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TENURE TRACK POSITION FOR AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN COGNITIVE OR SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE

POSITION :

NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, Department of Psychology invites applications for a tenure track position for an Assistant Professor in Cognitive or Social Neuroscience (Ph.D. required prior to appointment). Our department promotes excellence in both teaching and research.

Responsibilities :

The successful candidate will be required to teach courses in their area of specialty as well as in statistics and research methods at both Chicago and University Center of Lake County campuses. The candidate is also expected to maintain a research program in their area of specialty that involves undergraduates and possibly Master?s students from our Gerontology program.

UNIVERSITY :

Founded in 1867, NEIU has a rich tradition of educational innovation and prides itself on preparing teachers and administrators who make a difference in Chicago. That tradition continues to this day and has expanded to include an array of academic disciplines, allowing the University to embrace fully the community in which it resides. NEIU is regarded as the most diverse public comprehensive university in the Midwest and is designated by the United States Department of Education as a Hispanic Serving Institution. Diversity is an important factor in the character of this urban institution and in the social fabric of the student body. NEIU has an enrollment of 11,500 students, and ALANA students represent nearly 60% of the student body. Located on 67 acres in an attractive residential area on the northwest side of Chicago, the University offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate programs in the arts, sciences, education, and business. The University has additional campuses in the metropolitan area: The Carruthers Center for Inner city Studies, El Centro, and the Center for College Access and Success (formerly the Chicago Teachers? Center). The University is also a founding member of the University Center of Lake County consortium campus in suburban Lake County, north of Chicago. Newsweek magazine named Northeastern Illinois University the sixth ?Best Investment? in the United States and number one in Illinois. NEIU is an AA/EOE.

APPLICATIONS :

Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.  Please send the following:

* letter of application, * statement of teaching philosophy and research program, * CV, * evidence of teaching effectiveness, * 3 letters of recommendation, * recent publications, and * a copy of your current transcript to :

A. David Farmer Jr.,PhD

(a-farmer2@neiu.edu), Department of Psychology, NEIU, 5500 N. St. Louis Ave, Chicago, 60625.

Go tohttp://www.neiu.edu/academics/college-of-arts-and-sciences/departments/psyc hology for details.