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Job Title: Assistant Professor, Social Psychology
Background: Loyola University Chicago, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Psychology invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Social Psychology at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning Fall 2012, pending final approval of funding. We are seeking candidates whose research enhances the university’s mission and the Department of Psychology’s focus on social justice (broadly defined). The department currently has 25 tenured and tenure-track faculty, serves 1,000 undergraduate majors, and has three Ph.D. training tracks organized around two areas of focus: (1) the Psychological Foundations of Social Justice (the Social Psychology Training Track) and (2) Healthy Development in Children, Youth, and Families (a Developmental Training Track and an APA-approved Clinical Training Track). For further information about the department, please visit:
http://www.luc.edu/psychology/
Duties and Responsibilities: The successful applicant will clearly demonstrate (a) the ability to maintain a vigorous, ongoing program of research and publication, (b) the potential to secure external grant funding to support that research, and (c) the ability to contribute in a significant way to the department’s teaching mission at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Minimum Qualifications: A Ph.D. in social psychology, a strong record of productive research that connects in some way with our focus on social justice, and a commitment to excellence in teaching at all levels.
Special Instructions to Applicants: Applicants should submit a Curriculum Vitae, research and teaching statements, and a letter of interest to the following website: www.careers.luc.edu. Applicants should also arrange for three letters of recommendation to be submitted to that same website. Alternatively, letters of recommendation and other supporting materials, including evidence of teaching excellence and samples of scholarly publications, may be sent to:
Social Psychology Search Committee
Department of Psychology
Loyola University Chicago
1032 W. Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL 60660
Applications are due October 15, 2011 and a review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
LUC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for mission and diversifying our faculty. As a Jesuit Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a transformative education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about LUC’s mission, candidates should consult our website at:
http://www.luc.edu/mission/missionandidentity.shtml
For information about the university’s focus on transformative education, candidates should consult our website at:
http://www.luc.edu/transformativeed
Applications from women and minority candidates are especially encouraged.
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