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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY
University of Wisconsin Colleges – Sheboygan Campus
The University of Wisconsin Colleges Psychology Department invites applications for an Assistant Professor on its Sheboygan campus. The UW-Sheboygan campus is one of 13 campuses that comprise the UW Colleges, a freshman-sophomore transfer institution within the UW System. UW Colleges offers an excellent liberal arts and pre-professional education for students beginning work toward a bachelor’s degree.
UW-Sheboygan is a culturally diverse commuter campus with an enrollment of around 900, including full- and part-time students with a mix of traditional and returning adult students. For more information about the campus, please visit www.sheboygan.uwc.edu.
The UW-Sheboygan campus is located in eastern Wisconsin less than an hour north of the Milwaukee metro area; with easy access to Chicago and Green Bay. The campus is nestled on 70 acres of rolling wooded hills just east of I-43 and close to the downtown Sheboygan area and Lake Michigan. Abundant cultural activities can be found in the Sheboygan area and recreational opportunities exist typical of the Great Lakes region. For more information on the SheboyganCounty area, visit www.sheboygan.org.
TITLE: Assistant Professor of Psychology
APPOINTMENT: Tenure-track faculty appointment in the Department of Psychology
Contract begins August 27, 2012.
QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. in Psychology or closely related field from accredited institution. ABD candidates will be considered, provided the PhD is confirmed by the start of the appointment.Qualified candidates must also have demonstrated potential for excellence in teaching, scholarship and research; experience in undergraduate education; and strong communication skills to work effectively with diverse array of students and colleagues.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Normal teaching load is 12 credit hours (4 courses) per semester. Courses taught include Introductory Psychology each semester, and annually may include Abnormal Psychology, Educational Psychology, Psychology of Childhood and Adolescence, Life Span Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, or other course related to discipline. As a tenure-track position, this requires scholarly activity in the discipline as well as institutional and community service. Participation in campus, institutional and community service and the shared governance structure is expected, as is professional development as demonstrated by research activity.
SALARY: $43,000. Summer and Winter sessions offer additional teaching opportunities for compensation. A benefits package is included with the appointment.
APPLICATION:
Application materials should include:
- a cover letter describing your qualifications for the position
- a statement of your teaching philosophy
- a curriculum vita, including a listing of courses previously taught
- evidence of teaching effectiveness
- names, and contact information, including email addresses, of three individuals familiar with your academic career and teaching experience who will act as references, and
- copies of both graduate and undergraduate transcripts. Official transcripts will be required at the start of employment.
- A statement of whether the applicant wishes to have the application held in confidence or made available to the public upon request. If requested, confidentiality of an application can be maintained until an applicant is deemed a finalist in the search.
Electronic submission required for all materials and can be emailed to faculty.positions@uwc.edu. Application materials that cannot be emailed can be mailed to:
University of Wisconsin Colleges
Attn: PSY Faculty Position
432 N. Lake Street
Madison, WI 53706
Questions about the position should be email Dr. Albert Bugaj,Psychology Department Chair, at albert.bugaj@uwc.edu.
Deadline: In order to assure consideration, application materials must be received by January 9, 2012. The position will remain open until filled.
Confidentiality of application can only be maintained until a candidate is determined to be a finalist.
The University of Wisconsin-Colleges is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and actively seeks and encourages applications from underrepresented groups. It is our policy to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment.
A criminal records review will be conducted for all finalist candidates.