Three Faculty Openings at UMBC: 1) Community Pscyhology, 2) Prevention, 3) Health Equity/Disparity

[Announcement from SCRA-L]

Dear SCRA Colleagues,

It is an exciting time at UMBC, as we have three faculty openings.  Two are at the assistant professor level, one for a community psychologist (area open), and one for a community intervention/prevention scientist.  The third, an interdisciplinary/interdepartmental "cluster" hire (with sociology and public policy) is at the associate or full professor level, in the area of health equity and health disparity.

More information is attached and below.  I am happy to answer any questions.

Please help us to spread the word by forwarding this email to any individuals or lists that you think might connect us with interested candidates.

Thanks!

Ken

Assistant Professor - Community Psychology

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) Department of Psychology expects to make two tenure-track appointments at the rank of Assistant Professor, one position in Community Intervention/Prevention Science and the second in Community Psychology beginning in August 2015. We seek academic psychologists who are committed to both research and teaching (at the undergraduate and graduate levels) and demonstrate strong potential for attracting external research support. The successful candidates will expand our existing capacity in the community psychology area, and will be poised for intra-institutional, inter-institutional, and community-based collaborations. A strong scholarly focus on underserved populations and interfacing interests in behavioral medicine or clinical psychology are highly desired. 

The UMBC Psychology department offers doctoral programs in Applied Developmental Psychology and Human Services Psychology (the latter includes tracks in Community/ Applied Social Psychology, Behavioral Medicine, and Clinical Psychology). Applicants must have earned a Ph.D. in Psychology or a related discipline prior to August 22, 2015. UMBC is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a Research University with high research activity (RU/H). It is located in the Baltimore-Washington corridor near major medical schools, NIH, and other federal agencies that afford opportunities for research collaboration. (See http://psychology.umbc.edu/ for more information.) UMBC is dedicated to training underrepresented scholars at the undergraduate and graduate level through the Meyerhoff, MARC U*Star, and other scholars programs. UMBC is especially proud of the diversity of its student body and we seek to attract an equally diverse applicant pool for this position. We have a strong commitment to increasing faculty diversity.

Applications should include a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a description of teaching and research interests, representative publications (sent by the applicant), and three letters of recommendation (sent directly by recommenders). Please submit all application materials via Interfolio (Community Intervention/Prevention: apply.interfolio.com/25302; Community Psychology: apply.interfolio.com/25303).

For questions, please contact Ms. Beverly McDougall (bev2@umbc.edu). Review of applications will begin September 15, 2014 and will continue until the position is filled.

Application Information

Postal Address:	University of Maryland, Baltimore County 1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, MD 21250
TDD:	410-455-3233

UMBC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Health Equity and Disparity

The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) invites candidates at the Associate or Full Professor level to apply for a faculty position in health equity and/or health disparities. This search will commence a multi-year, interdisciplinary, cluster hire initiative aimed at strengthening existing and creating new interdepartmental/interdisciplinary partnerships across the College. Candidates should have a doctoral degree or equivalent in a social or behavioral science with a research focus in health equity/health disparities and related policy implications and applications. Methodological approaches and geographic regions of focus are open.

Interdisciplinary, theoretical approaches involving multi-level, cultural, and/or other social and psychological determinants of health and illness are of particular interest. Candidates with a strong track record of research productivity and demonstrated commitment to teaching excellence are of particular interest. The ideal candidate will also have and maintain an active portfolio of externally funded research. The search involves the Departments of Psychology, Sociology/Anthropology, and Public Policy; the
ideal candidate will have experience working collaboratively across disciplines. UMBC is especially proud of the diversity of its student body, and we seek to attract an equally diverse applicant pool for this position. We have a strong commitment to increasing faculty diversity. Applications from women, minority group members, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged. UMBC is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. For more information and application instructions please see our Interfolio ad (apply.interfolio.com/25220). For questions, please contact Ms. Angela McNulty (amcnulty@umbc.edu). Review of applications will begin October 1, 2014.

UMBC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer