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| Posted by: | Kip Williams |
| Title/Position: | Professor |
| School/Organization: | Purdue University |
| Sent to listserv of: | SPSP, SESP, SPSSI |
| Date posted: | September 8th, 2008 |
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Hi all,
It would be great to get a top social or personality psychologist to apply for our Head of Department search!
Kip
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Department of Psychological Sciences Head Search
Applications and nominations are invited for the position of Head of the Department of Psychological Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University.
Department of Psychological Sciences Head Search
Applications and nominations are invited for the position of Head of the Department of Psychological Sciences, College of Liberal Arts, Purdue University. The position will be available July 1, 2009 with a five-year renewable term, reporting to the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts. The Head will provide leadership, vision, and serve as a facilitator for departmental research and scholarship, and educational activities. In addition, the Head is responsible for fiscal management of the department, personnel issues, faculty/staff development, and advocacy for the Department to the College, University, and larger community.
We are looking for an academic leader and scholar with a strong commitment to the research, teaching, and applied missions of the department. Applicants should have scholarly credentials commensurate with the rank of Tenured Full Professor. Field of specialization is open. Desirable attributes include a strong record of published research and external funding as well as prior experience in academic administration, graduate education, and a commitment to development and advancement of the department. The successful candidate will be someone with excellent communication skills who values and promotes diversity.
The Department of Psychological Sciences is a diverse and collegial department with about 50 full-time research/tenure track faculty. Research is conducted in the areas of Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, Industrial/Organizational, Learning and Memory, Quantitative, and Social Psychology. The clinical program is APA-accredited. Faculty members in the department have active collaborative research involvement with colleagues in other departments and Colleges in the University including Child Development and Family Studies; Foods and Nutrition; Food Science; Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences; Electrical and Computer Engineering; Biological Sciences; Agricultural Economics; Agricultural and Biological Engineering; Krannert Graduate School of Management; and Education. The department awards Bachelors, Masters, and Ph.D. degrees and currently has approximately 1000 undergraduate majors, including those in the Research-focused Honors Programs, and 90 graduate students.
Purdue University is located 2 hours from Chicago and 1 hour from Indianapolis. The diverse Lafayette/West Lafayette communities of approximately 90,000 boast a low cost of living and some of the best schools in the country. For additional information about the Department, University, and Community:
1. Information about the department: http://www.psych.purdue.edu/
2. Information about Purdue University: http://www.purdue.edu/
3. Information about the Community: http://www.lafayette-in.com/
Review of applications will begin October 8, 2008, but applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled. Applicants should submit curriculum vitae, a letter of interest indicating relevant experience and qualifications, and a list of three references. Materials should be sent to: Robert E. Novak, Chair, PSYC Search Committee, Department of Psychological Sciences, 703 Third Street, West Lafayette IN 47907-2081. Purdue is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer.
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