Description
Working Title: Assistant Professor
Department: Psychology
Description
The Department of Psychology resides in CSU’s College of Natural Sciences, along with seven other departments: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, and Statistics. The Psychology Department serves approximately 1000 undergraduate majors and 100 graduate students, with roughly 30 full-time faculty members distributed across five doctoral programs: (1) Applied Social and Health Psychology, (2) Cognitive Neuroscience, (3) Cognitive Psychology, (4) Counseling Psychology, and (5) Industrial and Organizational Psychology. The Department houses several service centers including the Psychological Services Center, supporting graduate training objectives in counseling psychology while serving the CSU population’s mental health needs; the Center for Meaning and Purpose, which focuses on acquiring, creating, and disseminating knowledge about enabling meaning, well-being, and positive health; and the Aging Clinic of the Rockies, which focuses on research, clinical services, and outreach for older adults in the community. The Department proudly boasts the Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research that concentrates on social problems that affect rural areas, and an occupational health psychology training program which is part of the Mountain and Plains Education and Research Center (http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/PublicHealth/research/centers/CHWE/MAP/Pages/default.aspx#), funded by the Centers for Disease Control National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. For more information on the CSU OHP program, visit: http://psychology.colostate.edu/ohp/. The Department is primarily located in the Behavioral Sciences Building (BSB), a LEED Gold Certified building completed in 2010. The BSB includes modern office space for all full-time faculty and graduate students, meeting and seminar rooms, state-of-the-art classrooms, and numerous lounge and study areas. In total, the Department controls over 100,000 square feet of research, teaching, and office space. More information on the Department can be obtained at: http://psychology.colostate.edu/
Position Summary
The Department of Psychology at Colorado State University invites applications for a full-time, continuing, non-tenure track, teaching-focused faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor with expertise in COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE with an appointment date of August 16, 2019. This teaching position will have a 3/3 course load (18 credits per year) plus other associated duties (e.g., lab supervision, undergraduate mentoring), with a 10% service expectation. The primary teaching responsibilities will be courses related to Cognitive Neuroscience within the Psychology Department, especially those that are part of Colorado State’s interdisciplinary Neuroscience major. Colorado State University aims to offer clear career paths for non-tenure-track faculty and the Department of Psychology is committed to the professional and scholarly development of all our faculty. Full-time non-tenure track faculty are active and integrated in the department.
Required Qualifications
Applicants must have a Ph.D., or anticipate receiving their Ph.D. by May 31, 2019, in Psychology, Neuroscience, or a closely related discipline.
A successful applicant must have existing teaching expertise at the undergraduate level in courses in cognitive neurosciences, psychological sciences, or other classes directly relevant to the position.
Candidates must demonstrate knowledge of the disciplines of Psychology and Neuroscience to offer informed instruction within the relevant classes. The candidate must possess substantive and current expertise in Cognitive Neuroscience or Neuroscience and familiarity with neuroscience tools, systems, and methods, as demonstrated by relevant research experience (e.g., contributing to peer reviewed publications and/or presentations), applied experience, and/or prior relevant teaching experience.
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