Graduate

Adult Division Faculty Position

We are seeking a full-time, tenure-track faculty member to join our department's Adult Clinical Psychology division starting in the fall of 2010.  We seek a clinical psychologist with secondary interests in personality-social psychology (see below).  Appointment will likely be at the Assistant Professor level, but the possibility exists for an appointment at a higher level.  We are particularly interested in candidates who have some postdoctoral experience and thus have a track record of scholarly accomplishment.

The existing Adult track faculty are a relatively young, diverse, and active group of researchers whose work integrates clinical science with basic science in personality and social psychology.  This blending of interests marks our program as very different from most other clinical programs nationally.  As a group, we are committed to the idea that an understanding of processes of normal behavior fosters a better understanding of problem behavior.  For this reason we place a much stronger emphasis than do some clinical programs on the continuity between personality-social psychology (on the one hand) and psychopathology and clinical science (on the other hand).

This blending of interests is also reflected in the composition of the faculty of this division.  Two of the tenure-track faculty now affiliated with this group are clinical psychologists [Drs. Weisman de Mamani, and Joormann], and five identify themselves as personality and social psychologists [Drs. Wellens, Carver, McCullough, Siemer, and Lieberman].  This blend of interests across basic processes and applications to problems is likely to characterize this division for the foreseeable future.

Much of the research currently being done by members of this group revolves around the following themes:

• Psychological, social, cognitive, motivational, neurological, and genetic influences on, vulnerability to, and the course of, mood disorders and schizophrenia
• Ways to enhance the effective treatment of mood disorders and schizophrenia
• Basic processes of personality and self-regulation, including coping with stress
• Processes that underlie the experience and regulation of various kinds of emotions and moods
• Evolutionary analyses of human experiences ranging from religion and virtues (e.g., forgiveness and self-control) to disgust: their proximal antecedents, and their links to behavior, health, and well-being.

These topic areas are in one sense quite diverse.  However, the work taking place in these areas shares a focus on psychological process.  In addition, although it may not be readily apparent from the list of labels, some of these lines of work are linked to one another by shared conceptual models.

We are seeking clinical psychologists whose interests would complement and supplement those of the existing faculty group.  Because of our focus on bridging basic and clinical science, we would welcome candidates with interests in personality and social processes.  With regard to specialty area, we are open to a wide range of possibilities.  Our primary concern is that candidates be using sound research methods to investigate important questions and problems.

The person hired will be expected to continue to develop an independent research program.  This person is also expected to be able to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate level, supervise graduate students in both research and clinical domains, and serve on thesis, dissertation, and other departmental committees.

We encourage early application.  We expect to begin the recruitment process early in the fall.  Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, reprints or preprints, a brief statement of current research and teaching interests, and four letters of reference to:

Minorities and women are encouraged to apply.  The University of Miami is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

More information about the department and its various programs can be found throughout the Psychology Department website.