[CogSci] Assistant Professor in Cognitive Psychology at Oklahoma State University

[Sarah Kucker]

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY is seeking an
outstanding scientist to fill a full-time, Assistant Professor, tenure track
position in Psychology beginning August 2019.  The area of specialization is
in cognitive psychology, with a focus on the interface between high level
cognition and law. 

 

Ideal candidates will have a strong background and research expertise in
either memory or decision-making as it relates to the law, and the
individual would be expected to teach a course in the psychology of law as
part of their instructional responsibilities. Candidates are expected to
have a record of and dedication to scholarly activity, and to interact well
with colleagues and students. They must also demonstrate the capacity to
maintain a high-quality research program leading to scholarly productivity
in the form of professional publications, presentations, and grantsmanship.
Competitive salary and start-up funds are available.

 

Candidates will be expected to serve as a research mentor for doctoral
students, to supervise undergraduate research, and to provide quality
classroom instruction for both graduate and undergraduate courses. Typical
teaching load is two courses per semester. The successful candidate will be
expected to teach courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. A
successful faculty candidate should be willing to teach from a multicultural
perspective and should be willing to mentor ethnically and racially
underrepresented students. Diversity is a core value of the Department of
Psychology and we maintain two programs to encourage the recruitment,
retention, and success of diverse students.

 

The Department has 23 full-time faculty and offers Ph.D. degrees in
experimental psychology and clinical psychology. The experimental program
has concentrations in Developmental, Comparative-Neurobiological, Cognitive,
and Social-Personality. The Department offers training to approximately 50
doctoral students and 600 undergraduate majors. Applicants are encouraged to
visit the Department website at http://psychology.okstate.edu .

 

OSU is located in Stillwater, OK, an environmentally clean, safe, pleasant
city of 45,000 located in north central Oklahoma, approximately 70 miles
from both Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Stillwater public schools were recently
selected as one of the "100 Best Public School Systems in America," and the
city has excellent affordable housing.

 

For full consideration, application materials must be received by October
15, 2018. However, applications will be accepted until the position is
filled. It is anticipated that interviewing will begin in late November or
early December. Applications should include a cover letter indicating
research and teaching interests, vita, reprints/preprints, summary of course
evaluations/evidence of teaching excellence, and three letters of
recommendation. The application portfolio will be submitted electronically
using Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/54216. Please direct
questions to Dr. Jennifer Byrd-Craven, Chair, Psychology Search Committee,
Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, 116 North Murray,
Stillwater, OK 74078-3064; (405) 744-2914; psychologysearch at okstate.edu.

 

Oklahoma State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action/E-verify Employer, committed to diversity and all qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be
discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability protected veteran
status or other protected category.  OSU is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and
desires priority referrals of protected veterans for its openings.  OSU will
not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or
applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their
own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.  However, employees who
have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants
as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other
employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to
compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a
formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation,
proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the
employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish
information.  41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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