Assistant Professor of Social Psychology

Contract Faculty Position

Department of Psychology

University of Minnesota

College of Liberal Arts

The Department of Psychology in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota invites applications for a full-time, contract faculty position in Social Psychology beginning Fall 2013. Appointment will be at the rank of contract assistant professor. The initial term of this appointment is academic year 2013/14, beginning August 31, 2013 and concluding May 30, 2014. The appointment is for a fixed one-year term.

Required/Preferred Qualifications

Candidates must have completed the requirements for the Ph.D. in Social Psychology by the appointment date.

Essential Qualifications are: demonstrated scholarly excellence and successful undergraduate and graduate instruction. Preference will be given to individuals with expertise in social cognition, health, and/or personality and social psychology, and with teaching experience.

Candidates will be evaluated according to the overall quality of academic preparation and professional experience, evidence of commitment to teaching and skills as a teacher, and strength of recommendations.

Successful applicants will contribute to the training of graduate students. Teaching responsibilities across 9 months will consist of 5 graduate and/or undergraduate courses in our core curriculum. One undergraduate course will include introductory social psychology, which is a large enrollment course. Graduate teaching might include social cognition, health psychology, or personality and social behavior. Additionally, the applicant can offer specialized graduate/undergraduate research seminars tailored to his or her research interests and expertise, with the specific choice of courses to be determined in consultation with the Department of Psychology. Course assignments will depend on qualifications.

Duties/Responsibilities

Successful applicants will also be expected to contribute to the service needs of the Department, College, and University. The resources of a major research and graduate training department and its faculty are available to support faculty members’ work.

Program/Unit Description

The Department of Psychology at the University of Minnesota consists of approximately 45 core faculty, 1,400 undergraduate majors, and 160 graduate students. The Department offers advanced training in a broad spectrum of strong programs in both basic and applied fields, including

• Biological Psychopathology
• Clinical Science and Psychopathology Research
• Cognitive and Brain Sciences
• Counseling Psychology
• Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• Personality, Individual Differences, and Behavioral Genetics
• Quantitative/Psychometric Methods
• Social Psychology

The Department is housed within the College of Liberal Arts and has active collaborations with faculty throughout the University, including those in Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Educational Psychology, Child Development, Human Resources and Industrial Relations, Radiology, and Human Genetics. The Department has modern research and office space in Elliott Hall, and faculty, research associates, and graduate students have access to state-of-the-art university research facilities in neural imaging, genomics, and supercomputing.

More information can be found at http://www.psych.umn.edu.

Application Instructions

Please apply online via the Employment System at https://employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=109811 Applications must be submitted online. Interested candidates should click on "APPLY FOR THIS POSTING" and follow the instructions, which will include an opportunity to submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy and experience (not to exceed 500 words), and up to three reprints and preprints.

In addition to the materials submitted with the online application, candidates must submit three letters of reference, to be sent by email directly to the search committee at ods@umn.edu. Additional materials may be requested at a later date. The Search Committee will begin reviewing applications on April 1, 2013. The position will remain open until filled.

The University of Minnesota shall provide equal access to and opportunity in its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.