Student Opportunity to volunteer and attend conference

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Hello everyone,

I am a member of the Gerontological Society of America and I present research each year at their scientific meeting. The 63rd annual meeting will be held in New Orleans on November 18-23. In exchange for serving 8 hours as a volunteer students or anyone who wishes will receive free registration for the conference -- a $657 value -- plus a free lunch. There are four sections, Biological Sciences; Health Sciences; Behavioral and Social Sciences; and Social Research, Policy and Practice. Research is presented by chemists, biologists, MDs, nurses, sociologists, psychologists, policy experts, social workers, etc. Attached is a flyer about the volunteer program as well as an application to be a volunteer. I can turn in the application for your student or they can follow the directions on the form for where to email it. If you wish to know more, please contact me.

Thanks,
Cecile Brookover
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B. Cecile Brookover, MBA, Ph.D.

Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment
Office of Planning and Institutional Research
Xavier University of Louisiana
One Drexel Drive, Campus Box 98
New Orleans, LA 70125-1098

Telephone: (504) 520-7563 FAX: (504) 520-7905
E-mail: cbrookov@xula.edu

JOBS: School of Psychology at the Georgia Institute of Technology

The School of Psychology at the Georgia Institute of Technology invites applications for two tenure-track positions in the areas of Cognitive Aging and Industrial/Organizational Psychology to begin Fall, 2011 or Spring, 2012. Rank is Assistant or early Associate Professor. Candidates who wish to be considered at the rank of Assistant Professor should show evidence for the ability to develop and maintain an externally funded program of research. Candidates who wish to be considered at the rank of Associate Professor should demonstrate a high level of scholarly productivity and a record of external funding for their research program. Candidates interested in the Cognitive Aging position are expected to have expertise in adult development and aging as it relates to emotion, affect, and social cognition. Candidates for the Industrial/Organizational Psychology position should have active research and teaching interests related to work, with research interests in teams, leader!
ship, cross-cultural/multi-cultural workforce issues, work attitudes, or worker well-being considered particularly desirable. For both positions, we are particularly interested in applicants who will complement existing strengths and interact with faculty and students in one or more of the other Ph.D. programs in the School of Psychology (Cognition and Brain Sciences, Cognitive Aging, Engineering Psychology, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Quantitative Psychology). Applicants will be expected to supervise research and teach undergraduate and graduate courses in their specialty area and to teach courses appropriate for their area of affiliation. Applicants who can also contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching in social psychology are especially welcome. All applicants must have a Ph.D. in Psychology, or related field, at the time of appointment. Salary and start-up funds will be commensurate with experience and are highly competitive. Candidates should s!
end a C.V., a statement of research and teaching interests, and arrang
e for 3 letters of recommendation to be sent to the Cognitive Aging Search Committee or the I/O Search Committee, School of Psychology, 654 Cherry St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0170. Review of applications will begin December 10, 2010 and continue until the positions are filled.
The Georgia Institute of Technology is part of the University System of Georgia and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Applications from women and minority candidates are especially welcome. The School of Psychology is located in the College of Sciences and has 22 full-time faculty members, 80 graduate students and 130 undergraduate psychology majors. The School is housed in a newly renovated building that provides excellent research facilities and there are abundant opportunities for conducting field research in the Atlanta area. For more information about the School of Psychology please visit our web site: http://www.psychology.gatech.edu

INFO: Please help Division 20 increase its membership for 2010-2011!

Dear members of the APA Division 20 List-Serv,

As we begin a new APA membership year, and we are hoping to match or exceed our total membership from last year!  If you have not renewed your membership, please consider doing so or joining as a new member!  As a long-time member of the Division myself, membership has allowed me to enjoy the multitude of professional benefits of Division 20 including job opportunities, faculty development, research training, and networking contacts that will help me throughout my career.

Please visit the APA Division 20 membership page (http://apadiv20.phhp.ufl.edu/join.htm) and fill out an application to join as a new member or a renewed member.  The membership page also provides a wealth detail of why membership in Division 20 is such a great professional opportunity.

If you are a member, you will note on the APA Division 20 membership page that we have designed new brochures.  If you would like some brochures to post in your office or share with colleagues, please let me know and I would be happy to mail you some.  Please spread the word and encourage your colleagues to join!

