College of Arts & Sciences

Job Postings

Two Assistant Professors of Clinical Psychology

Georgia State University anticipates hiring two tenure-track faculty members at the rank of Assistant Professor of Psychology, beginning Fall 2012, pending budgetary approval. Area of focus is open but preference will be given to candidates whose research contributes to programmatic strengths in (1) clinical neuropsychology or (2) clinical outcome/process research. Researchers with expertise in neuroimaging techniques and/or working with diverse populations are particularly encouraged to apply. Georgia State University is a research university located in downtown Atlanta. The department (www.gsu.edu/psychology) is committed to serving our diverse student body (http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwpsy/5441.html). GSU houses several interdisciplinary initiatives and centers, including the state-of-the-art Georgia State/Georgia Tech Center for Advanced Brain Imaging (www.cabiatl.com/cabi), the Language Research Center, the Center for Research in Atypical Development and Learning, the Center for Behavioral Neuroscience, and University initiatives in Language & Literacy, Brains & Behavior, and the Partnership for Urban Health Research.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. from an APA-accredited Clinical Psychology Program and be eligible for Georgia licensure at the time of appointment. Applicants should send a letter of application that discusses their (1) program of research/scholarship inclusive of future goals, (2) philosophy of teaching a diverse student body and evidence of teaching effectiveness, and (3) clinical experience and interests with information about license eligibility at the time of employment. All applicants should send a curriculum vitae and representative publications and arrange for three letters of recommendation to be sent to Chair, Psychology Search Committee, Department of Psychology, P.O. Box 5010, Atlanta, GA 30302-5010. Review of applications will begin November 1, 2011, and will continue until the positions are filled. An offer of employment will be conditional on background verification. Georgia State University is an AA/EEO employer. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply.

Clinical Psychologist (2 half-time positions)

We are seeking licensed psychologists to provide direct clinical supervision to clinical psychology graduate students completing assessment and therapy practica (Fall, Spring, and Summer terms) in the GSU Psychology Clinic. In addition to providing supervision, the supervisor will conduct ongoing evaluations of supervisees, complete semester competency evaluations, provide feedback to students, help to plan needed remediation, and participate in annual reviews of students. Other responsibilities are to attend bi-weekly clinic staff meetings, assist students with case presentations, and provide first-line emergency clinical backup coverage during clinic business hours (including at least one evening per week). We seek supervisors who can foster increased awareness and sensitivity to integrating training in cultural competency and ethical issues into the clinical practicum experience.  The salary is $30,000 for half-time. See GSU Vacancy # 061949, see http://www.gsu.edu/jobs/index.html.  For more information please contact Frank Floyd, ffloyd@gsu.edu, 404-413-6271.

Three Tenure-Track Positions (Open Rank)

As part of Georgia State University’s Second Century Initiative (2CI; see http://www.gsu.edu/secondcentury), we anticipate faculty openings for three scholars with established expertise in primate social cognition and behavior, beginning Fall 2012, pending budgetary approval.  Each successful candidate will be hired at the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor (depending on experience) with a primary appointment in the Departments of Psychology or Anthropology, or in the Neuroscience Institute. Joint appointment in these units or in Biology and affiliation with the Language Research Center (www.gsu.edu/lrc) and with other research units or interdisciplinary initiatives, such as the Brains and Behavior Program (http://www.neuroscience.gsu.edu/brains_behavior.html), will be possible. Successful candidates will be expected to build on existing research strengths in biobehavioral research in the laboratory or the field with nonhuman primates, and to expand our expertise in the evolution, mechanisms, and expression of primate social cognition and competence. Successful candidates will also contribute to graduate and undergraduate education in this area. Research topics of interest include but are not limited to field-based behavior, primate paleontology, and primatology; studies using noninvasive physiological techniques such as assessment of hormone-behavior interactions, or behaviorally relevant gene expression; and laboratory studies of primate social cognition and behavior.

A  Ph.D. degree in anthropology, biology, neuroscience, psychology, or a related discipline is required. The successful candidate will have an excellent record of research achievement, including a history of external research funding.  Applicants should send a letter of interest that includes (a) a description of the research program, accomplishments, and goals; (b) the philosophy of teaching a diverse student body and evidence of teaching effectiveness; (c) a curriculum vita; and (d) representative publications. Additionally, the applicant should arrange for three letters of recommendation to be submitted. All materials should be sent to Chair of the 2CI Search Committee in Primate Social Cognition, Georgia State University, Box 5010, Atlanta, GA 30302-5010. Review of applications will begin on September 23, 2011 and will continue until the three positions are filled.

An offer of employment will be conditional on background verification. Georgia State University is a Research University of the University System of Georgia that is committed to serving a diverse student body (http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwpsy/5441.html). Georgia State University is an AA/EEO Employer and encourages applications from women and minority candidates.

Language and Literacy Positions at Georgia State University

Georgia State University (www.gsu.edu) invites applications for up to two anticipated tenure-track Open Rank (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor) faculty positions to contribute to its funded initiative: Research on the Challenges of Acquiring Language and Literacy. These anticipated positions are part of a major new initiative to enhance existing strengths in language and literacy at Georgia State. The focus of this initiative is research with children and adults, with or without disabilities, who face challenges in acquiring language and literacy. In this university-funded initiative, more than 40 faculty members from 10 departments in the Colleges of Arts & Sciences and Education come together to engage in interdisciplinary research.

