Psychology – Quantitative Methods Assistant Professor California State University, Fresno

Cogdop; Fresno (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Fresno State's Department of Psychology invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Psychology with a focus on quantitative methods. The successful candidate will integrate quantitative work into a broader research program and contribute to our statistics and research design offerings.

The appointment emphasizes teaching foundational and advanced statistics courses for the BA and MA programs, mentoring undergraduate and graduate researchers, and engaging in scholarly

Qualifications

• PhD in psychology or closely related field.
• Proven teaching experience in statistics or research design.

Responsibilities

• Teach statistics and research design to undergrad and graduate programs.
• Maintain an active, externally funded or funded research program.
• Advise undergraduate and graduate students in research projects.
• Participate in university governance and program development.

Skills

Quantitative methods

Statistics

Research design

Teaching

Student supervision

Education

PhD in Psychology

Tools

R

SPSS

Python

Job description

The Department of Psychology is searching for a tenure-track, academic-year position as an Assistant Professor of Psychology. The candidate’s primary area of specialization may be in quantitative methods, or it may be in another subdiscipline of psychology, provided that quantitative methods play a substantial role in the candidate’s research program. Quantitative methods is broadly defined, but may include experimental design, statistical modeling, psychometrics, computational modeling, and the quantitative analysis of behavioral or psychological data. Primary responsibilities include: 1) teaching foundation and advanced courses in statistics and research design within our undergraduate (B.A.) program and graduate (M.A.) programs in General/Experimental Psychology and 2) supervising undergraduate and graduate research students in an active research program in the candidate’s area of expertise. The candidate will have a workload consisting of 12 WTUs of instruction and 3 WTUs of non instructional activities. Non-instructional responsibilities typically include, but are not limited to, maintaining an active research program, advising students, community service, participating in program development, and committee service at all levels of university governance. Specific assignments depend on departmental needs and the individual’s background.

Our Students: Fresno State is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI); and, an Asian American/Native American/Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI); This University is committed to serving our students with a focus on inclusion.