If you have any questions, or if there is anything I can do to help facilitate your membership in APA Division 20, please do not hesitate to contact me!

Sincerely,

Joe Gaugler
Membership Chair
APA Division 20

 

_____________________

 

Joseph E. Gaugler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, McKnight Presidential Fellow
Center on Aging, School of Nursing
Coordinator of Research Initiatives, Center for Gerontological Nursing
University of Minnesota
6-153 Weaver-Densford Hall, 1331
308 Harvard Street S.E.
Minneapolis, MN  55455
Phone: 612-626-2485
Cell Phone: 651-605-5611
Fax: 612-625-7180
Email: gaug0015@umn.edu
http://www.nursing.umn.edu/FacultyStaffandPreceptors/GauglerJoseph/home.html
_____________________

 

JOBS: U of North Texas

Tenure Track Associate or Full Professor

Experimental Psychology

The Department of Psychology at the University of North Texas (UNT) invites applications for a faculty position as

associate or full professor to create and maintain a coherent program of research. While area of emphasis is open,

preference will be given to candidates with a coherent and potentially externally fundable program of applied

research on emotional or cognitive processes and their relationship to other domains of functioning.

Responsibilities include conducting a vigorous research program, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses,

supervising graduate training in research and practice, and serving on departmental committees.

Review of applications begins November 1. Applications will be reviewed weekly until the search is closed.

For complete qualifications, additional information and to apply please visit:

https://facultyjobs.unt.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=51015

Inquiries can be made to Sheila Van Bree, Administrative Assistant, by phone (940-565-2639) or email

Sheila.VanBree@unt.edu

AA/ADA/EOE

Tenure Track Associate or Full Professor

Minority Health

The Department of Psychology at the University of North Texas (UNT) invites applications for a tenure track

position as associate/full professor to maintain a rigorous program of research on minority health, broadly defined,

as a core faculty in the Clinical Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine program. Responsibilities include

conducting a successful minority health research program, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses,

supervising graduate training in research and practice, and serving on departmental committees.

Review of applications begins November 1. Applications will be reviewed weekly until the search is closed.

For complete qualifications, additional information and to apply please visit:

https://facultyjobs.unt.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind= 51014

Inquiries can be made to Sheila Van Bree, Administrative Assistant, by phone (940-565-2639) or email

Sheila.VanBree@unt.edu

AA/ADA/EOE

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From: Meyers, Micheline [mailto:MMeyers@apa.org]
Sent: Fri 10/8/2010 11:57 AM
To: Cameron Camp
Subject: FW: Place a Faculty Recruitment Ad on the Division 20 Listserve

Dear Dr. Camp,

Please consider sending the attached job postings to the Div. 20 listserv.

Thanks!

Micheline


Micheline L. Meyers
Division Services Coordinator
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242

202-336-6197
202-218-3599 (fax)
mmeyers@apa.org
P Please consider the environment before printing this email.

-----Original Message-----
From: VanBree, Sheila [mailto:Sheila.VanBree@unt.edu]
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 12:59 PM
To: Meyers, Micheline
Subject: Place a Faculty Recruitment Ad on the Division 20 Listserve



Hi Micheline,

I have one more listserve request.

The Department of Psychology at the University of North Texas has
several tenure track associate or full faculty positions open. Could the
attached faculty recruitment ads be placed on the Division 20 listserve?

Thank you,

Sheila Van Bree

Sheila Van Bree
Grants Coordinator
Department of Psychology
Terrill Hall 316
University of North Texas
Phone: 940-565-2639
Fax:: 940-565-4682

INFO: Special Issue on Resilience

I am very pleased to announce a special issue of Research in Human Development entitled “Resilience Across the Life Span,” honoring Prof. Emmy Werner.  (Guest editors C. Aldwin and M. Cunningham).  The issue examines resilience at different stages of the lifespan, ranging from adolescence through late life, from multi-disciplinary perspectives, both empirically and theoretically.  It can be accessed at: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=g926310941.

