The La Sierra University Psychology Department invites applications for a full-time assistant or associate professor position (tenure-track).   Candidates must have a PhD (ABD considered) in psychology or related area in neuroscience with expertise in neuroscience suitable for teaching upper-division undergraduate courses and mentoring undergraduate research.  Teaching responsibilities will specifically include lower-division Physiological Psychology and one or more upper-division courses in cognitive and/or behavioral neuroscience. Ability to contribute to the department’s Methods and Statistics sequence is desirable.  La Sierra University is a small (<2,000 students), Seventh-day Adventist liberal arts university located in southern California, with strong emphases on undergraduate research and service; Seventh-day Adventist applicants are preferred.  The Psychology Department is comprised of six full-time faculty and about 120 majors; visit http://www.lasierra.edu/ psychology for more information.

Applications will be reviewed beginning March 1, 2010 and continue until the position is filled (note that the due date above is the date review will BEGIN).  Applicants should submit a letter of interest; a CV; and representative copies of teaching evaluations sent to: Dr. Adeny Schmidt, Chair, Department of Psychology, La Sierra University, 4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, CA 92515.  Questions about this position should also be directed to the chairperson, Dr. Schmidt (aschmidt@lasierra.edu).