Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position
Texas Tech University
Department of Psychology
Texas Tech University’s Psychology Department invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor Position in Human Factors/Applied Experimental to begin August 2010. The position requires an earned Ph.D., ability to teach undergraduate and graduate psychology courses, mentor students, conduct a productive research program with potential to secure external funding, and provide University service. Specialty area is open. Some preference will be given to human factors researchers that have a cognitive orientation and focus, as well as to those whose research complements that of current faculty.
Successful candidates will have a strong psychology background, training in human factors or experimental psychology, and an ability to integrate basic and applied research. The Human Factors program is fully accredited by HFES. For more details, http://www.depts.ttu.edu/psy/news/facultyopenings.php . The Department has approximately 100 doctoral students in applied cognitive, human factors, social clinical and counseling (both APA-accredited). Our research programs encompass departmental, campus, community and national/international collaborations.
Lubbock is a temperate, low-cost metropolitan area of 200,000 people with a large medical community and an affiliated Health Sciences Center.
To apply, please go to the TTU employment website (https://jobs.texastech.edu), select the requisition #79448, and create a profile that includes a cover letter, vita, documentation of research and teaching effectiveness, reprints and three letters of reference. Items submitted by mail, such as reprints and letters of references, should be sent to the Search Committee Co-Chair: Dr. Keith S. Jones., Department of Psychology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, 79409-2051; ejmay@cambridgemgmt.com
Initial screening begins September 28th and will continue until the position is filled. Texas Tech University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We strongly encourage applications from women and minorities, and we consider the needs of dual-career couples.