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Assistant Professor - Social, Personality, and Health Psychology - (FAC003488)

Employer
University of Houston
Location
Houston, Texas, United States
Salary
Competitive Salary
Date posted
Aug 27, 2024


The Department of Psychology at the University of Houston (UH) anticipates filling a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in its Social, Personality, and Health Psychology Program to begin September 1, 2025.

Successful candidates must have a strong program of research as well as the ability to contribute to our undergraduate and graduate teaching goals. Individuals with a history of and commitment to mentoring students are encouraged to apply. Candidates are expected to establish research programs with strong potential for external funding. Candidates with lines of research in any area of social psychology, including health, personality, and quantitative methods/measurement are encouraged to apply. Teaching duties will include undergraduate and graduate courses as well as Ph.D. research supervision.

Applications may be submitted at https://uh.edu/provost/faculty/faculty-resources/prospective-faculty (Posting FAC003488) and should include a letter of interest, a current curriculum vita, research statement, representative papers, teaching statement, evidence of excellence in teaching, and the names and email addresses of three writers of letters of recommendation (referees will be contacted via the online system to submit letters directly). Any questions may be addressed to Dr. Clayton Neighbors, Social, Personality, and Health Psychology Faculty Search Committee Chair, Professor of Psychology, Phone: 713-743-2616, E-mail: cneighbors@uh.edu .

Review of candidates for the position will begin October 7, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled.

The University of Houston is responsive to the needs of dual career couples.

The University of Houston is a Carnegie-designated Tier One research university, and also has been designated Tier One for Community Engagement. Located in the heart of the nation’s fourth largest city, UH is one of the most diverse public research universities in the nation, with over 46,000 students on the main campus. Ten minutes away is the world’s largest medical center, the Texas Medical Center (TMC), with which we are linked through federal grants, research institutes, faculty appointments, student practicum placements, and research. We also maintain extensive partnerships with industries, school districts, and mental health groups in the greater Houston area for research, training, and consulting. For more information about the Department of Psychology, see http://www.uh.edu/class/psychology/ .

The University of Houston is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution and recognizes protected classes of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), genetic information, religion, age (40 and above), national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or status, and gender expression as required by federal law. Veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications :

A doctorate in the discipline is required.
Applicants should demonstrate a clear commitment to excellence in the supervision of graduate research, and teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

Notes to Applicant: Official transcripts are required for a faculty appointment and will be requested upon selection of the final candidates. All positions at the University of Houston are security sensitive and will require a criminal background check.

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