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