[visionlist] positions at york university

[Richard Murray]

These two positions may be of interest.

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York University offers a world-class, modern, interdisciplinary academic experience in Toronto, Canada’s most multicultural city. York is at the centre of innovation, with a thriving community of almost 60,000 faculty, staff and students who challenge the ordinary and deliver the unexpected.
 
York University’s Faculty of Health has an ambitious mission to be an integrative force for promoting health and improving health care – locally and globally. Our vision is to educate future global leaders who will redefine and advance health and human science. The Faculty consists of four integrated units encompassing: Health Policy and Management; Kinesiology and Health Science; Nursing; Psychology; and our Health Leadership and Learning Network for continuing education and professional development. We have over 9,000 students and 400 faculty members. Our faculty members include world-renowned researchers, educators and policy-makers who are dedicated to inspiring our students about the difference they can make in health promotion and health care. Our ‘classrooms’ encompass laboratories, sport fields, clinics and community settings. We provide a sophisticated system of academic advising, enhanced classroom technology, experiential learning opportunities and information about health-related careers. Our integrative research spans the continuum from the laboratory to the bedside to the community. Internationally, we are collaborating with major institutions in India, China, Africa and the Middle East.
 
Positions will commence July 1, 2012 (unless otherwise stated), and are subject to budgetary approval. Salaries will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.  The successful candidates must be suitable for prompt appointment to the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Applications for all positions should be addressed to the appropriate contact person and area co-ordinates specified under each listing, at: Faculty of Health, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3J 1P3. 
 
Tenure-Track Positions
Department of Psychology
Faculty of Health
 
Quantitative Methods
 
Applications are invited for a full-time tenure-track appointment in Quantitative Methodology for Psychological Research, at the Assistant Professor level. The successful candidate will have a PhD in Psychology, specializing in quantitative methods. Applicants should have an ongoing program of research and specialize in one or more of the following areas: multilevel/hierarchical modeling, methods for brain imaging data, structural equation modeling, measurement (e.g., item response theory), non-parametric or robust methods, or methods for longitudinal data. In addition to joining the existing quantitative faculty in the department’s recently formed Quantitative Methods area, the successful candidate will also have opportunities to collaborate with researchers in one or more of the department’s six other areas, namely Brain, Behaviour and Cognitive Science, Clinical, Clinical-Developmental, Developmental and Cognitive Processes, History and Theory, and Social-Personality. Candidates should show excellence or promise of excellence in teaching and in scholarly research and publication.
 
A letter of application with an up-to-date curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching interests, three reprints or preprints, three letters of reference and teaching evaluations (if available) should be sent, by November 1, 2011, to: Chair, Quantitative Methods Search Committee, 296 Behavioural Sciences Building, Department of Psychology. E-mail: psychair at yorku.ca.
 
Cognitive Aging
 
Applications are invited for a full-time tenure-track appointment in Cognitive Aging, at the Assistant Professor level. The successful candidate will have a PhD in Psychology or a relevant field. Applicants should have an ongoing program of research in cognitive aging and specialize in one or more of the following areas: memory, attention, language, or higher-order cognitive processes. Research should investigate the processes of change across the adult lifespan as they relate to the function of specific cognitive abilities. Research relating to healthy and successful aging is a priority. Candidates should show excellence or promise of excellence in teaching and in scholarly research and publication. The position will involve graduate teaching and supervision, as well as undergraduate teaching and research.
 
A letter of application with an up-to-date curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching interests, three letters of reference and teaching evaluations should be sent, by November 1, 2011, to: Chair, Cognitive Aging Search Committee, Department of Psychology. Tel: 416.736.5116. Fax: 416.736.5814. E-mail: psychair at yorku.ca.
 
York University is an Affirmative Action Employer. The Affirmative Action Program can be found on York’s website at www.yorku.ca/acadjobs or a copy can be obtained by calling the affirmative action office at 416.736.5713. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.
 
www.yorku.ca/acadjobs

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