GERONTOLOGY POSITION
DEPARTMENT OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
POSITION & AVAILABILITY: North Dakota State University's Department of Child Development and Family Science invites applications for a nine-month, tenure-track, assistant professor of gerontology to begin August 17, 2009. Salary is dependent upon qualifications and experience.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Responsibilities include maintaining a strong program of scholarly research, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in gerontology/adult development/aging (two courses per semester), and directing graduate student research.
QUALIFICATIONS: We seek someone with an earned doctorate in gerontology, adult development/aging, human development, developmental psychology, or a closely related discipline (ABD considered). The area of research is open, but we are particularly interested in individuals with a focus on systemic approaches to adult development and aging or on the family and community context of adult development and aging. Successful candidates will demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of multiple research methods for assessing human development, an active program of research, evidence of potential to secure external funding, evidence of effective teaching, an ability to interact and collaborate effectively with a diversity of colleagues and students, and effective oral and written communication skills.
THE DEPARTMENT: The Department of Child Development and Family Science is a collegial environment that includes 14 full- time tenure track faculty, nearly 300 undergraduates, and over 50 graduate students. The Department offers an undergraduate degree with emphases in child development, family science, and child development/elementary education; a masters degree with emphases in CDFS, couple and family therapy, gerontology, and family financial planning; and a doctoral option in applied gerontology. The department administers the Center for Child Development and the Couple and Family Therapy Clinic.
APPLICATIONS: Send letter of application, transcripts, curriculum vitae, samples of recent publications, names and contact information of three references, and evidence of successful teaching to:
Margaret Fitzgerald, Ph.D.
Chair, Gerontology Search Committee
Department of Child Development and Family Science
North Dakota State University Department 2615
283 EML Hall
PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050
(701) 231-8268 (office)
(701) 231-9645 (fax)
WOMEN AND MINORITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
Review of applications will begin on December 15, 2008; applications will continue to be accepted and reviewed until a suitable candidate is selected and recommended for appointment. Successful candidates must be eligible for employment in the U.S. and be able to communicate effectively in English.
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Linda K. Langley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Center for Visual Neuroscience
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND 58105-5075
(701) 231-7343 (office)
(701) 231-8426 (fax)
http://www.psychology.psych.ndsu.nodak.edu/langley
