JOBS: Cognitive Aging tenure-track position at Georgia Tech

The School of Psychology at the Georgia Institute of Technology invites applications for a tenure-track position in the area of Cognitive Aging to begin Fall, 2011 or Spring, 2012. Rank is Assistant or Associate Professor. We are seeking an outstanding scholar and researcher in the adult development of cognition and/or emotion. We are especially interested in candidates whose research interests include cognitive and affective neuroscience. 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 for hiring at the rank of Associate Professor should demonstrate a high level of scholarly productivity and a record of external funding for their research program. 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. All ap!
plicants 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 send a C.V., a statement of research and teaching interests, and arrange for 3 letters of recommendation to be sent to the Cognitive Aging Search Committee, School of Psychology, 654 Cherry St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30332-0170 or apply online at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/653. Review of applications is ongoing and will continue until the position is filled, but applications received by March 15 2011 have the best opportunity for consideration.

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 recently renovated building that provides excellent research facilities. State-of-the-art neuroimaging facilities and laboratory space are available at the Center for Advanced Brain Imaging (http://www.cabiatl.com/CABI/), including a research-dedicated 3T magnet. For more information about the School of Psychology please visit our web site: http://www.psychology.gatech.edu