Dear Division 20 Colleagues:
Below please find a posting for a position at the Assistant or Associate level in Health Psychology (broadly defined). We would love to see scholars with interests in adulthood and late life apply for this position! For more information about our faculty in Lifespan Development at UF, please feel free to visit www.psych.ufl.edu and visit our area webpages (Developmental, Aging Mind Group). UF has a strong concentration of faculty interested in aging and an NIA-sponsored (T32) Pre-doctoral Aging Training Program….as well as being a lovely place to live! Please feel free to contact me for additional information.
The Department of PSYCHOLOGY at the UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA invites applications for a full time (9-mo) tenure track Assistant Professor with research interests related to health broadly defined. The position starts in August 16, 2010 and salary is commensurate with qualifications; a Ph.D. is required. The successful applicant will be an active participant in one (or more) of the five graduate-training specialty areas of the department: Behavior Analysis, Counseling Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Neurobehavioral and Cognitive Sciences, and Social Psychology. Candidates who can interface with one of the interdisciplinary centers on campus (e.g., Brain Institute, Genetics Institute, or with interests in Environment and Health) are encouraged to apply. Applicants should provide evidence of outstanding research and teaching potential. The successful applicant will be expected to develop an independent program of research that can garner significant extramural support, supervise and mentor graduate students, teach graduate and undergraduate classes, and participate in program and departmental governance. Appointments at the Associate Professor rank are possible for exceptional candidates. Interested candidates are requested to submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research interests/plans, statement of teaching interests and philosophy, up to four reprints or pre-prints, and three letters of recommendation. Send materials electronically to psysrch@grove.ufl.edu by December 1, 2009. The University of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Institution dedicated to building a broadly diverse and inclusive faculty and staff. Minorities, women, and those from other underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. The selection process will be conducted in accord with the provisions of Florida’s Government in the Sunshine and Public Records Laws. Search Committee meetings will be open to the public, and applications and many other documents related to the search will be available for public inspection.
Please feel free to forward this posting to other listservs or colleagues/students in any area of Psychology.
Best wishes,
Susan Bluck
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
- The Dalai Lama
Dr. Bluck
Psychology, University of Florida
PO Box 115911, Gainesville, FL, 32611
www.psych.ufl.edu/lifestorylab