 

 

Resilience Across the Life Span: A Tribute to Emmy E. Werner

Carolyn M. Aldwin; Michael Cunningham; Amanda L. Taylor

 

The Importance of Family: The Impact of Social Support on Symptoms of Psychological Distress in African American Girls

Angelique Trask-Tate; Michael Cunningham; Lucinda Lang-DeGrange

 

High Hope and Low Regard: The Resiliency of Adolescents' Educational Expectations While Developing in Challenging Political Contexts

Brian Tinsley; Margaret Beale Spencer

 

The Long-Term Effects of World War II Combat Exposure on Later Life Well-Being Moderated by Generativity

Monika Ardelt; Scott D. Landes; George E. Vaillant

 

Resilience: Promoting Well-Being Through Recovery, Sustainability, and Growth

Alex J. Zautra; Anne Arewasikporn; Mary C. Davis

 

My thanks to all who contributed to this special issue honoring Emmy Werner.

 

 

Carolyn Aldwin, Ph.D., Editor

Research in Human Development
Professor
Dept. of Human Development & Family Sciences
312 Milam Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR  97331
541 737-2024; 737-1076 (fax)

Love all, trust a few, harm none -- All's Well That Ends Well

 

STUDENTS: Child Development and Family Studies at Purdue University

The graduate program in Child Development and Family Studies at Purdue University would like to invite graduate students interested in studying adulthood and aging. Please forward the information below:

OVERVIEW

The 21st century is a period of rapid change as individuals live longer, families take different forms, work environments and retirement have shifted in nature, and adults of all ages struggle economically.  The PhD program in the Department of Child Development and Family Studies at Purdue University is a leader in the study adult development.  Our graduate training programs are dedicated to improving the human condition across the life course.

Faculty and graduate students in the department study important issues to improve people's lives.  Research in the department is centered on these key areas:

Adult Development and Aging

Families and Health

Early Childhood Interventions

Adolescence and Young Adulthood

Diversity and Culture

Personal Relationships

Work and Family

Biobehavioral Processes

Quantitatve Methodology

Students work on research across these areas.

CDFS also is affiliated with the Dual Title PhD program in Gerontology (see Center on Aging and the Life Course:  http://www.purdue.edu/aging/education/index.htm)

Graduate training in the Department of Child Development and Family Studies prepares scholars to:

• Define social, emotional, and behavioral problems relevant to children, adolescents, adults, and families
• Conduct rigorous research that informs policy and practice
• Develop interventions that support individuals and families
• Apply cutting-edge research methodologies and statistics
• Consider diversity across cultures and social contexts
• Teach at the college level

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

• Incoming students are automatically considered for Departmental assistantship appointments
• The department has a strong record of assistantship support for its new and continuing graduate students.  All recent full-time students have received assistantship support
• Assistantships pay a monthly salary plus tuition and most fees
• Half-time assistantships also provide health insurance
• Graduate students in recent years have received travel support to present papers at national conferences 

The application deadline is January 4 for fall semester, 2011.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND TO APPLY TO OUR PROGRAM:

Visit our web site: 

      http://www.cfs.purdue.edu/cdfs/graduate/graduate.html

To apply to the program visit Purdue University Graduate School's web page:

      http://www.gradschool.purdue.edu/

For other questions contact:

      Becky Harshman, Graduate Program Secretary               Phone:   765-494-2965

      Child Development and Family Studies                           FAX:    765-494-0503

      Purdue University                                                             Email:   harshman@purdue.edu

      Fowler Memorial House

      1200 West State Street                                                    

      West Lafayette, IN  47907-2055                                     

******************************

Karen Fingerman, PhD

Berner Hanley Professor in Gerontology

Head, Graduate Program

Child Development & Family Studies

1200 West State Street

Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN 47907

email: karenf@purdue.edu

web page: http://www.cfs.purdue.edu/cdfs/Adult_Family_Research/index.html

Phone: 765-496-6378

STUDENTS: West Virginia University

Dear Colleague:

 

Please forward this message to students seeking admission to a doctoral training program in psychology.

 

The Ph.D. Program in Life-Span Developmental Psychology at West Virginia University anticipates admitting four students to begin graduate work in Fall 2011. Highlights of the life-span developmental program and a list of faculty and their current research projects appear below.  Additional information can be found on our website: http://psychology.wvu.edu/.

 

APPLICATIONS. Applications are due December 15. Application forms are available online at http://psychology.wvu.edu/ by following links under the "future students" tab.

