Recruitment Plan
| Posting Number: | F001886 |
|---|---|
| Academic Title: | Assistant Professor of Industrial/Organizational Psychology |
| Rank: | Assistant Professor |
| Administrative Title: | |
| Discipline | Social Sciences |
| Specialty: | Industrial/Organizational Psychology |
| Contract Type: | Tenure Track |
| Required Licenses/Certifications and other Specific Requirements: | Criminal History Screening, Education/Degree/Certifications Verification, Social Security Number Trace, and Sex Offender Registry Search |
| Proposed Start Date: | 08/01/2022 |
| Full-Time/Part-Time: | Full-Time |
| Position Description Summary: | The Industrial and Organizational Psychology Doctoral program within the Department of Organizational Sciences and Communication invites applications for a tenure-track appointment as an Assistant Professor to begin as early as Fall 2022, pending final budgetary approval. The Department’s interests focus on selection, training, measurement, psychometrics, and technology. |
| Specific Duties and Responsibilities: | Duties include conducting research, publishing in top-tier journals, seeking external funding, supervising undergraduate and graduate students, teaching courses in I-O and related areas to undergraduate and graduate students, and providing service to the academic unit. |
| Minimum Qualifications: | Applicants must have earned a PhD in I-O Psychology or related field by date of appointment. ABD candidates will be considered. Applicants must have a strong record of research in any area of industrial-organizational psychology, potential to obtain external funding, experience in teaching relevant classes, and a willingness to teach in both the I-O Ph.D. program and our undergraduate Organizational Sciences program. Applicants must also demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a diverse educational community. |
| Advertised Salary: | Salary, benefits, and startup funds are highly competitive. |
| Other Benefits: | |
| Other Information: | GWU’s Department of Organizational Sciences and Communication is a multidisciplinary department in the College of Arts and Sciences. The department offers undergraduate and master’s degrees in Organizational Sciences and in Communication, and a doctoral degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. The Industrial-Organizational Psychology Ph.D. Program is one of the oldest and most well respected I-O Psychology doctoral programs in the country. The Program offers a balance of Industrial and Organizational topics using the scientist-practitioner approach to graduate training, designed in accordance with guidelines established by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP; Division 14, APA). The Program’s faculty and students are highly productive, holding major external grants, with numerous presentations and publications in top tier journals, journal editorships, and widespread external recognition of the outstanding quality of the Program’s graduates. For more information about the department and I-O program, visit https://orgsciandcomm.columbian.gwu.edu Located in the prestigious Foggy Bottom area of Washington, D.C., between the Kennedy Center for the Arts, the U.S. State Department, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and the White House, the university provides access to major employers in both the public and private sectors as well as major consulting firms and scientific agencies. |
| Special Instructions to Applicants: | Review of applications will begin on November 5, 2021 and continue until the position is filled. To be considered, please complete an online faculty application and upload a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching interests, and contact information for three (3) professional references. Referees should also email their letters directly to IOsearch@gwu.edu. Only complete applications will be considered. The University is committed to increasing diversity so its faculty, disciplines, students, and the community can benefit from multiple ethnic and gender perspectives. Salary, benefits, and startup funds are highly competitive. |
| Department Link: | https://orgsciandcomm.columbian.gwu.edu |
| Posting Close Date: | |
| Open Until Filled: | Yes |
| Background Screening | Successful Completion of a Background Screening will be required as a condition of hire. |
| EEO Statement: | The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law. |
| Quick Link | https://www.gwu.jobs/postings/86136 |
Applicant Documents
Required Documents
- Curriculum Vitae
- Statement of Teaching and Research Interest
- Names and Contact Information for References
- Cover Letter
Optional Documents
- Course Evaluations or Summaries
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * Will you have earned a PhD in I-O Psychology or related field by date of appointment?
- Yes
- No
- * Can you demonstrate awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a diverse educational community?
- Yes
- No
- * Do you have experience in teaching relevant classes?
- Yes
- No
- * Do you have a willingness to teach in both the I-O Ph.D. program and our undergraduate Organizational Sciences program?
- Yes
- No
- * Do you have potential to obtain external funding?
- Yes
- No
- * Do you have a strong record of research in any area of industrial-organizational psychology?
- Yes
- No
Review of applications will begin on November 5, 2021 and continue until the position is filled. To be considered, please complete an online faculty application and upload a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, a statement of research and teaching interests, and contact information for three (3) professional references. Referees should also email their letters directly to IOsearch@gwu.edu. Only complete applications will be considered.
The University is committed to increasing diversity so its faculty, disciplines, students, and the community can benefit from multiple ethnic and gender perspectives. Salary, benefits, and startup funds are highly competitive.