[CogSci] Faculty Search in Environmental Cognition

[Coley, John]

Greetings Colleagues!

I’m writing to let you know that the Psychology Department at Northeastern University is looking to hire a cognitive scientist doing work in environmental cognition. The full text of the position posting appears below, and is also attached. Please feel free to share this with friends, colleagues, associates, and especially, potential applicants. Thank you for your help in publicizing this search; we’d like to cast our net as broadly as possible.

Be well,

John Coley

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John D. Coley, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Northeastern University, Boston MA, USA
j.coley at northeastern.edu<mailto:j.coley at northeastern.edu>
https://northeastern.zoom.us/j/5555062690

Director, CORE Lab: Conceptual Organization, Reasoning, and Education Laboratory
http://www.northeastern.edu/corelab/

Co-Director, CLEAR: Cognitive Laboratory of Environment and Arts Research https://clear.northeastern.edu/

Faculty Opening in Psychology, Northeastern University
Assistant / Associate Professor Specializing in Environmental Cognition

About Northeastern. Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus.

Our locations—in Boston; Charlotte, North Carolina; London; Portland, Maine; San Francisco; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant—are nodes in our growing global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for flexible, student- centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused research.

Northeastern’s comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs— in a variety of on-campus and online formats—lead to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and careers.

About the Opportunity. The Psychology Department at Northeastern University (www.northeastern.edu/cos/psychology/) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position in psychology to start in the fall of 2021. We seek applicants with a research focus on cognitive approaches to issues underlying climate change and sustainability. Research areas could include, but are not limited to: mental models, bias and decision making, cooperation and self-regulation, and data visualization, as applied to issues of climate change, sustainability, and/or other environmental concerns.

Responsibilities. Responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, conducting a nationally recognized, independent, externally funded research program, and contributing to a new cross-disciplinary research initiative on environmental cognition, stewardship, and sustainability between the Psychology Department, Department of Marine and Environmental Science and School of Public Policy in collaboration with local, national and international stakeholders. A cross-college appointment will be considered where appropriate.

Qualifications. Candidates should have a PhD in psychology or a related field by the appointment start date.

Salary Grade. FAC

Additional Information. All application materials must be submitted through the online recruitment system (https://careersmanager.pageuppeople.com/879/cw/en- us/job/504223/open-rank-assistantassociate-professor), where applicants should be prepared to upload the following: (1) cover letter, (2) curriculum vitae, (3) a statement of research interests and future plans, (4) up to three relevant publications, (5) a statement of teaching philosophy and experience, and (6) a statement describing past and future contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Applicants should also be prepared to provide information, including an email address, for three references. The references will

be contacted by the online recruitment system and asked to provide letters. Inquiries about the position may be directed to Professor John Coley (j.coley at northeastern.edu), Search Committee Chair. Review of applications will begin January 3, 2021 and will continue until the position is filled.

In the Northeastern University College of Science, we embrace a culture of respect, where each person is valued for their contribution and is treated fairly. We oppose all forms of racism. We support a culture that does not tolerate any form of discrimination and where each person may belong. As a College, we strive to have a diverse membership, one where each person is trained and mentored to promote their success.

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University’s commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.



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