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
