree Watson, Search Committee Chair, The University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Psychology, 118 College Drive #5025, Hattiesburg, MS 39406. Application materials such as unofficial transcripts can be e-mailed to expedite the review process, with official paper copies shortly following. Please feel free to contact Dr. Watson (sheree.watson at usm.edu ) or Dr. Hajnal (alen.hajnal at usm.edu), with questions. The program is committed to increasing diversity; we encourage applications from those who identify as diverse in terms of gender, race, ethnicity, and/or sexual orientation. Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2008 and continue until the position is filled. AA/EEO/ADAI.



Alen Hajnal, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
The University of Southern Mississippi
118 College Drive #5025
Hattiesburg, MS 39406
http://ocean.otr.usm.edu/~w785427/index1.html