Tenure-track Academic Year Assistant Professor (Open) (73 views)

The Department of Psychology of California State University, Dominguez Hills invites applications for Tenure-Track position at the rank of Academic Year Assistant Professor with the appointment starting in Fall 2019. 

At CSUDH we celebrate and respect diversity in all forms that includes every race, religion, gender, ethnicity, veterans, people with varied abilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. CSUDH is seeking applications from candidates who can demonstrate experience in teaching and working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and contribute to the University’s mission, vision, and core value. CSUDH Mission, Vision, and Core Values

The College of Natural Behavioral Sciences is one of the six main instructional units of the university.  The Psychology Department, an academic unit within the College, offers its students the option to pursue a wide variety of areas in the study of human and animal behavior while simultaneously providing a solid grounding in the research and scientific aspects of our field. For students with a general interest in psychology, many of our courses are useful in understanding oneself and relating to others more effectively. At the undergraduate level, the Department of Psychology provides opportunity for the study of three different aspects of the field. For students interested in the research and scientific aspects, courses on the application of the scientific method to the study of human and animal behavior are offered. For those with applied interests, courses relating to counseling, clinical psychology, health psychology and behavioral medicine, gerontology, industrial and organizational psychology, computers, and service in community agencies are offered. For students with a general interest in psychology, many courses provide knowledge that is useful in understanding one’s self and in understanding and relating to others more effectively.

For more information see: http://www.nbs.csudh.edu/psychology

The Position

The ideal candidate’s area of specialization is industrial/organizational psychology or consumer psychology; other sub-disciplines of psychology will be considered as long as the candidate demonstrates expertise in business-related or consumer-related research topics. The candidate must have the ability to teach industrial/organizational psychology and the expertise to develop additional courses in his or her area of specialization.  The candidate is expected to teach primarily undergraduate courses. Additionally, the ideal candidate will initiate and maintain interdisciplinary collaborations with the College of Business Administration and Public Policy and/or with businesses and organizations within and outside the University community.

Responsibilities 

The primary responsibilities of faculty members are to teach; maintain an active research program; advise students; and serve on departmental and university committees.  Additionally, the candidate should expect to create courses in her or his specialty area. The appointment will be effective for the fall semester of the 2019-2020 academic year, beginning in August 2019. The Department of Psychology offers a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in psychology (clinical psychology and health psychology tracks).

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in any sub-discipline of psychology.  Applicants who are “ABD” will be considered; however, the doctoral degree must be completed prior to employment.
  • The candidate must have research experience (i.e. peer reviewed publications and/or externally funded grants) and a desire to mentor graduate and undergraduate students.
  • Experience in teaching undergraduates from diverse age, socioeconomic, cultural, and academic backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications

  • The ideal candidate’s area of specialization is industrial/organizational psychology or consumer psychology; other sub-disciplines of psychology will be considered as long as the candidate demonstrates expertise in business-related or consumer-related research topics.
  • The candidate must have the ability to teach industrial/organizational psychology and the expertise to develop additional courses in his or her area of specialization. 
  • The candidate is expected to teach primarily undergraduate courses.
  • Will initiate and maintain interdisciplinary collaborations with the College of Business and Administration and Public Policy and/or with businesses and organizations within and outside the University community.

Background Checks

Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment.  CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information.  Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

JOB IS EXPIRED.