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The Macalester College Psychology Department seeks candidates for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Social Psychology for appointment in Fall 2008. Responsibilities include teaching intermediate and advanced courses in area of specialization as well as alternating with other instructors in teaching the research methodology and statistics sequence. Area of specialization is open. We welcome applicants whose interests are in applied social psychology (e.g., judgment and decision-making; law; health; environmental issues), or whose work has an international focus. The typical teaching load is five courses per year in addition to supervising student research.
Macalester faculty have the opportunity to contribute to a multicultural curriculum and to participate in interdisciplinary research and teaching in such areas as American Studies, Cognitive and Neuroscience Studies, Educational Studies, Environmental Studies, International Studies, Urban Studies, and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Excellent start-up funds and lab facilities will be provided.
Candidates should have a Ph.D in hand by time of appointment. Preference will be given to gifted teachers and scholars who can involve undergraduate students in their research. Additional information about the college and the department is available at our web site:
http://www.macalester.edu/psychology/
Review of applications will begin on October 15, 2007, and will continue until the position is filled. Send a letter of application including a statement of teaching and research interests, CV, three letters of recommendation, reprints/pre-prints, and teaching evaluations (if available) to: Dr. Jaine Strauss, Chair, Psychology Department, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105-1899. Email: strauss@macalester.edu; fax: 651-696-6348; phone 651-696-6114.
Macalester College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college in the vibrant Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, with a population of approximately three million people and home to numerous colleges and universities, including the University of Minnesota. Macalester's diverse student body comprises over 1800 undergraduates from 50 states and the District of Columbia and over 90 countries. The College is proud of its long-standing, mission-driven commitment to outstanding academic excellence with a special emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and service to society. We are especially interested in applicants dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in both teaching and research/creative activity within a liberal arts college community. As an Equal Opportunity employer supportive of affirmative efforts to achieve diversity among its faculty, Macalester College strongly encourage applications from women and members of underrepresented minority groups.
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