Desirable senior candidates will be intellectual leaders who attract external support for their research. Responsibilities of all applicants will include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, and supervising graduate student theses and dissertations. Applicants with Psychology and Law interests will be expected to contribute to a growing program of research in Psychology, law, and public policy. Applicants within clinical psychology will be expected to have completed an APA-accredited internship. Licensure or license-eligibility is desirable.
Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.
This research is facilitated through close ties with the medical center, the Health Research and Policy Centers, and the Institute on Disability and Human Development. The department also offers a minor in Psychology and Law. Related faculty research interests include legal decision making, children's eyewitness testimony, child abuse, violence against women, and distributive and retributive justice. Junior candidates are expected to have completed the Ph.D. in cognitive or developmental psychology and to show potential for building a strong research program. Senior candidates are also expected to have established a strong record of publication and grant support.