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 | Assistant & Associate Positions SP & Exp. |  | | | | | Institution/Organization: | California State Univ., Bakersfield | | Job Location: | California, U.S.A. | | Job Type: | Tenure-Track | | Contact Person: | Ken Ishida | | Date Posted: | November 22nd, 2002 | | Closing Date: | December 15th, 2002 | | | | |  |  | |
California State University, Bakersfield at Antelope Valley
Psychology Positions Announcement
(http://www.csub.edu/psychology/PsycTTatAV.pdf)
The Department of Psychology at California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB), seeks to fill two tenure track positions for its baccalaureate degree program at the University’s off-campus center in Antelope Valley (Lancaster, CA). The positions are at the assistant and associate professor levels, with anticipation of a hire at each level starting Fall 2003. Candidates are expected to offer a broad curriculum, regardless of rank, but one hire will be in the social personality-developmental area (teaching courses in two areas: social, abnormal, personality, or development) and the other in the experimental area (teaching courses in two areas: learning, biopsychology, cognitive, or perception). The Department of Psychology is one of the largest academic programs in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, with 13 tenured/tenure-track faculty, over 400 undergraduate majors and 10 graduate students in the MA program. Through the CSUB main campus, the Department offers a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a one-year Master of Arts in Psychology; the Department also co-sponsors a two-year Master of Science in Counseling Psychology. Since Fall 1999, the Department has sponsored a baccalaureate degree program at the University’s off-campus center in Antelope Valley, which has about 100 students enrolled and is experiencing rapid growth. For additional information, please visit homepages for the Department and the University (www.csub.edu/psychology), as well as the Bakersfield (www.bakersfield.com or www.bakersfield.org) and Antelope Valley (www.avpress.com or www.antelopevalley.com) communities. Responsibilities: The new Assistant/Associate Professors of Psychology will be expected to teach undergraduate courses in the two identified areas listed above, including labs, research methods, and courses in areas of their specialization. Expertise with distance learning and web-based courses is highly desired. The new faculty members will be expected to work collaboratively to help maintain a strong, student-centered program in psychology, primarily at the AV campus. In addition to teaching and advising, the faculty members will be expected to initiate and maintain active research programs, preferably ones that involve students. To become tenured, each faculty candidate will be required to develop a continuous record of achievement in teaching, research/scholarship, and professionally-related service appropriate for the rank of appointment. Qualifications: Assistant Professor: 1) Earned doctorate (or ABD, preferably with completion by September 1, 2003), 2) Potential for a successful research program), 3) Promise/ability to undertake effective, professionally-related service to the University and/or to the Community. Associate Professor: 1) Early- or mid-career level, 2) An established research program--preferably one involving students, 3) Ability to provide and offer leadership roles for department and university at the Antelope Valley campus, with professionally-related service to the community. Both: 1) Effectiveness in teaching, especially in two of the identified areas, research methods, and area of specialization, with the potential for providing distance learning and web-based courses, 2) Commitment to the ethnically and culturally diverse population served by the University. Applications and Nominations: Review of completed applicant files will begin December 15, 2002. Completed applications must include: 1) Letter of application addressing the responsibilities and qualifications described above; 2) Current vita; 3) List of the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses of at least three (3) references who will be sending letters of support; 4) Letters of support from at least three (3) references listed above; and 5) Evidence of teaching effectiveness and research appropriate to the level of appointment. Applications should be sent to: Chair, Search Committee, Associate/Assistant (specify) Position at Antelope Valley, c/o Department of Psychology, California State University, Bakersfield, 9001 Stockdale Highway, Bakersfield, CA 93311-1099. CSUB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Title IX Employer. CSUB fosters and appreciates ethnic and cultural diversity among its faculty, students, and administrative staff. Applications from women, ethnic minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are welcome.
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