WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY invites applications for a tenure-track position (we expect the position to be at the assistant professor level but it is open to exceptional senior applicants) in our Cognitive Psychology Program. This appointment requires a Ph.D. degree with formal training in cognitive psychology and is to become effective (position(s) subject to administrative approval) in late August, 2009. Interdisciplinary overlap with one of the other research and training emphases (e.g., behavioral and cognitive neuroscience, clinical, developmental, social) in the department will also be viewed positively. Successful applicants are expected to maintain or establish a funded research program. Normal teaching load is two courses per semester and involves both undergraduate and graduate instruction. The university is located in a very large metropolitan area with a rich cultural life. This position is contingent upon final approval by the University. For information on the Department of Psychology, see our website at: http://www.clas.wayne.edu/psychology/
Review of completed applications will begin immediately and continue until the position has been filled. All applicants should send statements describing their undergraduate and graduate teaching interests and their research interests and plans. The letter as well as a curriculum vitae, copies of publications or other relevant information, and three letters of reference should be sent to: Douglas Whitman, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Psychology, 5057 Woodard Avenue, 7th Floor, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202. Contact dwhitman@wayne.edu , or Karen Schramm (kschramm@wayne.edu, 313-577-2802) for further information.
Wayne State is a Carnegie Research Intensive University and offers more than 350 undergraduate and graduate academic programs through 10 schools and colleges to more than 34,000 students in Metropolitan Detroit. WSU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
