Associate or Full Professor in the Research, Evaluation, Measurement & Statistics Program
The University of Georgia - Georgia

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Associate Professor/Full Professor

Specialization in Quantitative Methods

Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology

The University of Georgia

The Research, Evaluation, Measurement, and Statistics program at the University of Georgia is pleased to announce a senior-level tenure-track position to be filled at the rank of Associate Professor or Full Professor, commensurate with qualifications and scholarly record. The area of quantitative methods specialization for the candidate’s research and teaching assignment is open. The successful candidate will be a member of the REMS faculty with a tenure home in the Department of Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology.

Qualifications include an earned doctorate at the time of employment with a specialization in Educational Statistics, Quantitative Psychology, Educational Measurement or a closely related field, a strong record of scholarly research in an area relevant to the REMS program, and evidence of external funding to support that research. The successful applicant will be expected to provide senior leadership to the REMS program, maintain an active research program, mentor students, direct theses and dissertations, seek external funding, and participate in faculty governance. This position requires teaching the equivalent of two graduate-level courses per semester in the program. Compensation is highly competitive with excellent benefits.

The University of Georgia, a land-grant/sea-grant university, is the largest and most comprehensive educational institution in Georgia. The University enrolls 35,000 students and is located in the rolling hills of northeast Georgia. Athens is approximately one hour from metropolitan Atlanta and also within easy access to coastal areas and the scenic Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee mountains. The Athens community has a rich culture that coexists with the university creating a vibrant art and music scene and a stimulating intellectual environment ( www.visitathensga.com ).

For more information about the program, the department, and the University of Georgia, please see our website at http://www.coe.uga.edu/epit/ and related links.

Application Procedure :
Review of applications will begin November 15, 2012. Complete applications received by that date will be assured consideration. Applicants should submit: a letter of interest that addresses qualifications in the areas detailed above, a current curriculum vita, reprints of three published research articles, and the names and contact information of three professional references. Materials should be sent to Professor Allan Cohen, Search Committee Chair, 125 Aderhold Hall, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602; phone: 706-542-9722. Applications submitted electronically should be sent to acohen@uga.edu . Anticipated start date is August 2013.

The University of Georgia is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity institution. Georgia is an Open Records state. Persons who need reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to participate in the search process should notify the search chair.

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CIP Discipline Code: Educational Statistics And Research Methods Psychometrics And Quantitative Psychology Educational Assessment, Testing, And Measurement Degree Levels: Doctorate Position Type: Faculty

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