Cognition/Cognitive Neuroscience (See ad at bottom)
Williams College is a top ranked coeducational liberal arts college which strongly and equally emphasizes and supports teaching and research. This is a rather unique situation, which is afforded by a reasonable teaching load and many resources for research.
The teaching load is 2 courses per semester. Typically, in one semester, one course is a research seminar and the other is an accompanying lab. Our research seminars/labs have an enrollment cap of 19 students, the experimentation and statistics courses have a cap of 22, and lecture courses (e.g., Cognitive Psych, Psychological Disorders) have an enrollment cap of 55 students. We team-teach a large Introductory Psychology course, with one faculty member from each of 5 subareas (behavioral neuroscience, cognition, developmental, social, clinical) rotating through the teaching team each year. Our students are a highly capable, motivated, and diverse group, from all across the US and abroad. Williams actively seeks a diverse faculty as well as student body, and also seeks faculty whose expertise enhances the diversity of the curriculum.
Research support includes ample dedicated lab space, competitive start up-funds, professional development and research/conference travel funds, modest yearly in-house research funds, and a supportive grants office (grant-writing is encouraged but not required). Our labs are comprised of students who serve as paid research assistants during the academic year and summers, independent study students, and (year-long) honors thesis students. The Williams College sabbatical policy is: A full year Assistant Professor Research Leave in the 4th year of appointment and, following tenure, a one-semester sabbatical after each 3 full years of teaching or a one-year sabbatical following each 6 full years of teaching.
We currently have 15 tenure-track faculty in Psychology, in the areas of Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognition, Developmental, Social and Clinical. (See http://www.williams.edu/Psychology/people.htm ). Several faculty are also associated with Interdisciplinary Programs in Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Legal Studies, and the Program in Teaching. Psychology is a thriving major; for more information about this and about the college in general, please visit: http://www.williams.edu/home/fast_facts.
Concurrent other job openings at Williams that may be of interest to partners can be found at http://wiki.williams.edu/display/handbooks/Employment+Opportunities, and related information about partner employment opportunities can be found at http://www.williams.edu/go/spec/
Candidates should feel free to contact the Search Committee Chair, Department Chair, or any department member with questions about the position or psychology at Williams. We welcome your application.
WILLIAMS COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY invites applications for a tenure-track position in Cognition/Cognitive Neuroscience, beginning July 1, 2009. Candidates should have Ph.D. or dissertation completed by time of appointment. Applications are invited in all areas of specialization within human cognition, including cognitive neuroscience. A distinctive feature of Williams among liberal arts colleges is the equal importance of, and support for, research and teaching. Our faculty are active and productive researchers, benefiting from state-of-the-art research facilities and excellent internal support. A common yearly course load consists of a survey course on Cognitive Psychology, the cognitive section of a team-taught Introductory Psychology course, and an upper-level research seminar in the candidate’s area of interest, with an accompanying lab. Candidates should be able and willing to teach occasionally in our Experimentation and Statistics course and interdisciplinary senior seminar. An interest in involvement with our Cognitive Science Program is especially desirable. We seek excellent teachers with productive research programs. See http://www.williams.edu/Psychology/positions.htm for more details about the position, the Psychology Department, and the Cognitive Science Program. Please send vita, three letters of reference, reprints and preprints, research statement, and information on teaching experience and effectiveness to: Kris Kirby, Chair, Cognition/Cognitive Neuroscience Search Committee, Department of Psychology, Williams College, Bronfman Science Center, 18 Hoxsey Street, Williamstown, MA 01267. Deadline is November 12, 2008.
Williams College is a cooeducational liberal arts institution located in the scenic Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts with easy access to the culturally rich cities of Albany, Boston, and New York City. Please visit the Williams College website (http://www.williams.edu). Beyond meeting fully its legal obligations for non-discrimination, Williams College is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community where members from all backgrounds can live, learn and thrive.