Skip to main content

Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Social Psychology

We are no longer accepting applications for this recruitment. Browse open recruitments

Position description

The Department of Sociology invites applications for a tenure- track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in social psychology. Candidates must demonstrate a strong record of publication and potential for teaching excellence. Experience in extramural funding is preferred. Competitive candidates for this position will be expected to have research interests that overlap with one or more of the department’s other areas of emphasis, which will contribute to promoting a diverse and multicultural curriculum. We prefer candidates who can teach graduate and undergraduate research methods.

Applicants must be ABD and must have completed the requirements for the PhD by the time of appointment July 1, 2017. Salary will be competitive and commensurate with education and experience.

Application materials must include a cover letter of interest, updated CV, a research statement, teaching evaluations, a statement of contributions to diversity, up to two writing samples, and 3 letters of reference. Review of the applications will begin October 17, 2016 and will continue until the position is filled. Applications received by October 17th will receive full consideration. Electronic submission of application materials is strongly encouraged.

Applicants who use Interfolio may utilize a feature provided by the Interfolio Service to allow Interfolio to upload their letters directly into AP Recruit. Applicants can input an Interfolio-generated email address in place of their letter writer's email address. Interfolio refers to this as Online Application Deliveries. The following link on the Interfolio website shows how to set this up.http://help.interfolio.com/entries/24062742-Uploading-Letters-to-an-Online-Application-System.

Advancement through the faculty ranks at the University of California is through a series of structured, merit-based evaluations, occurring every 2-3 years, each of which includes substantial peer input.

UCR is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Cover Letter of Interest

  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Research Statement

  • Teaching Evaluations

  • Writing Sample

  • Statement of Contributions to Diversity - Statement addressing past and/or potential contributions to diversity through teaching, research, professional activity, and/or service.

  • optional additional Teaching Evaluations (Optional)

  • optional additional Teaching Evaluations (Optional)

  • optional additional Writing Sample (Optional)

  • Misc / Additional (Optional)

  • Misc / Additional (Optional)

  • Misc / Additional (Optional)

Reference requirements
  • 3-5 letters of reference required

Job location

Riverside, CA