[vslist] job posting

[James E. Hoffman]

Position: Tenure-track faculty position in Cognition (Rank open)

Location: University of Delaware



The Department of Psychology at the University of Delaware invites
applications for an open-rank, tenure-track line in the area of cognitive
psychology to begin in September 2003. The area of research in cognition is
open but we are particularly interested in research that takes a
developmental perspective on issues in spatial cognition, perception, or
language. This call for applications is the beginning of a five-year plan to
significantly enhance the Department beginning with the opening of a $26M
renovation of the Psychology/Biology Building in January 2003. The
Department has identified "early experience and developmental processes" as
a unifying theme for all its subareas (Behavioral Neuroscience, Clinical,
Cognitive, Social). In addition to the cognitive position, the department
plans to make appointments in the following areas for next year: Behavioral
Neuroscience (tenure-track, assistant professor) with developmental
interests in behavior and neuroplasticity or neuroendocrinology (Chair: Mark
Stanton; Stanton@udel.edu) and  Area open (full-time, continuing, non-tenure
track, assistant professor) with particular interests in undergraduate
teaching, especially general psychology, and serving as Director of
Undergraduate Advising (Chair, Robert Simons; rsimons@udel.edu). The
cognitive area has excellent research facilities including a high density
ERP system and several eye-trackers. The University also has an active
program in Cognitive Science, with strength in the areas of language, space
and number using a variety of approaches, including ERPs. The Department is
playing a central role in the opening of a facility called the Early
Learning Center that involves a translational research effort within a day
care and after school program for approximately 150-200 children (ages
0-12). Other faculty interested in developmental approaches to cognition
include, for example, Roberta Golinkoff, Frank Murray, and George Bear in
the School of Education. We anticipate future growth in the cognitive area
and the successful candidate will play a major role in shaping the direction
of that growth. The Clinical program is APA approved and has been a member
of the Academy of Psychological Clinical Science (APCS) since its inception
in 1995.  The Psychology Department is located on a beautiful campus ideally
situated within 50 miles of both Philadelphia and Baltimore, 100 miles of
Washington D.C., and 150 miles of  New York. For more information, see our
website: http://www.udel.edu. Candidates for the positions should have
strong records of programmatic research and a commitment to teaching
undergraduate and graduate students. Applicants should send a vita,
reprints, and a cover letter stating research and teaching interests to
James E. Hoffman, Chair of the Cognitive Search Committee, Department of
Psychology, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716. Inquiries can also be
made by e-mail (hoffman@udel.edu ) or phone (302- 831-2271). Review of
applications will begin November 1 and continue until the positions are
filled. The University of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity Employer.




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James E. Hoffman                          Phone:           302-831-2453
Department of Psychology                  Fax:           302-831-3645
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19176
hoffman@udel.edu
http://hoffman.psych.udel.edu