JOBS: Experimental Health Psychology at University of Missouri - Kansas City

The Department of Psychology at UMKC will be hiring an Assistant Professor in Health Psychology for Fall ’12.  Below is a description of the position – please forward to any potential candidates that you might know.  We are especially interested in applications from women and minority candidates.  Application instructions are included in the announcement, but please also feel free to have candidates contact me at [log in to unmask][log in to unmask]>.
Thanks very much!

Joan McDowd
Chair, Experimental Health Psychology Search Committee

Professor, Department of Psychology
University of Missouri – Kansas City
5030 Cherry Street
Kansas City, MO 64110
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 Pending budgetary approval, the Department of Psychology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor for our Experimental Health Psychology PhD program.  The successful candidate’s research area will complement existing strengths in the Experimental Health program that include cognitive or affective psychophysiology, cognitive aging, community health, health disparities, social cognition and health, motivation and applied neuroscience.  Candidates also must have a strong quantitative background and be able and willing to teach the introductory graduate sequence in statistics (general linear model and advanced GLM topics) in addition to courses in their specialty area.  Successful candidates will be expected to maintain a record of publication and grant activity, teach undergraduate and graduate level courses, mentor students in the department's Masters and Ph.D. programs, and provide service commensurate with the Assistant Professor rank.  Candidates are expected to have a Ph.D. in Psychology or other related discipline.   Applications from ABD candidates will not be considered.
The Department of Psychology has 15 full-time faculty members, as well as additional research, clinical, and teaching faculty.  We serve 400 undergraduate majors, and have a newly reopened masters program and a PhD program with two tracks:  a doctoral program in Experimental Health Psychology and an APA-accredited doctoral program in Clinical Psychology (with a Health Psychology emphasis).  Our vibrant faculty have active research collaborations with divisions across the University (e.g., Pharmacy, Medicine, Dentistry, Education, Center for Aging) and region (e.g., University of Kansas Medical Center, Hoglund Brain Imaging Center, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City Free Health Clinic, St. Luke’s Hospital), as well as national and international collaborations.   We also have a strong emphasis on community-based research.   Please visit our website at http://cas.umkc.edu/psychology/ for a full description of our faculty, programs, research projects, and teaching mission.
To apply, use the electronic submission system at http://www.umkc.edu/hr/career-opportunities/default.asp.   Please submit, as one document, a letter of application describing research program and teaching interests, CV, selected reprints/preprints, and names/contact information for three references for the “Resume” attachment (position 37035). Review of applications will begin immediately (deadline October 3rd), with interviews starting in October, 2011. The position will begin in August 2012
Application questions may be directed to Cathy Rawlings at [log in to unmask][log in to unmask]>  and position inquiries may be directed to Dr. Joan McDowd, Chair of Search Committee at [log in to unmask][log in to unmask]>.
The University of Missouri-Kansas City recognizes that a diverse faculty, staff and student body enriches the educational experiences of the entire campus and greater community.  To this end, UMKC is committed to recruiting and retaining faculty, students and staff who will further enrich our campus diversity and making every attempt to support their academic, professional and personal success.  Applicants who are not U.S.  citizens must state their current visa and residency status.  UMKC is an equal access, equal opportunity, affirmative action employer that is fully committed to achieving a diverse faculty and staff.