 

PROGRAM. WVU's Psychology Department received the "Innovation in Graduate Education Award" from the American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org/monitor/apr06/integration.html. The award recognizes the junior-colleague model used to train graduate students in research, teaching, and service. We view graduate training as modeling and instruction in a variety of professional skills and roles, only some of which are acquired in the classroom. As junior colleagues, students and faculty collaborate in research, rather than students serving as research assistants assigned to individual faculty members. Students develop individualized plans of study. Contact among faculty and students outside the classroom is frequent and casual. WVU has an illustrious history in life-span development as one of the first programs in this field. Our program continues to provide in-depth training to the next generation of life-span developmental psychologists. Graduates are highly successful in obtaining employment and find positions in academia, government, research institutions, foundations, and applied settings.

 

RESEARCH TRAINING. Iinitially, faculty members provide a high degree of structure and guidance that is tailored to the students' entry-level research design and data analysis skills. By the end of training, students have developed a research specialty and can successfully design and execute all stages of a research project (e.g., data collection, analysis, dissemination of findings). Students attend professional conferences and present their research to regional, national, and international audiences. Students also regularly publish their work in scholarly journals and books. The department and the college provide funds to support student research and travel to conferences.

 

TEACHING TRAINING. Graduate students become proficient in a variety of teaching technologies and methods. All students receive structured, supervised, hands-on teaching experience. For those students whose career plans emphasize college teaching, a college teaching specialization and/or a university teaching certificate is available.

 

FUNDING. All students can expect to receive 4 years of financial support via research or teaching assistantships (3 years if entering with a Master's degree), plus a tuition waiver and basic health insurance.

 

THE LIFE SCIENCES BUILDING. The $57 million award-winning Life Sciences Building houses state-of-the-art research and teaching facilities. Each graduate student has an office and a computer with internet access and the latest software (e.g., SPSS, Word). Graduate students conduct research in faculty members' laboratories, and in off-campus locations (e.g., schools, senior centers).

 

A COMMITMENT TO STUDYING THE LIFE SPAN. West Virginia University is recognized as the birthplace of life-span psychology. Graduate students specialize in life-span processes (e.g., cognitive or social development) and/or in an age period (infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, aging).

 

WVU & MORGANTOWN. WVU has an enrollment of over 28,000 students and is a Carnegie Research Extensive University. WVU has highly successful Big East sports teams, intramural sports, plays, concerts, lectures, symphony, a new $34 million Student Recreation Center, and other leisure activities. In 2010, Morgantown was ranked in the top 10 on Forbes' Best Places for Business and Careers. For more information about Morgantown see:  http://www.morgantown.com.

 

MORE INFORMATION. For more information about the Ph.D. program in life-span developmental psychology at WVU, contact JoNell Strough, Coordinator of the Life-Span doctoral program at: JoNell.Strough@mail.wvu.edu.

 

FACULTY RESEARCH INTERESTS AND CONTACT INFORMATION

 

Katherine Karraker, Ph.D.            (Email: Katherine.Karraker@mail.wvu.edu)

 

Dr. Karraker's primary research interest is infant social relations. She and her students study such topics as the effects of infant characteristics (like physical attractiveness, gender, prematurity, and temperament) on adults, parent-infant relationships, infant assessment, parenting self-efficacy, stress and coping in infancy, and infant and mother sleep. Current research projects address the development of shy temperament in infancy and early childhood, sleep in premature infants and their mothers, and the effect of infants' names on adults' perceptions.

 

Amy Gentzler, Ph.D. (Email: Amy.Gentzler@mail.wvu.edu)

 

Dr. Gentzler's research is focused on emotions and adjustment. Of particular interest are basic processes underlying emotions and factors (e.g., parent-child attachment and child temperament) that impact the development of children's emotion regulation and coping strategies. Dr. Gentzler also has been investigating physiological underpinnings of emotion regulation in children at high risk for mood disorders, and will be starting studies to investigate emotion regulation's effects on cognitive processes in children and adults. Additionally, Dr. Gentzler's lab is examining adjustment and relationship functioning in young adults.

