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From: Mike Cole (mcole@weber.ucsd.edu)
Date: Wed Dec 15 1999 - 10:33:22 PST


>From: PSYCOLOQUY <journal@princeton.edu>
Subject: PSYCOLOQUY (Employment: 259 lines)
To: PSYC@PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU
Status: R

PSYCOLOQUY ISSN 1055-0143 Wednesday, 15th December 1999, Newsletter Section

        (1) Employment: Two Associate Professorships in Human Cognition.
        (2) Employment: Research Scientist in Adaptive Decision Making.
        (3) Employment: Two Tenure-Track Positions in Developmental Psych.
        (4) Employment: Tenure-Track Position in Developmental Psych.
        (5) Employment: Two Senior Lectureships.

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>From: Morten Christiansen (morten@compute.it.siu.edu)
Subject: Two Associate Professorships in Human Cognition.

THE PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, CARBONDALE
invites applications for two positions at the Assistant or Associate
Professor level from individuals with research and teaching interests
in human cognition. The two positions are intended to support and
strengthen our newly-organized graduate program in Brain and Cognitive
Sciences. (See http://www.siu.edu/~psycho/bcs for a program
description.) 1) HUMAN MEMORY AND COGNITION: Candidates for this
position will be expected to share responsibility for teaching basic
graduate and undergraduate courses in memory and cognition, possibly
undergraduate research methods, as well as courses in their own
specialty area. 2) COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT IN INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD:
Candidates for this position will be expected to share responsibility
for teaching basic graduate and undergraduate courses in pre-adolescent
development, possibly undergraduate research methods, as well as
courses within their own specialty area. The Developmental position is
a security-sensitive position. Before an offer of employment is made,
the University will conduct a pre-employment background investigation
that includes a criminal background check. For both positions, we are
especially interested in candidates with expertise in computational
modeling (preferably neural networks) and/or cognitive neuroscience.
Interest and experience with an integrated multidisciplinary approach
to research area is highly desirable.

Applicants must have either demonstrated potential for (Assistant
Professor level) or an established record of (Associate Professor
level) excellence in teaching, publication, and externally-funded
research. The appointment will be made at the Assistant or Associate
level to begin August 16, 2000. Ph.D. in Psychology required. ABD
applicants will be considered at an Assistant Professor appointment if
all degree requirements will be met by August 16, 2000. If all
requirements for the Ph.D. are not completed by that date, a one-year
term appointment will be offered at the rank of instructor. Review of
applications will begin December 1, 1999, but applications will be
accepted until the position is filled. Applicants should send a cover
letter with an explicit statement of research interests, a current
curriculum vitae, relevant reprints/preprints, teaching evaluations (if
available), and have three letters of recommendation sent to:

Stephanie Clancy Dollinger, Ph.D.,
Search Committee (specify Cognitive or Developmental),
Department of Psychology,
Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 62901-6502.

All positions pending funding approval. Southern Illinois University,
Carbondale is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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>From: Peter Todd (ptodd@mpib-berlin.mpg.de)
Subject: Research Scientists in Adaptive Decision Making.

RESEARCH SCIENTISTS IN ADAPTIVE DECISION MAKING -- The Center for
Adaptive Behavior and Cognition at the Max Planck Institute for Human
Development in Berlin, Germany, is seeking applicants for 6-year
research scientist positions (renewable every 2 years) beginning
September 1, 2000. Candidates must have a PhD in psychology (e.g.,
judgment and decision making, evolutionary, cognitive), experimental
economics, evolutionary/behavioral biology, AI/computer modeling, or a
related field, and interest in studying the cognitive mechanisms
underlying bounded, social, and ecological rationality in real-world
domains. Salary is dependent on age and experience (BAT IIa/Ib,
approximately DM 75,000 to DM 93,000 per year). For a detailed
description of our research projects and current researchers (and
announcements of our additional open pre/postdoc positions), please
visit our homepage at http://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/abc or write to Dr.
Peter Todd at ptodd who-is-at mpib-berlin.mpg.de. The working language of the
center is English. We strongly encourage applications from women and
members of minority groups.

Send applications (including cover letter describing research
interests, curriculum vitae, 3 or more letters of recommendation, and
reprints) by February 15, 2000 to Professor Gerd Gigerenzer, Center for
Adaptive Behavior and Cognition, Max Planck Institute for Human
Development, Lentzeallee 94, 14195 Berlin, Germany.

PRE/POSTDOCS IN ADAPTIVE DECISION MAKING--The Center for Adaptive
Behavior and Cognition at the Max Planck Institute for Human
Development in Berlin, Germany, is seeking applicants for 1 one-year
Predoctoral Fellowship (tax-free stipend DM 21,600) and 2 two-year
Postdoctoral Fellowships (tax-free stipend DM 43,200) beginning
September 1, 2000. Candidates should be interested in studying bounded,
social, and ecological rationality in real-world domains, and should
have expertise in one of the following areas: judgment and decision
making, evolutionary psychology or biology, cognitive anthropology,
experimental economics, social heuristics, or risk-taking. For a
detailed description of our research projects and current researchers,
please visit our WWW homepage at http://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/abc or
write to Dr. Peter Todd at ptodd who-is-at mpib-berlin.mpg.de.The working
language of the center is English. We strongly encourage applications
from women, handicapped individuals, and members of minority groups.

