Connectionists: Faculty Positions at UC San Diego: Human Development

[Jochen Triesch]

FACULTY POSITIONS
DEPARTMENT OF COGNITIVE SCIENCE

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO


 The Department of Cognitive Science at the University of California
at San Diego has two faculty positions for outstanding developmental
researchers. The Cognitive Science department at UCSD (http://
www.cogsci.ucsd.edu/) 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, and psychology.


 1. Assistant Professor (tenure-track): The department is looking for
a top-caliber junior researcher in any area(s) of cognitive science,
with a focus on problems of human development. Applicants must have a
Ph.D. (or ABD). A broad interdisciplinary perspective will be highly
valued. Experience with multiple methodologies is preferred.

 2. Associate or Full Professor (with tenure): The department is
looking for an outstanding senior researcher in any area(s) of
cognitive science, with a focus on problems of human development. The
position will also include the Directorship of the UCSD Center for
Human Development (http://chd.ucsd.edu/). The Center for Human
Development is an interdisciplinary research unit with close ties to
Cognitive Science, Psychology, and other departments at UCSD.  Its
principal mission is to foster strong cross-disciplinary approaches
to the study of human development, broadly defined. Applicants with a
track record of exemplary research with an impact in multiple
disciplines are preferred.


 Salary for each position will be commensurate with the experience of
the successful applicant and based on the UC pay scale. Both
positions begin July 1, 2007.


 Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Applicants are invited
to provide comments about their leadership activities and
contributions to diversity in education and scholarship. The
University of California, San Diego is an affirmative action/equal
opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to
excellence through diversity. Review of applications will begin
January 15, 2007 and will continue until each position is filled.


 Candidates should submit, via our online application, a letter of
intent describing their background and interests, a current
curriculum vita, reprints of up to four representative publications,
and a list of at least three references (names, titles, addresses,
and email addresses). To apply, see “Faculty Positions” at http://
www.cogsci.ucsd.edu/.