Assistant Professor of Psychology - Bozeman, United States - Montana State University, Inc

Description

The Department of Psychology at Montana State University (MSU) invites applications for a tenuretrack assistant professor in Psychological Science with research specialty focusing on Teen Suicide Prevention.

Successful candidates will have a consistent record of peer-reviewed publications related to suicide prevention.

The department has eleven Psychological Science faculty at MSU with strong research in the department's four cross-cutting themes: attention, memory, and thought; equity, diversity, and disparities; health, resilience, and well-being; and motivation and emotion.

The successful candidate must have a Ph.
D.

in Psychology or related field by start date, will develop and maintain an active research program, contribute to PhD student supervision and growing the PhD program, demonstrate the commitment and capability to attract external funding, and show potential for excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching and mentoring.

Duties and Responsibilities
The faculty position to be filled is a full-time tenure track appointment with primary responsibilities in research and teaching.

The successful candidate will become an integral part of the Psychology program, with duties to include teaching required undergraduate courses, particularly at the lower level, to accommodate sustained growth in majors and anticipated future growth; developing a nationally recognized research program with potential for extramural funding, and participating in professional and university outreach and service activities.

Required Qualifications - Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills

Ph.
D. in Psychology or related field by start date.
Published peer-reviewed research on teen suicide prevention
High-quality, original research publications, with the potential to build a nationally recognized, externally-funded research program.
Demonstrated potential to effectively teach and mentor undergraduate and graduate
students.
Evidence of scholarly and professional achievements commensurate with experience.

Preferred Qualifications - Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills

Research expertise that complements one or more of the department's four cross-cutting themes: attention, memory, and thought; equity, diversity, and disparities; health, resilience, and well-being; and motivation and emotion.

Potential to complement current faculty research interests within the department and/or across campus.
Commitment to supporting, promoting, and building an inclusive and culturally diverse campus environment.
Commitment to supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the classroom, mentorship, and departmental culture.

The Successful Candidate Will

Be a dynamic scholar with clear potential to establish a funded research program that fosters participation by undergraduate and graduate students.

Have excellent written and oral communication skills.
Have the ability to mentor students.
Have effective interpersonal skills including the ability to collaborate successfully with faculty, staff, and students.
Have an appreciation for diverse constituencies, especially the ability to help students from underrepresented backgrounds succeed.

Position Special Requirements/Additional Information

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job.

Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University's rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Physical Demands

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations.

The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

The Program

The Department

The department has eleven Psychological Science faculty at MSU with strong research in the department's four cross-cutting themes: attention, memory, and thought; equity, diversity, and disparities; health, resilience, and well-being; and motivation and emotion.

The department has approximately 650 undergraduate majors, 111 psychology minors, and 14 Ph.
D. students. Faculty typically teach two courses per semester.

MSU has many opportunities for collaborative work both within and outside the department, including with the Center for Mental Health Research and Recovery, the Center for American Indian and Rural Health Equity, the Montana Engineering Education Research Center, the Montana IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence, the American Indian and Alaskan Native Clinical and Translational Research Program, the MSU Sleep Laboratory, and the Western Transportation Institute.

There are also existing suicide prevention programs in Montana and research on teen suicide prevention in Education and MSU extension using Youth Awareness of Mental Health in the Psychology department are committed to enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, as evidenced by faculty who are engaged in community based participatory research with Native American and rural communities, involvement in campus-wide DEI initiatives, and active efforts to diversify our undergraduate and graduate programs.

The College

Montana State University values diverse perspectives and is committed to continually supporting, promoting and building an inclusive and culturally diverse campus environment.

The College of Letters & Science (CLS) at Montana State University encourages individuals interested in advancing the University's Strategic Plan diversity, equity, and inclusion goals to apply.

Links to the University Strategic Plan; Office of Diversity and Inclusion; Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Plan; CLS Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; and CLS newsletter, Diversity Matters are all embedded here for reference.

CLS is committed to developing a diverse faculty, staff, and student body and to modeling an inclusive campus community which values the expression of differences in ways that promote excellence in research, teaching, and service/outreach engagement, and institutional success.

In keeping with this commitment, the College encourages applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds.

We recruit, employ, train, and promote regardless of race, gender, sex, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, color, national origin, disability, age, veterans status, and other underrepresented groups.

MSU also recognizes the importance of work-life integration and strives to be responsive to the needs of dual career couples.