Assistant Professor in Experimental/Psychology and Law (Tenure-track)

The Department of Psychology at Central Michigan University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position effective August 2009. The successful candidate will join a department with 35 faculty members to support the Experimental Psychology Program. This program comprises 16 full-time faculty members and offers a doctoral degree in applied experimental psychology as well as a terminal master’s degree in experimental psychology. Candidates should have a research program linking psychology and law that complements existing program faculty. Potential research interests include, but are not limited to, eyewitness testimony, eyewitness identification, jury decision-making, false confessions, and forensic interviewing. Evidence of success in securing external funding to support research and students is desired. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in psychology (although ABD will be considered), demonstrated teaching effectiveness, and interest in teaching psychology and law as well as introductory level courses in statistics and research methodology.

Send application letter, curriculum vita, publication reprints, and three letters of recommendation to Dr. Debra A. Poole, Chair, Psychology & Law Search Committee, Department of Psychology Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI 48859. For further information contact Dr. Poole at poole1da@cmich.edu. Consideration of applications will begin November 1, 2008.

Serving more than 27,000 students, Central Michigan University is a doctoral research university recognized for strong undergraduate education and a range of focused graduate and research programs.

CMU, an AA/EO institution, strongly and actively strives to increase diversity within its community (see www.cmich.edu/aaeo/).