Faculty of Health – Department of Psychology
Quantitative Methods
The Department of Psychology at York University ( http://psyc.info.yorku.ca/) invites applications for a full-time tenure track position in Quantitative Methods at the rank of Assistant Professor with a start date as early as January 1, 2019.
Candidates with a PhD in Psychology or a related field and a strong program of research about Quantitative Methods are encouraged to apply. Candidates must show excellence or promise of excellence in teaching and in scholarly research and publication. Candidates will be expected to teach both undergraduate and graduate level quantitative methods courses and supervise undergraduate and graduate student research in Quantitative Methods. Candidates with specializations in any area of Quantitative Methods for Psychology will be considered, for example structural equation modeling, multilevel modeling, Bayesian statistics, measurement, longitudinal analysis, robust statistics, data mining, etc. Pedagogical innovation in high priority areas such as experiential education and technology enhanced learning is an asset. The candidate must be eligible for prompt appointment to the Faculty of Graduate Studies.
York is Canada's third largest university with a rich diversity of perspectives and a strong sense of social responsibility. Our Psychology Department is ranked among the top 6 in Canada and top 100 in the world according to the 2018 QS World Rankings. The successful candidate will have a primary appointment to the department's Quantitative Methods Area, the largest Quantitative Methods program in Canada.
York University is an Affirmative Action (AA) employer and strongly values diversity, including gender and sexual diversity, within its community. The AA program, which applies to Aboriginal people, visible minorities, people with disabilities, and women, can be found at http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/ or by calling the AA office at 416-736-5713. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority.
Applicants wishing to self-identify can do so by downloading, completing and submitting the forms found at: http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/ . Please select the "Affirmative Action" tab under which forms pertaining to Citizenship and AA can be found.
A cover letter of application, an up-to-date curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching interests, three reprints or preprints, and teaching evaluations (if available) should be merged into a single pdf file and sent by June 30, 2018 to: psycjobs@yorku.ca. Arrangements should also be made for three confidential letters of reference to be submitted to the same email and addressed to Chair, Quantitative Methods Search Committee, 296 Behavioural Sciences Building, Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada, M3J 1P3.
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