 

Aaron Metzger, Ph.D. (Email: Aaron.Metzger@mail.wvu.edu)

           

Dr. Metzger's areas of research interests include adolescent social-cognitive development in familial and community contexts.  Specifically, Dr. Metzger's research explores social-cognitive aspects of civic development, including adolescents' civic and political reasoning, conceptualizations of citizenship, and beliefs about civic behavior, community membership, and political institutions.  In addition, Dr. Metzger examines the developmental impact of adolescents' civic engagement, such as community service or political activity, as well as the developmental benefits of organized activity involvement.  In his research on family processes, Dr. Metzger examines adolescent-parent communication about age-normed problem behavior such as cigarette or alcohol use.  This research examines both parental messages to their adolescents and parental knowledge of their adolescents' behavior including adolescents' strategies for managing information shared with parents.

 

Julie Hicks Patrick, Ph.D. (Email: Julie.Patrick@mail.wvu.edu)

 

Dr. Patrick's research focuses broadly on healthy aging among middle-aged and older adults. As such, research in her lab examines cognitive, psychological and physical well-being. Research projects include examinations of grandparents raising grandchildren, cognitive interventions at mid-life, and health behaviors, including eating disorders. Her work has been published in Psychology and Aging, Journal of Gerontology, and Quality of Life Research. As P.I., Dr. Patrick has held grants from the National Institute on Aging, National Cancer Institute, and the American Psychological Association.

 

JoNell Strough, Ph.D. (Email: JoNell.Strough@mail.wvu.edu)

 

Dr. Strough conducts research with adolescents, younger (emerging) adults, and middle-aged and older adults. Her topical interests include: (a) problem solving and decision making and (b) gender development. Current projects build on her prior research (Strough, Mehta, McFall & Schuller, 2008, Psychological Science) to understand why older adults (60+ years) make decisions that are more logical than those made by young adult college students. Other projects, funded by the National Institute on Aging (PEPS, the Pairs Everyday Problem Solving Study), examine interpersonal processes that contribute to effective collaborations among friends, with the aim of understanding why older adults are better than younger adults at working with friends to solve everyday problems (see Strough, McFall, Flinn, & Schuller, 2008, Psychology and Aging). In her research on gender development, Dr. Strough and her students are investigating: (a) causes and consequences of sex segregation across the life span (see Mehta & Strough, 2009, Developmental Review), and (b) how gender-typed behaviors vary according to the social context.

JoNell Strough, Ph.D.
Professor & Coordinator
Life-Span Developmental Program
Department of Psychology
53 Campus Drive
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-6040
http://psychology.wvu.edu/
phone: (304) 293-2001 x31648
fax: (304) 293-6606
email: JoNell.Strough@mail.wvu.edu
Office:  2212 Life Sciences Building

INFO: Need info for project providing museum visits to persons with dementia currently living at home

          Dear Colleagues,

I am involved with a project in the UK which would involve providing visits to museum to persons with dementia currently living at home. The funders have asked if this program would lead to increased length of stay in the home/delayed placement in a nursing  home. I don’t know of any studies that have looked at these 2 variables per se to see if they are correlated (if you have a reference, I will give you my second born), but there may be studies which look at quality of relationship between adult children and parents with dementia, attitudes about dementia in caregivers, etc. as these relate to NH placement (and how changing one might factor might influence the other). Of course, any psychosocial non-pharm intervention that can be conceptually related to enhanced environmental experiences and delayed placement in a NH would be great. Please provide me any assistance A.S.A.P. (grant agency will want responses tomorrow!!). Welcome to my world.

Best wishes,
Cameron Camp

camp@thehearth.org

STUDENTS: Graduate Study at Penn State

Dear Colleagues,

 

We would like to ask your help in identifying promising students for doctoral study in adult development and aging.  The Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State University has a long and distinguished record of doctoral training in adult development and aging.  Students can develop specializations in one or more areas, including cognitive development, daily stress and health, family and social relationships in later life, intervention research work and retirement, and methodologies for studying development and change.  Adult development and aging program faculty include:

 

David Almeida - Stress processes, adult development, family factors in mental health, work and family linkages, fatherhood

Dennis Gerstorf - Multivariate approach to study heterogeneity and differential aging, cross-domain interface of cognition, well-being, and health

Melissa Hardy - Work and retirement, public policy, political attitudes, women's issues and aging, older workers

Steven Zarit - Mental health and aging, especially the stress of caregivers, functioning of the oldest old, innovative models of service delivery

