Apologies for any cross-listing. Please see the ad below regarding an assistant professor position in Health Psychology at Washington State University.

Best,

Renee Magnan 

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY

THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AT WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Pullman, WA, with emphasis in Health Psychology beginning August 16, 2013.  We seek applicants with interests in either (a) health and aging research, (b) health and addictions research, or (c) methodologies for studying health-related outcomes.  Responsibilities include developing and maintaining a productive research program, mentoring graduate student research, and teaching graduate and undergraduate courses.  Required qualifications:  Applicants must have earned a Ph.D. in psychology or a closely related discipline, with a demonstrated record of research publication and college-level teaching experience.  Preferred qualifications:  Applicants who can contribute to the Department’s graduate training areas in Neuropsychology, Clinical Health Psychology, Psychopathology, Applied Quantitative Methods, or Biopsychology, and who have documented experience working with historically disadvantaged populations, are especially desirable. 

Applicants should apply online through WSU Human Resources (http://www.wsujobs.com) and submit a letter of application describing their relevant experience, a c.v., up to four reprints, and three letters of recommendation.  Inquiries can be directed to Dr. Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe, Chair of the Health Psychology Search Committee, at schmitter-e@wsu.edu.  Review of applications begins November 15, 2012. 

Washington State University is a moderate-sized (20,000 students) land-grant institution located in Pullman, Washington, a small college town in rural southeastern Washington.  The Psychology Department has over 800 undergraduate majors and well-established doctoral programs in Clinical Psychology and in Experimental Psychology, with the first PhD degrees granted in 1956.  For a description of the Department of Psychology see http://www.wsu.edu/psychology/. 

Our department is interested in candidates who will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education through their teaching, research, and service.  WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. 

Washington State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action educator and employer.  People of color, women, Vietnam-era or disabled veterans, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are strongly encouraged to apply. WSUis committed toexcellencethrough diversity, has facultyfriendly policies including a partneraccommodation program, and a NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformationgrantto increase the advancementof women facultyin science, engineering and mathhttp://www.ADVANCE.wsu.edu/