Tuesday, October 31, 2006

JOBS: University of Connecticut Department of Human Development and Family Studies

Although this ad gives an Oct. 1 date for beginning of review of applicants, application solicitation is actually still ongoing.

Thanks much, Tom

Thomas O. Blank Professor Human Development and Family Studies University of Connecticut Storrs CT 06269-2058

University of Connecticut Human Development & Family Studies Faculty Positions

The Department of Human Development & Family Studies at the University of Connecticut invites applications for tenure-track positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor levels for Fall 2007. We anticipate being able to hire at least two, and possibly three, individuals. One position will have a research focus on adolescent development and health in the context of community and family. Examples of the research focus for the other positions include, but are not limited to, family policy, life-span development, family interaction processes, and adult development and aging. Applicants must be able to teach one or more of the following core undergraduate courses: Close Relationships; Individual & Family Development; Diversity Issues; Research Methods; Human Development: Infancy through Adolescence; Human Development: Adulthood and Aging; Family Interaction Processes.

Minimum requirements: Ph.D. in Human Development & Family Studies or other relevant discipline; commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching and a record or promise of outstanding scholarship.

Salary and Rank commensurate with qualifications and experience. Expected start date is August 2007.

Send cover letter, curriculum vitae, and representative publications, and arrange three letters of reference be sent, to: Faculty Search Committee, Search #'s 07A102, 07A103, 07A104, University of Connecticut, Department of Human Development & Family Studies, 348 Mansfield Road, Unit 2058, Storrs, CT 06269-2058. Screening of applicants will begin October 1, 2006, and continue until the positions are filled.

For information about the Department, see http://familystudies.uconn.edu/ The University of Connecticut is the state's flagship institution of higher learning; UConn is currently renewing, rebuilding, and enhancing its campuses through an unprecedented $2.3 billion, 20-year state investment in the University's infrastructure. The University actively solicits applications from minorities, women and people with disabilities. (Search #'s 07A102, 07A103, 07A104)