[vslist] UH Job Announcement

[Robin Raborn]

TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITIONS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON:
The Department of Psychology at the University of Houston anticipates
filling four tenure-track positions at the level of Assistant or early
Associate Professor for the coming year as part of a continuing major
expansion of the Department.  The positions are in the following areas:
Industrial/Organizational, Psychometrics/Quantitative Methods, Biological
Bases of Behavior, and Social/Cognition.  Candidates for all positions
should demonstrate a record predictive of future scholarly productivity,
potential and commitment to develop a nationally competitive program of
research, and the ability to contribute to undergraduate and doctoral
programs.  The Department of Psychology is one of 14 departments in the
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (See:
http://www.psychology.uh.edu). More than 110 graduate students are enrolled
in the Clinical (APA approved), Industrial/Organizational, or Social/Health
Psychology programs.  Content area applicants with strong quantitative
and/or methodological skills have the opportunity to contribute to the
Department’s offerings in quantitative methods, while applicants in
Psychometric/Quantitative Methods have the opportunity to affiliate with one
or more of the Department’s doctoral programs.  Applicants interested in
cross-area affiliations are specifically encouraged to apply.

The University of Houston is one of the most culturally and ethnically
diverse public universities in the nation, with roughly 36,000 students on
the main campus.  The 800+ faculty members generate approximately $72M
annually in external funding for research.  The presence of
nationally-ranked doctoral, professional, and undergraduate programs in many
disciplines along with nationally prominent university research centers such
as the Texas Learning and Computation Center, and the Texas Institute for
Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistics creates an exciting and synergistic
academic environment that affords faculty unique opportunities for
multidisciplinary training programs and research.  Located in the heart of
the nation’s fourth largest city, the main campus closely reflects the
multi-national, multi-cultural, and entrepreneurial spirit of the city that
is home to the nation’s space program and more Fortune 100 companies than
any other US city, including international leaders in energy, health care,
technology, and transportation.  The University of Houston and surrounding
city offer not only superior opportunities for research and professional
development, but also provide a great place to live.  The city has all the
cultural and entertainment amenities that one would expect in a large city
with a climate that permits the pursuit of most outdoor activities
throughout the year.

Ten minutes away is the world’s largest medical center, the Texas Medical
Center (TMC), consisting of 42 institutions that include the University of
Texas–Houston Health Sciences Center, Baylor College of Medicine, and the VA
Medical Center.  We are linked to the TMC though federal grants, research
institutes, faculty appointments, student practicum placements, and
research. Rice University, with whom we also have long-term connections, is
nearby as well. We also maintain extensive partnerships with industries,
school districts, and mental health groups in the greater Houston area for
research, training, and consulting.  The Department currently occupies
approximately 35,000 sq. ft. of research, office, and clinic space,
including the Psychological Research and Services Center (PRSC), a
departmental facility that houses the majority of on-campus clinical
research as well as the Clinical Psychology program’s training clinic (See:
http://www.uh.edu/prsc/).  Additional information on the University is
available at http://www.uh.edu, and on the Department of Psychology at
http://www.psychology.uh.edu.  Review of candidates for each position will
begin December 1, 2003 and will continue until the position is filled.
Interested candidates should send a cover letter describing teaching and
research interests, curriculum vita, representative recent reprints and
preprints of publications, and three reference letters to the Chair of the
respective search committee (see below).

The University of Houston is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer.  Minorities, women, veterans, and persons with disabilities are
encouraged to apply.

