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Whole Communities-Whole Health tenured/tenure track

Employer
University of Texas at Austin
Location
Texas, United States
Salary
Salary Not specified
Date posted
Oct 9, 2020

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Whole Communities-Whole Health tenured/tenure track

College/School/Unit: College of Education
Department: Kinesiology and Health Education
Posted: Oct 9, 2020
Apply By: Open until filled

Description

The College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin invites qualified candidates to apply for an Open Rank position (tenured/tenure track) on the neurobiological impact of childhood adversity on development. We are interested in scholars who take a cross-disciplinary approach to the issue and are, therefore, open to a range of backgrounds, including: Clinical Psychology, Child Neuropsychology, Educational Psychology, Kinesiology and Health Education, or other, related fields with a child-centered, neuroscience approach.

The successful candidate will be joining UT Austin as part of the provost's Cluster and Interdisciplinary Hiring Initiative and will join an interdisciplinary group of scholars participating in the University's Bridging Barriers Grand Challenge initiative, Whole Communities - Whole Health. The candidate will have an appointment within the College of Education in the Department of Educational Psychology and/or Kinesiology and Health Education and will be expected to actively participate as a core member of Whole Communities-Whole Health. There will also be numerous opportunities to collaborate across campus, including Dell Medical School, the Department of Neuroscience, and with the UT School of Public Health. As a venue for research, Texas is one of the most diverse states in the country with an increasingly culturally pluralistic population, with students in the K-12 system and in general. Austin, Texas is an exciting, welcoming, and inclusive city with the reputation as the Live Music Capital of the World.

Applicants should have a strong commitment to teaching and mentoring with a focus on enhancing equity and inclusion in the field and in practice. UT Austin is an equal opportunity institution that is committed to recruiting, supporting, and fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students. We encourage qualified applicants from underrepresented communities to apply. We are especially interested in candidates who can contribute to our commitment to the engagement and inclusion of diverse audiences in higher education through research, teaching at all levels, mentorship of graduate students and postdocs, and service. UT Austin is dedicated to work-life balance through an array of family-friendly policies (https://provost.utexas.edu/faculty-affairs/life-and-work).

The College of Education, ranked among the top public colleges of education in the country, promotes the shared values of equity, excellence, innovation, empowerment, community-focus, and endeavors to bridge research and practice. We view inclusiveness and excellence as interconnected in the work of our faculty. The College of Education is particularly interested in and values candidates who have experience working with diverse and underserved populations, and show a demonstrated commitment to improving access and conditions in educational and health settings for children, adults, families, schools, and communities.

As a leading College of Education in Texas and beyond, we are agents of change committed to transforming education and health research, practice, and policy to ensure the thriving of children, families, schools, and communities. In our efforts to align our college to address the most pressing challenges in the fields of education and health, we have launched a new strategic vision known as Reimagine Education (see https://education.utexas.edu/about/office-dean/reimagine-education). In advancing this effort, we have organized our academic and research aspirations around three Signature Impact Areas: Advancing Equity and Eliminating Disparities in Health and Education, Attending to Place and Context, and Thriving through Transitions.

The position is supported by a competitive start-up package, compensation appropriate to rank and experience, and access to state-of-the-art core facilities. Hiring is contingent upon funding.

For questions regarding the application process, please contact Shannon LaFevers: slafevers@austin.utexas.edu

Qualifications

We welcome applications from candidates with the following required qualifications:

  1. Engagement in high-quality scholarship, with a focus on research that investigates the links between, and impacts of, early life (pediatric or childhood) environments and adversity, broadly defined, on typical and atypical neuropsychological development. This could include, but is not limited to, investigating the impact of adversity, created and/or exacerbated by social and structural forces that marginalize minority communities, on psychological or physical health.
  2. An earned doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Child Neuropsychology, Educational Psychology, Kinesiology and Health Education, Neuroscience, or related field(s).
  3. Record of scholarly excellence that is in alignment with appointment at the Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor levels.
  4. Record of or potential for securing extramural research funding. Those applying at the Associate or Full Professor level would be required to show a history of funding that is in line with those appointments.
  5. Experience or capacity to teach and mentor students from diverse backgrounds and advance the College's mission of equity and excellence.


Applicants should demonstrate a strong capacity for, and a commitment to, interdisciplinary approaches and collaborative research across disciplines within Computer Science, Education, Kinesiology and Health Education, Neuroscience, Psychology, and related fields. Preference will be given to applicants working with human subjects from diverse populations.

Application Instructions

Review of applications will begin in November and will continue until the position is filled. To ensure full consideration, please provide all requested materials by November 30, 2020. Only electronic applications will be accepted via Interfolio. Upload the following materials:
  1. Full Curriculum Vitae (C.V.).
  2. A cover letter with contact information.
  3. Research Statement that includes research accomplishments and future research direction.
  4. Teaching Statement that includes the courses that you would be interested in and willing to teach.
  5. Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) statement detailing how your teaching, service, advising and/or scholarship has helped or will help to address education, health and/or social disparities.
  6. A list of 3 professional references with contact information.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.


To apply, visit https://faculty.utexas.edu/career/65485

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