Open-Rank Faculty Position in Behavior Genetics
The Department of Psychology in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, is conducting a major hiring initiative aimed at strengthening its position as one of the world’s major departments. As part of this initiative, the Department is searching for a Behavioral Geneticist to join its graduate training program in Personality, Individual Differences, and Behavioral Genetics. This is an open-rank faculty search, which will be filled at either the tenure-track assistant professor level or at the tenured associate or full professor level depending on qualifications. Tenured appointments will involve a joint hire through Psychology and the University of Minnesota’s Translational Neuroscience Scholars program. The latter is part of a university-wide effort to build strength in basic and applied neuroscience, including genetic approaches to behavioral disorders.
Candidates must have completed the requirements for the Ph.D. in Psychology or a related field by the appointment start date. Essential qualifications are demonstrated scholarly excellence and a well-planned program of research. In addition, for tenured hires, history of external funding and visibility of research program will also be considered. The overall quality of the candidate’s research contributions is more important than specific area within behavioral genetics. Excellence in teaching is strongly desired.
Successful applicants will be expected to carry on an active research program and contribute to the research and training of graduate students. Senior hires will also be expected to contribute to the University’s mission in translational neuroscience. Teaching responsibilities will consist of graduate and undergraduate courses as well as seminars in special areas of interest. Successful applicants also will be expected to contribute to the service needs of the Department, College and University. Outstanding colleagues and all the resources of a major research and graduate training department will be available to support each faculty member’s work.
The University of Minnesota has a long and illustrious history of contributions to behavioral genetics research. There is a large and collaborative group of faculty and research staff in the Department of Psychology interested in behavioral genetic research and the Department houses both the Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research and the Minnesota Study of Twins Reared Apart. Program faculty are affiliated with the University of Minnesota’s Institute of Human Genetics and the University of Minnesota offers excellent genotyping, imaging, and computing research facilities.
The earliest beginning date for these full-time, nine-month academic year faculty positions is Fall Semester, 2009. Later start dates may also be arranged. Salary is competitive and will depend on the candidate’s qualifications, experience and the rank of the appointment.
Applicants for the tenure-track position should submit electronically their curriculum vitae, statements of research and teaching interests (not to exceed 500 words each), and up to three reprints/preprints following the procedures given at (employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=74424) for candidates at the Assistant Professor level or (employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=74425) for candidates at the Associate/Full Professor level. Applicants at the tenure-track level should also arrange to have three letters of reference sent electronically to psyappt@umn.edu. (please note that only reference letters can be submitted by e-mail; applications must be submitted following the procedures given at the links identified above). Review of applications will begin on October 10, 2008 and continue until the position is filled. Additional application materials may be requested at a later date.
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