We encourage applicants whose program of research addresses basic or applied, conceptual or methodological issues concerning challenges in the acquisition of language and literacy with a particular interest in intervention research.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree in one of the disciplines, including, but not limited to, communication disorders, psychology, educational psychology, or special education. Appointment will be made to a department in accordance to the individual’s degree and area of expertise. Successful applicants will be individuals who are prepared to take advantage of the interdisciplinary collaborative research opportunities available within the Language & Literacy Program, have a strong record of programmatic research, obtain external grant support, and have a commitment to and experience in the instruction of undergraduate and graduate students. We are particularly interested in applicants whose research programs compliment other faculty within this initiative (www.researchlanglit.gsu.edu).

Inquiries may be made to Dr. Rose Sevcik (rsevcik@gsu.edu) or Dr. Paul Alberto (palberto@gsu.edu). Submit curriculum vitae, a brief statement of professional goals and research interests, evidence related to teaching interests and effectiveness, and the names and three letters of reference either electronically to Keneé Stephens at kstephens@gsu.edu, with the subject line “Language & Literacy Faculty Search”, or by mail to Attn. Ms. Keneé Stephens, Georgia State University, Language & Literacy Initiative, P.O. Box 5010, Atlanta, GA 30302-5010, USA. The review of applications will begin October 15, 2011, and will continue until positions are filled contingent on available funding.

An offer of employment will be conditional on background verification. Georgia State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply.

Imaging Center Director

The Georgia Institute of Technology and Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, share joint ownership of the Center for Advanced Brain Imaging (CABI). We seek a Director for CABI to oversee and foster the multidisciplinary neuroimaging research program. This center occupies nearly 6500 square feet of new space and includes extensive resources for human functional and structural neuroimaging, including a new research-dedicated Siemens Trio 3T MRI scanner, TMS lab, TdCS equipment, and computers. The successful candidate will have a broad vision for expanding, enhancing and coordinating interdisciplinary research with a range of active investigators in several units of both institutions. Ongoing activities at CABI include functional and structural imaging within the areas of vision, working memory, cognitive control, episodic memory, emotion, child development, and cognitive aging. Ongoing studies include healthy young and old adults as well as participants with epilepsy, learning disorders, autism, anxiety, and other neurological and psychiatric disorders. See the Center web site at http://www.cabiatl.com/CABI/.

The Director of CABI will be appointed at the rank of Associate or Full Professor with tenure in the School of Psychology at the Georgia Institute of Technology with a joint appointment at GSU an option. A Ph.D. and/or M.D.degree appropriate to appointment in the School of Psychology is required. The successful candidate will be expected to have strong academic credentials and an outstanding record of research achievement including a strong record of publications and current research funding. Strong leadership skills and experience in the application and/or development of advanced neuroimaging methods are also highly desirable. It is expected that the director will maintain a productive research program in human neuroimaging and work to expand use of CABI across the two universities. Interested individuals should send a curriculum vita, a cover letter stating research interests and experience, and the names and addresses of five references. Application materials will be accepted until the position is filled; however priority will be given to applications received before June 1, 2011. Applications can be sent to Center Director Search Committee, School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, 654 Cherry Street, Atlanta, GA 30332-0170. The Georgia Institute of Technology is an EEO/AA Employer and welcomes applications from women and minority candidates. Questions can be directed to Randall W. Engle at randall.engle@gatech.edu. Apply at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/649.

Senior Faculty Position in Human Neuroimaging

As part of the 2CI initiative (http://www.gsu.edu/39256.html), Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, anticipates hiring for Fall 2012 an established scientist with expertise in human neuroimaging to capitalize on state-of-the-art facilities at the newly established GSU/GT Center for Advanced Brain Imaging (CABI; http://www.cabiatl.com/CABI/). The successful candidate will assume a leadership role to advance and propel current GSU research initiatives that include Brains and Behavior (http://neuroscience.gsu.edu/3650.html) and Language and Literacy (http://www.researchlanglit.gsu.edu/) and may build upon our current strengths in atypical development and learning (http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwaty/). A number of GSU units will support this individual to drive a broad vision for interdisciplinary, cross-departmental, and multi-site research. Ongoing activities at the CABI include functional and structural neuroimaging within the areas of working memory, cognitive control, reading and language, and emotion as well as a wide range of clinical and developmental populations, including cancer and stroke survivors, as well as children and adults with autism, anxiety, learning disorders, sleep apnea and other neurological and psychiatric conditions. 

The candidate will be appointed with tenure at the rank of Associate or Full Professor of Psychology and/or Neuroscience at Georgia State University. A  Ph.D. degree in psychology or a related discipline, an M.D. degree, or both, is required. The successful candidate will have strong academic credentials and an outstanding record of research achievement, including a strong record of external research funding. Exceptional leadership skills and experience in the application or development of advanced neuroimaging methods are highly desirable. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a productive, funded research program in human neuroimaging, and will support graduate and undergraduate instruction in cognitive, clinical, and/or human neuroscience. Interested individuals should send a curriculum vita, a cover letter stating research interests and experience, and the names and addresses of five references. Application materials will be accepted until the position is filled. Applications should be sent to:

Neuroimaging Search Committee
Department of Psychology
Box 5010
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30302-5010

An offer of employment will be conditional on background verification. Georgia State University, a Research University of the University System of Georgia, is an EEO/AA Employer and encourages applications from women and minority candidates.