Please distribute the following advertisement to colleagues who may be interested in the position. Thank you, Cindy
Quantitative psychology at the University of Utah. The Department of Psychology at the University of Utah is seeking to fill one tenure-track assistant professor position in quantitative psychology. The search is open to a quantitative psychologist in any area (i.e., social, developmental, clinical, cognition, neuroscience). The ideal applicant should complement (e.g., multilevel modeling, structural equation modeling) and extend (e.g., scale design, generalizability theory, item response theory) existing expertise on the faculty. Preference will also be given to applicants who have their own substantive area of psychological research and scholarship. The University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City nestled in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains. With an enrollment of 30,000 students, University of Utah is the flagship research university for the state of Utah, and ranks 15th in the nation for significant awards to faculty for research efforts. In addition, the University of Utah maintains interdisciplinary quantitative connections through a masters of statistics program and has unique research opportunities through its hospital, and brain institute. The Department of Psychology is committed to the goal of promoting diversity in academia and welcomes candidates whose interest and skills contribute to this goal. Please send a letter detailing current research and teaching interests, a vita, representative reprints or preprints of publications and three letters of reference by October 1st, 2011 to: Dr. Jonathan Butner, Quantitative Search Committee, Department of Psychology, 380 S. 1530 E., Room 502, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 or Jonathan.Butner@psych.utah.edu. The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students from diverse backgrounds, and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education for historically underrepresented students. The University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educator. Minorities, women and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference. Reasonable accommodations provided. For additional information: http://www.regulations.utah.edu/humanResources/5-106.html. For information about the department, see www.psych.utah.edu.
Cynthia A. Berg
Professor and Chair
380 S. 1530 E.
Department of Psychology
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
801-581-5380; 801-581-8239; 801-581-5841 (FAX)
http://www.psych.utah.edu/people/person.php?id=50
