Southern

Polytechnic

State University University System of Georgia                       POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY (Social and International Studies) 08-241

POSITION SUMMARY

The Social and International Studies Department at Southern Polytechnic State University invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor position in Psychology beginning August 11, 2008.  Other ranks will be considered.  SPSU (www.spsu.edu) is a member institution in the University System of Georgia, located 20 minutes northwest of downtown Atlanta, in the historic city of Marietta.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum qualifications required are a Ph. D. in Psychology.  The successful applicant must be able to teach Cognitive Psychology (at the undergraduate and graduate level) or Human Factors.  The ability to teach Experimental Psychology is a plus. Preference will be given to candidates with college-level teaching experience and the ability to teach introductory level courses in a second social science discipline.  The ability to develop and offer web-based courses and to teach an introductory-level quantitative research course is desirable.

SALARY: Commensurate with experience

APPLICATION PROCESS:

Applicants must submit (1) a letter of application; (2) a curriculum vita; (3) graduate transcripts (unofficial transcripts are acceptable); (4) teaching evaluations if available, and (5) three current letters of recommendation to Dr. Julie Newell, Chair, Department of Social and International Studies, Southern Polytechnic State University, 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, Georgia, 30060-2896. Additional materials, including official transcripts and writing sample, may be requested later. Screening of candidates will begin on November 30, 2007, and continue until the position is filled.  SPSU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Southern Polytechnic State University, a member of the University System of Georgia, is a residential university with approximately 4,200 students pursuing bachelors and masters degrees in many of the nation’s fastest growing technology fields. The university, located one mile west of 1-75’s Exit 263, is just 20 minutes northwest of downtown Atlanta. Southern Polytechnic is an EOE/ADA/AA Employer v University System of Georgia.

Posted: November 16, 2007