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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF RESEARCH, MEASUREMENT, AND STATISTICS

Texas A&M University's Department of Educational Psychology in the College of Education and Human Development seeks an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology with expertise associated with the Research, Measurement, and Statistics specialty in the Learning Sciences program.

Qualifications: The successful candidate will possess 1. An earned doctorate in Educational Psychology, Psychology, or other social science-related field with a major emphasis and doctoral training in social science quantitative methods. 2. Professional experience at the assistant or associate professor level at a research extensive university in an area focusing on quantitative research methods and a record of teaching, research, and professional experience that merits tenure at the rank of Associate Professor at a research extensive university. 3. Published works indicating expertise in an area such as Bayesian modeling, sampling and survey research, propensity analysis, longitudinal modeling, or other advanced topic. 4. Proficiency in experimental and quasi-experimental design, especially with large externally funded grant proposal generation and work with large funded projects.

Expectations: Academic roles and responsibilities for this position will include advising and mentoring doctoral students in the program, teaching graduate level courses in experimental design and advanced quantitative areas of expertise, conduct research relevant to the Research, Measurement, and Statistics degree emphasis area, provide proposal expertise on methodology to College researchers, and assume other duties typical for a research-extensive AAU university such as Texas A&M.

Application: Applicants should address their qualifications, including statements of their research agenda, external funding experiences, and teaching experience, in a letter to the Search Committee along with a current curriculum vita. At least three professional reference letters are required and may be included or sent separately.

Appointment: This is a nine month appointment with an anticipated start date of September 1, 2012. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and includes an excellent startup/transition package.

Review Date: The Search Committee will begin review of applications December 15, 2011. The search will remain open until the position is filled. Completed application packets should be sent to Mrs. Cathy Watson, Department of Educational Psychology, 4225 TAMU, College Station, TX 777843-4225. For information, Tel.: 979-845-0904, Fax: 979-862-1256, or email to the Department Head and Search Committee Chair, Dr. Victor Willson, at v-willson@tamu.edu. The advertisement may also be viewed at http://epsy.tamu.edu along with other department program and faculty information.

Texas A&M University, in accordance with applicable federal and state law, welcomes diverse applicants, including women and scholars of color, and prohibits discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, or veteran status.