Assistant/Associate Professor – Legal

University of Texas at El Paso
College of Liberal Arts
Department of Psychology
Assistant/Associate Professor – Legal

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The University of Texas at El Paso, Department of Psychology invites applications for the position of Assistant or Associate Professor in Legal Psychology to begin in the fall of 2009. Our faculty conducts research in a variety of legal areas, including eyewitness identification, child witnesses, jury decision making, alibi witnesses, interrogation and confessions, and the impact of language translation on forensic statements. Our proximity to the U.S. – Mexico border offers unique opportunities to pursue law related studies and research funding from a multitude of national and international agencies and foundations. We have unique research opportunities in the context of homeland security as well. We are seeking a dynamic investigator who has a clear trajectory in her or his research program and will contribute to our legal psychology doctoral program, as well as teach undergraduate and graduate courses. Candidates must have a PhD and should have a record of extramural funding and an active research program.

ABOUT UTEP: The department has 15 faculty members, more than 600 undergraduate majors, and 52 graduate students in MA and PhD programs (http://www.utep.edu/psych). UTEP is classified as a Carnegie Doctoral/Research-Intensive University, ranking 4th among public universities in Texas in research expenditures. UTEP is located in the most populous bi-national metropolitan area in the world, with a combined population of 2.4 million.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Review of applications will begin on January 15, 2009 and continue until the position is filled. Candidates should send a letter of application summarizing research interests and qualifications plus a curriculum vita and three letters of reference to:

Legal Psychology Search Committee
Department of Psychology
University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX 79968-0553 or
legalpsych@utep.edu

The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or sexual orientation in employment or the provision of services. Members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.