Send applications (including cover letter describing research
interests, curriculum vitae, letters of recommendation, and reprints)
by February 28, 2000 to Professor Gerd Gigerenzer, Center for Adaptive
Behavior and Cognition, Max Planck Institute for Human Development,
Lentzeallee 94, 14195 Berlin, Germany.

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>From: Philip Zelazo (zelazo@psych.utoronto.ca)
Subject: Two Tenure-Track Positions in Developmental Psych.

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto
(OISE/UT) Tenure-Stream Positions.

On July 1, 1996, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education merged
with the Faculty of Education, University of Toronto to become the
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto
(OISE/UT). With its strong links to Canadian and international
education communities, the new institution offers exciting teaching and
research opportunities.

Applications are invited for two tenure-stream positions. Preferred
candidates will possess a doctoral degree and a proven record of
scholarly publication, and will be expected to make a strong
contribution to preservice teacher education and graduate education.

1. Career Counselling and Development
The successful candidate will have recognized expertise in the areas of
career counselling, career development theory, and educational and
psychological testing. (Department of Adult Education, Community
Development and Counselling Psychology)

2. Child and Adolescent Development
Preferred candidates will have a research program in early
childhood/transition to school and/or special education/adaptive
instruction. (Department of Human Development and Applied Psychology)

Responsibilities of positions will include: research; teaching;
supervision of master's and doctoral theses; and, in some cases,
supervision of student teaching. Rank and salary will be
commensurate with qualifications and experience. Appointments will
commence on July 1, 2000.

Applications, which must include full curriculum vitae, should be
submitted by December 15, 1999 to Professor Michael Fullan, Dean,
OISE/UT, 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1V6. Three
confidential letters of reference should be sent directly to Dean
Fullan by the same date. In accordance with its Employment Equity
Policy, the University of Toronto encourages applications from
qualified women and men, members of visible minorities, aboriginal
peoples, and persons with disabilities.

For more information about OISE/UT and these positions, please visit our

web site at http://www.oise.utoronto.ca

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>From: Janet Astington (jwastington@oise.utoronto.ca)
Subject: Tenure-Track Position in Developmental Psych.

Applications are invited for a tenure-stream position in Child and
Adolescent Development, in the Department of Human Development and
Applied Psychology at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of
the University of Toronto (OISE/UT). Preferred candidates will possess
a doctoral degree and a proven record of scholarly publication, will
have a research program in early childhood/transition to school and/or
special education/adaptive instruction, and will be expected to make a
strong contribution to preservice teacher education and graduate
education. Responsibilities of position will include: research;
teaching; supervision of master's and doctoral theses; and, in some
cases, supervision of student teaching. Rank and salary will be
commensurate with qualifications and experience. The appointment will
commence on July 1, 2000.

Applications, which must include full curriculum vitae, should be
submitted by December 15, 1999 to Professor Michael Fullan, Dean,
OISE/UT, 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1V6. Three
confidential letters of reference should be sent directly to Dean
Fullan by the same date. In accordance with its Employment Equity
Policy, the University of Toronto encourages applications from
qualified women and men, members of visible minorities, aboriginal
peoples, and persons with disabilities. This position is open to both
Canadian and international applicants. For more information about
OISE/UT and this position, please visit our web site at
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca

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>From: Victoria University of Wellington (Science-appoint@vuw.ac.nz)
Subject: Two Senior Lectureships.

FACULTY OF SCIENCE, Te Wahanga Putaiao

Applications are invited from suitably qualified people for the
following vacancies in the School of Psychology. Successful candidates
for these positions will teach at the undergraduate and graduate level,
supervise post-graduate research, and contribute at a significant level
to the School^s research programme.

SENIOR LECTURESHIP/LECTURESHIP
CRIMINAL JUSTICE/FORENSIC/CORRECTIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

Ref SA929
In addition to the duties outlined above, the successful candidate will
be involved with the Post-Graduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology. A
PhD and/or a recognised post-graduate clinical qualification, and
evidence of extensive experience with offender populations will be
preferred.

Applications are welcomed from persons with expertise in any area of
criminal justice, forensic or correctional psychology, including
assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of adolescent or adult
offenders, investigative psychology, forensic clinical psychology, or
criminal psychology.

SENIOR LECTURESHIP/LECTURESHIP
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY/DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

Ref: SA930
For this position the School is particularly interested in seeking
candidates with teaching and research interests in one of the following
areas: experimental social psychology, the social psychology of aging,
judgement and decision making, cultural psychology or social/emotional
development.

The preferred candidate will have a PhD and be able to show evidence
of successful teaching and research.

Closing date for applications: 28 February 2000 or when positions are
filled. For all enquiries and applications, please quote the relevant
reference number.

Position descriptions are available from:

HR Assistant,
Faculty of Science,
Victoria University of Wellington,
PO Box 600,
Wellington,
New Zealand
tel: +64 4 463 5233 ext 8071
fax +64 4 463 5122

Science-appoint@vuw.ac.nz

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