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DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position Experimental Psychology The Department of Psychology and Counseling at the University of Central Arkansas invites applications for an Assistant Professor, tenure-track position, to begin August 16, 2021. A Ph.D. in Psychology or closely related field is required. Areas of scholarship and expertise are open with some preference for candidates who can contribute to our programs/coursework in health psychology, cognitive psychology, or industrial/organizational psychology. We are eager to support applicants who bring diversity to the department and university. Position Responsibilities  Serve as a core member of the undergraduate faculty with some teaching in the graduate programs.  Teach courses in line with program and department needs.  Conduct an active program of research and scholarship with a clearly articulated agenda that supports the involvement of students as research assistants. ...

The Department of Psychological Science within the College of Arts and Sciences at Creighton University is hiring a full-time resident assistant professor (RAP) position to begin in the fall of 2021. Preference will be given to candidates who will have completed all work towards a Ph.D. in Psychology or a related field before August 2021. The Department of Psychological Science is an undergraduate department and the RAPs will teach four classes per semester (fall/spring). The candidates will be expected to teach courses in Introductory Psychology and Research Methods and Statistics as well as any courses among the following that are within their expertise:  Abnormal Psychology, Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Learning, or Cross-Cultural Psychology.  Creighton University is a private Jesuit, Catholic coeducational urban university that encourages applications from qualified individuals of all backgrounds who believe they can contribute to the distinctive...

The Mind and Society Center ( http://dornsife.usc.edu/mindandsociety ) co-directed by Professor Daphna Oyserman, at the University of Southern California, is seeking applications for a 2-year Post-Doctoral Research Associate beginning as soon as possible (two year postdoc broken into two one year segments, with opportunity for renewal at one year mark assuming excellent performance and availability of funding).  Position Description: The postdoc will work closely with Dr. Oyserman on projects funded by IES (Institute for Educational Studies) and EIR ( Education Innovation and Research), examining the consequences of an intervention to improve students identity- based motivation on their academic performance as part of the Pathways-to-Success program. The Pathways intervention has been developed so that it is deliverable by teachers who have been trained by other teachers. Our funding supports the evaluation of this train-the-trainer scaling model in urban...

Visiting Assistant Professor of Cognitive and Behavioral Science Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA The Cognitive and Behavioral Science Department at Washington and Lee University ( https://my.wlu.edu/cognitive-and-behavioral-science ) seeks to fill a one-year Visiting Assistant Professor position in Cognitive psychology, beginning July 1, 2021. This position carries a 6-course teaching load distributed over Fall and Winter terms (12 weeks each), and the university’s signature 4-week Spring Term. Competitive applicants will demonstrate a commitment to undergraduate instruction and engagement of undergraduates in research. We seek candidates who can teach an introductory cognition course as well as developmental psychology and/or statistics. The successful candidate will also teach courses in their area of expertise, supervise student research, and be skilled with statistical software. To achieve our mission as a liberal arts college, we continually...