External Position Posting Detail
Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor (Tenure Track)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Psychology and Sociology
Screening Begins: 12/1/2009
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Departments of Psychology and Sociology invite applications for a tenured or tenure-track position at the Professor or Assoc/Asst Professor level to begin as early as July 1, 2010. All ranks are welcome.
This recruitment is part of a major initiative supported by the state legislature to expand cancer research throughout the UNC campus. As such, it is a joint effort of the UNC College of Arts and Sciences and the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center. The primary appointment will be either in the Sociology or Psychology Department, depending on the applicant’s background. We are interested in scholars with new approaches to research in a wide range of areas at the intersection of behavioral and social sciences with cancer. Areas of focus may include prevention, diagnosis, treatment, care delivery, survivorship, social support, social networks, social inequality, and health behavior related to cancer, cancer risks, and their personal, societal, and economic impacts.
This position includes a 12-month salary and a reduced teaching load. Candidates will be expected to exhibit a strong commitment to research funding and publication, teaching, and an affinity for work in a multidisciplinary, collaborative research environment.
Submit cover letter, curriculum vitae, samples of recent papers, published work, and four letters of recommendation to:
Cancer Search
Department of Psychology
CB # 3270 Davie Hall
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill NC 27599-3270
Applications will be considered until the position is filled, but review of applications will begin on December 1, 2009. For further information, contact Dr. Don Baucom, Department of Psychology (don_baucom@unc.edu) or Dr. Ken Bollen, Department of Sociology (bollen@unc.edu). Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. The University of North Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
source: Heather MacFarland, 10/27/2009
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