Postdoctoral Research Associate (41 views)

Tuscaloosa, AL
November 23, 2020

 

Job Summary: Postdoctoral Research Associate positions available to persons with degrees and research interests within Psychology, with the goal of transitioning successful candidates into tenure-track positions in the University of Alabama’s College of Arts & Sciences.

Additional Department Summary: The College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Alabama and the Department of Psychology seeks applications for the Dean’s Postdoctoral Research Associate positions. Successful candidates will hold terminal degrees and demonstrate a record of academic achievement in a research area or areas covered in Psychology. The department will establish a series of structured merit-based evaluations with the goal of transitioning successful candidates into tenure-track positions. The Dean’s Postdoctoral Research Associate positions have been established through a major College initiative begun in 2019 to promote an inclusive scholarly environment in which outstanding scholars support the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the College.

Required Minimum Qualifications: Applications are encouraged from excellent candidates with research interests in Psychology. Joint appointments across departments are possible. The minimum requirement at the time of the appointment is a Ph.D. or other terminal degree in a field of research represented within the College of Arts & Sciences. Initial appointments are for one year, with renewal contingent upon demonstration of research productivity. The Department of Psychology will develop mentoring plans detailing benchmarks for possible transition of Postdoctoral Research Associates into tenure-track professorship positions. Standard university hiring practices will govern any process of transitioning Postdoctoral Research Associates into tenure-track professor positions. Materials should be submitted online at https://staffjobs.ua.edu/en-us/job/511935/postdocvisiting-scientist-psychology-py-fall-2021-511935. Review of applications will begin January 1, 2021.

The University of Alabama is an equal-opportunity employer (EOE), including an EOE of protected vets and individuals with disabilities.

JOB IS EXPIRED.