Connectionists: Tenure-track position in Higher-Level Cognition at UC Berkeley

[Tom Griffiths]

Dear Connectionists,

The Department of Psychology at UC Berkeley is advertising a tenure-track assistant professor faculty position in Higher-Level Cognition. Computational approaches are of particular interest. The full advertisement appears below - deadline is November 13.

Best wishes,

Tom.

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University of California, Berkeley
Department of Psychology - Higher-Level Cognition

The Department of Psychology is seeking to fill a tenure-track assistant professor faculty position, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2015. We are interested in candidates with exceptional promise conducting research in the area of higher-level cognition, broadly construed. Research interests may include but are not limited to language, learning, reasoning, decision-making, concepts, attention, expertise, memory, social cognition, or metacognition. Use or development of new experimental or computational methods is highly desirable. The department is interested in candidates who will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education through their teaching, research, and service.

Ph.D. or equivalent is required by date of hire. Candidates must have completed all degree requirements except the dissertation at the time of application. To apply, please go to the following link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/apply/JPF00492. Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, research statement, summary of teaching experience and interests, and two to five reprints or preprints. Applicants should also arrange for the online submission of three to five letters of recommendation. All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality (http://apo.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html) prior to submitting their letters. Applications must be received by November 13, 2014. Please direct questions to psychsearch2 at berkeley.edu, and include "Higher-Level Cognition Search" in the subject line.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct. The University is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit the CALcierge office website at http://calcierge.berkeley.edu.

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Tom Griffiths
Associate Professor, Psychology and Cognitive Science
Director, Institute of Cognitive and Brain Sciences
University of California, Berkeley

http://cocosci.berkeley.edu/tom/