Alan Booth - Divorce and remarriage, blended families, marital quality, hormones and family process, adult child-parent relations

David Eggebeen – Social demography of children and intergenerational support over the life course; fatherhood

Lynn Martire – Family relationships and management of chronic illness in adulthood; couple-oriented interventions; chronic pain; late-life depression

Peter Molenaar – Single subject time series analysis, optimal guidance of developmental processes, optimal control of disease processes

Nilam Ram – changes in the psychological processes of emotion, cognition, and personality, and how they develop over the life span

Michael Rovine – Structural equation modeling with longitudinal data, time series models applied to single subjects and small sample designs

Martin Sliwinski -- Stress, health and cognitive aging; linking daily experiences to long-term development; analysis of intraindividual variability and change

 

A variety of sources of financial assistance are available for doctoral students.  These include research assistantships, teaching assistantships, and fellowships.  We have been very successful in funding students throughout their entire time in the Program.

 

Applications are due January 5, 2011

 

For more information about admissions procedures, students should contact Mary Jo Spicer, Dept. of Human Development and Family Studies, Henderson S-211, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802.  Phone 814-863-8001.  E-mail mjs6@psu.edu, or consult the Department's web page at http://www.hhdev.psu.edu/hdfs/grad/index.html

 

Steven H. Zarit
Professor and Head,
Department of Human Development and Family Studies
Henderson S-211
Penn State University
University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814.865-5260

JOBS: Department Head Position, Virginia Tech (Department of Human Development)

Dear Friends

The Department of Human Development at Virginia Tech seeks nominations and applications for the position of Department Head, to begin July 1, 2011. The ideal department head is a dynamic leader with the administrative skills to guide an energetic and diverse multidisciplinary department. The head will advocate for the department, foster creativity and collaboration among faculty and students, and lead department contributions to college and university initiatives. Current initiatives include a commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship and the strategic growth of graduate programs and funded research. Minimum qualifications include an earned doctorate and experience in the human development-family studies field. The candidate should have a record of successful teaching, scholarly productivity, recognized engagement, extramural funding and grants management, and professional service in higher education commensurate with appointment as a tenured Professor at Virginia Tech. Review of applications will begin on November 29, 2010. A letter of application should present the applicant's administrative philosophy, leadership abilities, and experience in teaching, research, and engagement. Please post applications, consisting of the letter, a curriculum vitae, and contact information for 3 references to http://www.jobs.vt.edu (posting number 0100743). Address questions to Dr. Rosemary Blieszner, Search Committee Chair, at 540-231-5437 or rmb@vt.edu. See information at www.vt.edu, www.clahs.vt.edu, and www.humandevelopment.vt.edu. Virginia Tech has a strong commitment to the principle of diversity and seeks a broad spectrum of candidates including women, members of minority groups, and people with disabilities. Individuals desiring special accommodations should contact University ADA Services at 540-231-9751.


Many thanks,
Tina


------------------------------------
Tina Savla, Ph. D.
Assistant Professor
Center for Gerontology & Dept. of Human Development
Virginia Tech

JOBS: Oregon State University

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS OF HEALTH POLICY

 

As part of its strategic plan, Oregon State University (OSU) will build on its existing strengths in the core disciplines of public health and human sciences by hiring 3-5 new faculty with expertise in Health Policy to establish a CEPH accredited College of Public Health and Human Sciences (CPHHS). These are full-time (1.00 FTE), 9-mo.tenure-track appointments for Assistant/Associate Professors of Health Policy.

QUALIFICATIONS – Qualifications include a doctoral degree in Human Development and Family Sciences, Psychology, Sociology, Health Policy, Public Health, Health Services Research, or a related field.  Several positions, but not all, will require graduate training in public health (i.e., either MPH or doctorate in a public health field) as well as demonstrated expertise in public health as reflected by research, teaching and/or service. Candidates should demonstrate the ability to develop and conduct an independent research program to address public health issues. A demonstrable commitment to high teaching standards is required. To view a full listing of required qualifications see the link below.  Although all areas of research will be considered, we are interested in candidates with research programs that align with the mission of our College. We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise in maternal/child health policy, aging policy, health outcomes, disparities in health status and access to health care, health policy research methods and analysis, state and federal health policies, public health systems policy, and health services research. We also seek candidates with research programs that focus on underserved and international populations. A demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity and ability to work collaboratively across disciplines is preferred.  Expertise and research strengths that align with the College’s developing centers and institutes (Hallie Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families, the Center for Healthy Aging Research, and/or the Institute of Public Health Practice and Applied Human Development) are preferred.

