Assistant or Associate Professor of Psychology, Human Factors/Applied Cognition

Assistant or Associate Professor of Psychology, Human Factors/Applied Cognition

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Assistant or Associate Professor of Psychology, Human Factors/Applied Cognition
The George Mason University, Department of Psychology has a tenure-track faculty position in the
Human Factors and Applied Cognition program available to begin Fall 2016. This position is targeted at
junior candidates (assistant or associate); however, candidates with external funding may be considered
for higher ranks. Candidates for a more senior rank must demonstrate a record of external funding. All
candidates should demonstrate scholarship that is capable of attracting external funding, and strong
teaching potential/experience at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Candidates from minority and
underrepresented populations are particularly encouraged to apply.
Qualifications:
We seek cognitively oriented human factors researchers who closely integrate theory and application. The
position is open to a variety of research specializations within human factors and ergonomics, as long as
the research advances cognitive theory in the context of real-world problems. We particularly seek
researchers working on applications in areas such as, but not limited to: automation; health care and
medical systems; process control; and ground, air or maritime transportation.
The successful candidate will be part of the Arch Lab, which consists of six full-time faculty, three
adjunct faculty, and about 40 graduate students. Arch Lab members conduct research in attention,
audition, eye movements, memory, spatial navigation, and visual perception as applied to such domains
as automation, aviation, driving, human-computer interaction, medical human factors, and robotics and
unmanned vehicles. Work in the Arch Lab is primarily focused on behavioral and computational methods
of research, but neuroergonomics methods such as applications of EEG, ERP, fMRI, fNIRS, TCDS, etc.
are also used in our research programs. See http://humanfactors.gmu.edu/.
For full consideration, applicants must apply for position number F5046z at http://jobs.gmu.edu by
September 1, 2015; complete and submit the online application; and upload a: (a) cover letter, (b) a vita,
© research and teaching statements, and (d) three representative research reprints. (Nonelectronic reprints
may be mailed to Ms. Ridley.) In addition, three letters of reference should be submitted, either online to
ude.umg|yeldirs#ude.umg|yeldirs or via regular mail to Ms. Susan Ridley, Human Factors and Applied Cognition Search
Coordinator, George Mason University, MS 3F5, Fairfax, Virginia 22030-4444. The search committee
will begin reviewing applications after September 1, 2015, and continue until the position is filled.
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