FACULTY POSITION
IN THE DEPARTMENT OF COGNITIVE SCIENCE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
The Department of Cognitive Science at the University of California,
San Diego http://www.cogsci.ucsd.edu/
invites applications for a faculty position at the Associate or Full
Professor level starting July 1, 2005, the salary commensurate with the
experience of the successful applicant and based on the UC pay scale. The appointment will be in the
Department of Cognitive Science, and will also include the Directorship of the
UCSD Center for Human Development http://chd.ucsd.edu/.
Applicants are sought in the area of human development. We are particularly interested in
applicants with research and teaching interests in cognitive development and
developmental neuroscience.
Applicants with a commitment to interdisciplinary perspectives and
experience using multiple methodologies will be highly valued. Administrative experience directing an
academic organization (e.g. department chair, journal editor, director of
research unit) is required.
The Department of Cognitive Science at UCSD was the first of its kind
in the world, and, as part of an exceptional scientific community, it remains a
dominant influence in the field it helped to create. The department is truly interdisciplinary, with a faculty
whose interests span anthropology, computer science, human development,
linguistics, neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, and sociology. The Center for Human Development is an
interdisciplinary research unit with close ties to Cognitive Science. Its principal mission is to foster
strong cross-disciplinary approaches to the study of human development, broadly
defined.
UCSD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong
institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity among its faculty and
staff. All applications received
by December 1, 2004 will receive thorough consideration until the position is
filled. Candidates should include
a vita, reprints, a short letter describing their background and interests, and
names and addresses of at least three references to:
University of California, San Diego
Faculty Search Committee
Department of Cognitive Science 0515AP
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0515AP