RESPONSIBILITIES – Responsibilities include establishing an independent research program through external funding; advancing the University’s research agenda in the area of Maternal/Child Health, Aging, Health Policy, or Health Services; assisting in the establishment of a CEPH accredited College of Public Health and Human Sciences; teaching undergraduate and graduate courses; advising graduate students; and providing service to the practice community and the field of public health.

SALARY – Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience.  Benefits package includes several options for health/dental/life insurance, retirement, and tuition reduction program (some restrictions apply). 

COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY – The College is located within OSU’s Health Sciences Division along with the OSU Colleges of Pharmacy and Veterinary Medicine.  Please visit CHHS and departmental web sites at http://www.hhs.oregonstate.edu/.

 

APPLICATION PROCEDURES – To see specific position announcements, job descriptions and requirements, and to apply, go to http://www.hhs.oregonstate.edu/jobs posting #0006355.  Positions are open until filled. To ensure first consideration, applications should be received by November 15, 2010. Appointments can begin immediately, with a preferred date of no later than Sept. 16, 2011. Questions regarding the position should be directed to the chair of the search committee:  Stephanie Bernell, PhD, ph 541.737.9162, e-mail Stephane.Bernell@oregonstate.edu or to Alexis Walker, Chair, Human Development and Family Sciences, ph 541.737.1083, e-mail walkera@oregonstate.edu.

 

 

Karen Hooker, Ph.D.

Director, Center for Healthy Aging Research

Professor, Human Development and Family Sciences

321 Milam Hall

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR 97331

541.737.4336/1076 (fax)

hookerk@oregonstate.edu

http://www.hhs.oregonstate.edu/healthyaging

 

 

 

JOBS: Faculty Position in Clinical Geropsychology at the University of Alabama

The Department of Psychology at The University of Alabama has an opening for a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant professor level in Clinical Geropsychology starting August 16, 2011; funding has been approved for this position. The Clinical Geropsychology concentration has two faculty lines and two affiliated psychologists with current research interests in psychological treatments for older adults; interventions to help older adults and their families with medical decisions, family communication, and transitions to assisted living facilities; nursing home organizational change and management practices and quality of care; and interventions targeting diverse elders in both urban and rural settings. The Center for Mental Health and Aging provides opportunities for university-wide collaboration. More information about the department can be found at: psychology.ua.edu

Responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate teaching, research mentoring, development of an independent research program leading to external funding and publications, and providing service to the University community and professional organizations.  Candidates should be eligible for Alabama licensure and be able to provide clinical supervision.

Candidates should be graduates of an APA or CPA-accredited clinical psychology program, have completed an APA-accredited internship, should be eligible for Alabama licensure, and should be able to provide clinical supervision. Candidates should possess a Ph.D. in psychology and demonstrate potential to attract external funding.

We are particularly interested in clinical geropsychologists specializing in neuropsychology or other areas of study that complement the Clinical Geropsychology Program. 

The University of Alabama, founded in 1831, is the flagship campus of a three campus system. The University is located in Tuscaloosa, a city of 100,000 that was named an All America City by the National Civic League.

To apply, go to http://facultyjobs.ua.edu and complete the online application.  Attach a letter of application outlining qualifications, research interests, teaching philosophy, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and potential fit with the department. Additionally, applications should include a current vita, selected reprints, and 3-4 letters of recommendation. Application review will begin on November 1 and will continue until the position is filled.

All materials should be submitted online, except letters of recommendation.  These should be mailed to Forrest Scogin, Chair, Clinical Geropsychology Search Committee, Department of Psychology, The University of Alabama, Box 870348, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0348. For additional information, please contact Forrest Scogin (205-348-1924);   fscogin@as.ua.edu.

The University of Alabama is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and actively seeks diversity among its employees. Minority and women candidates are especially encouraged to apply.

Forrest Scogin, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology

Department of Psychology

University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL  35487-0348

205.348.1924

http://psychology.ua.edu/people/faculty/fscogin/fac.html