Wednesday, April 07, 2010

JOBS: University of Richmond, Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cognitive Aging

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN COGNITIVE AGING

The University of Richmond has an opening for a two-year postdoctoral
fellowship in cognitive aging starting August, 2010 (pending final funding
approval). The fellowship is designed to enhance candidate¹s scholarship
and provide teaching experience for a career in academia. Qualifications
include the Ph.D. in psychology or related area by August, 2010; substantive
knowledge and expertise in quantitative methods; strong analytic writing
skills; lab management and coordination experience. The successful
candidate will work independently and collaboratively on research with Dr.
Jane Berry, Associate Professor of Psychology, and will teach an
undergraduate course in research design and statistics in Fall 2010.
Substantive area in cognitive aging open but prefer background/training in
memory, metacognition, self-awareness, self-efficacy, social cognition.
Send inquiries to jberry@richmond.edu. Mail application materials,
including vita, research statement, and three letters of recommendation to
Jane Berry, Department of Psychology, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA
23173. Opportunity to discuss position in person will be available at the
Cognitive Aging Conference from 4/15-4/18. Review of applications will
commence immediately and continue until the position is filled. The
University of Richmond is a highly selective private university with
approximately 3000 undergraduates located on a beautiful campus six miles
west of the heart of Richmond and in close proximity to the Atlantic Ocean,
the Blue Ridge Mountains, and Washington, D.C. The University of Richmond
values diversity in its faculty, staff, and student body. In keeping with
this commitment, our academic community strongly encourages applications
from diverse candidates and candidates who support diversity. For more
information about our program, please visit http://psychology.richmond.edu