1.	I/O PSYCHOLOGY.  The I/O graduate program at the University of Houston
has been preparing students for careers in academia, consulting, and
industry since 1950. It is one of the oldest and most respected programs in
the country. The UH program subscribes to the scientist-practitioner model
and is committed to training students fully qualified for either academic or
applied settings.  Potential for scholarly productivity is more important
than the specific area of expertise within I/O Psychology.  However, we are
especially interested in candidates who are committed to building a
nationally competitive program of research and contributing to existing
departmental strengths in occupational health psychology and quantitative
methods.  We are also interested in candidates whose research interests
would be enhanced by relocating to Houston where unique opportunities exist
for applied research and data collection.  These opportunities include local
access to industry leaders in energy, health care, international business,
and transportation, including the Texas Medical Center, one of the world’s
largest, which provides special opportunities to study occupational health
issues.   Finally, Houston is one of the most ethnically diverse cities in
the nation, providing access to an ideal environment for the study of
diversity and its implications in employment settings.   For additional
information or to apply, contact:  Jim Campion, Ph.D., I/O Search Committee
Chair, Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX
77204-5022 (jcampion@uh.edu).
2.	PSYCHOMETRICS/QUANTITATIVE METHODS.  All doctoral programs in the
Department emphasize students’ quantitative training, require a minimum of
four semesters of coursework in measurement and statistics, and allow
students to complete a formal departmental minor in quantitative methods.
The successful faculty candidate will demonstrate the potential and
commitment to develop an outstanding program of research, secure external
funding, and excel in the teaching and training of students through formal
instruction and through membership on and chairing of thesis and
dissertation committees.  Candidates are especially sought who are willing
to collaborate with other faculty in research, or whose research interests
would support departmental research foci in anxiety and depression,
evidence-based assessments and interventions, developmental disabilities and
neurotrauma, health psychology and close personal relations, and industrial
organizational psychology and occupational health..  Strengths in
psychometrics and applied psychological measurement, including item response
methods and their application, are preferred but candidates with interests
in experimental design, regression, multivariate methods, categorical and
latent class models, and/or robust statistics will also be considered.
Primary and secondary affiliations with the Department’s doctoral programs
in I/O, Social/Health, and Clinical and Clinical Neuropsychology are
encouraged whenever appropriate.  For additional information or to apply,
contact:  Joe Carbonari, Ed.D., Quantitative Search Committee Chair,
Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5022
(jcarbonari@uh.edu).
3.	BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR.  Candidates are sought with expertise in
biological psychology, which is defined to include behavioral and cognitive
neuroscience.  Specific area of expertise is open, but preference will be
given to applicants with a special interest in development.  The successful
candidate will demonstrate the potential and commitment to develop an
outstanding program of research, secure external funding, and excel in the
teaching and training of graduate and undergraduate students through formal
instruction and mentoring of student research. Candidates with research
interests that involve either human or nonhuman subjects will be considered.
Undergraduate and graduate teaching responsibilities will include courses in
biological psychology and biological development.  The successful candidate
will have the opportunity to supervise graduate students in clinical
psychology and clinical neuropsychology and to participate in the creation
of a new graduate program in developmental cognitive neuroscience, which
will cover the life span, but with special emphasis on early development.
Current faculty interests include visual perception, conscious and
unconscious perception, inter-hemispheric transfer and the cerebral
commissures, hemispheric specialization, the development of language and
bilingualism, and cognitive and neurobehavioral variability.  Collaborative
research may be undertaken with faculty in other departments and colleges at
the University of Houston (e.g., biology, medical imaging, engineering,
pharmacy and optometry) and in the Texas Medical Center.  Other
collaborative opportunities may be found at Rice University, NASA, and the
University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.  For additional information
or to apply, contact:  H. Julia Hannay, Ph.D., Biological Bases of Behavior
Search Committee Chair, Department of Psychology, University of Houston,
Houston, TX  77204-5022 (jhannay@uh.edu).
4.	SOCIAL COGNITION.  The Social/Health Program of the Department of
Psychology at the University of Houston seeks to hire in the area of social
cognition at the level of Assistant or early Associate Professor. The
successful candidate will demonstrate the potential and commitment to
develop an outstanding program of research, secure external funding, and
excel in the teaching and training of graduate and undergraduate students
through formal instruction and mentoring of student research. Evidence of
scholarly productivity and the ability to build a program of research in
social cognition that may relate to research areas and the department’s
existing doctoral programs are important. Current research emphases in the
Social/Health Psychology Program include close relationships and personal
motivation, addiction, prevention of adolescent problem behaviors, and
physiological correlates of stress.  For additional information or to apply,
contact:  Richard Evans, Ph.D., Social Psychology Search Committee Chair,
Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5022
(rievans@uh.edu).