Job Description

The Department of Psychology at the University of New England invites applications for a one year Visiting Assistant Professor in Animal Behavior/Psychobiology beginning mid-August, 2011.  Preference will be given to candidates who have advanced training in either animal behavior or ethology and teaching experience.  ABD candidates considered but Ph.D. candidates preferred.  The teaching load is four courses per semester and may include delivering courses such as:  Introduction to Psychology, Animal Cognition, Comparative Animal Behavior, Animal Behavior Methods and Techniques, Coordinating Animal Behavior Internships, and a topics course in the candidate’s area of expertise.  The Animal Behavior major is housed in The Department of Psychology.  We are a 10-member department enrolling over 225 students in four majors:  Psychology, Neuroscience, Animal Behavior, and Psychology and Social Relations.  

Review of applications will begin January 1st and continue until the position is filled.  Applications will only be accepted electronically and should include a cover letter, curriculum vita, transcripts, statements of teaching and research interests, and three letters of reference.  

For more information about the college, please visit our website at www.une.edu. UNE is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to excellence through diversity, and strongly encourages applications and nominations of persons of color, women, and members of other under-represented groups

* Background check may be required.

Contact

Please direct all materials to Dr. Linda L. Morrison, Chair, Department of Psychology, University of New England, 11 Hills Beach Road, Biddeford, Maine 04005 and send all application materials electronically to: lmorrison@une.edu