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 Assistant Professor in Psychology
Institution/Organization: University of New Mexico, Psychology Department
Job Location: New Mexico, U.S.A.
Job Type: Tenure-Track
Contact Person: Katie Witkiewitz, Ph.D.
Date Posted: September 23rd, 2015
Web Site: http://unmjobs.unm.edu/applicants/Central?quickFin...


The Department of Psychology at the University of New Mexico (UNM) invites applications at the rank of Assistant Professor in Psychology for a full-time, probationary tenure-track appointment targeted to begin August 1, 2016. Candidates must have earned a doctoral degree in Psychology or related discipline at the time of appointment, have an established record of peer-reviewed publications, and a record of teaching (broadly defined)

We seek an outstanding researcher who can contribute to the research and teaching missions in the areas of health psychology or experimental psychopathology with substantial expertise in quantitative methods. Successful candidates for this position will teach advanced quantitative courses at the graduate level and participate in the teaching rotation of the graduate and undergraduate-level statistics and methods sequence. We are particularly interested in a candidate who develops and/or utilizes advanced quantitative methods (including, but not limited to, latent variable modeling, Bayesian statistics, dynamical systems modeling, big data applications, and multivariate statistical approaches) to advance research in the areas of health psychology or experimental psychopathology. The specific research focus and area(s) of technical expertise should complement existing areas of strength and research interests within the department, including all areas of health psychology, community-based interventions, addiction, cognitive neuroscience, evolutionary psychology, psychopathology, and health disparities.

The successful candidate will have numerous opportunities for collaboration within the department and with the thriving research centers affiliated with UNM, including the Psychology Clinical Neuroscience Center; the Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions; the Methodology Group at UNM; the Brain and Behavioral Health Institute; the UNM Cancer Center; UNM Health Sciences Center; the Division of Community Behavioral Health; the New Mexico Alcohol Research Center; the Mind Research Network; and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy at UNM. A successful track record of external funding and/or high potential to obtain external funding is preferred.

UNM is the state’s flagship University and is one of only two Hispanic-serving, Carnegie Research/Doctoral-Extensive institutions in the US. UNM is located in Albuquerque, the largest urban area within one of the most diverse states in the nation. The UNM main and Health Sciences campus are adjacent to one another, facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration.

Applicants should submit cover letter, CV, description of current and planned research, teaching portfolio, and reprints or preprints of recent publications via the UNM Jobs website: https://unmjobs.unm.edu, posting #0832065 (Quick Link: unmjobs.unm.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=84788). Three letters of recommendation should be sent directly to the department or via email to psychjobs@unm.edu.

Consideration of applications will begin immediately. For full consideration apply by October 15, 2015. The position will remain open until filled. Inquiries can be directed to Katie Witkiewitz, Ph.D., Chair, Applied Quantitative Search Committee, katiew@unm.edu. The University of New Mexico is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educator; women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.





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