Tipsters! Come live and work down under. Trust me, you'll get used to being upside down, having the blood rush to your head all the time. VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON -- WELLINGTON NEW ZEALAND The Faculty of Science/Te Wahanga Putaiao invites applicants for the following 3 positions: 1. FULL PROFESSORSHIP IN EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 2. SENIOR LECTURESHIP/LECTURESHIP IN NEUROPSYCHOLOGY 3. SENIOR LECTURESHIP/LECTURESHIP IN PERCEPTION (Note: Lectureship is the equivalent of Assistant Professorship in North America. Senior Lectureship is the equivalent of Associate Professorship in North America). The Victoria campus sits high on a hill overlooking the beautiful harbor city that often has been called the Little San Francisco of the Southern Hemisphere. Over 15,000 students from 40 countries study at Vic. New Zealand itself is made up of three South Pacific islands about halfway between the equator and Antarctica (the climate is temperate), and a population of about 3.5 million people (predominantly of European, Maori, and Polynesian origin). The School of Psychology was recently profiled in the APS Observer's July issue. Visit the School's web site, and read the APS profile, at http://www.vuw.ac.nz/psyc/home.html ------------- FULL PROFESSORSHIP IN EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (Ref: SA915) This is a new position created as a result of recent expansion of the School of Psychology. The position is available on a full-time tenured basis, following an initial probationary period. The successful candidate must have the strongest possible academic credentials: a PhD, an internationally recognised research programme, and an excellent teaching record. In addition, they must possess a proven ability to provide leadership with evidence of staff development and a demonstrated capacity to effectively undertake a senior managerial role in the university setting. The person appointed will be expected to: show a willingness and ability to attract research funding develop and continue an active research programme provide research leadership teach and supervise students at both the graduate and undergraduate levels undertake a senior managerial and strategic planning role represent the School at the Faculty and University-wide level. Applicants who are able to strengthen an existing area of expertise in the School and are capable of providing research leadership across a variety of research areas are particularly invited to apply. In particular, candidates should have a distinguished research and teaching record in one or more of the following areas: neuropsychology, cognition, memory, learning, and perception. Closing date for applications: 26 November 1999 SENIOR LECTURESHIP/LECTURESHIP IN NEUROPSYCHOLOGY (Ref: SA916) The successful candidate for this position will teach in biological bases of behaviour and neuropsychology at the undergraduate and graduate level and supervise post-graduate research. The preferred candidate will have a PhD and show evidence of successful research and teaching in the area of neuropsychology. Closing date for applications: 29 October 1999 SENIOR LECTURESHIP/LECTURESHIP IN PERCEPTION (Ref SA928) The successful candidate for this position will teach perception at the undergraduate and graduate level and supervise postgraduate research. The preferred candidate will have a PhD and show evidence of successful research and teaching in the area of perception. Closing date for applications: 29 October 1999 For all enquiries and applications, please quote the relevant reference number. Position descriptions are available from the HR Assistant, Faculty of Science, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600 (tel: +64 4 463 5233 ext 8071; fax +64 4 463 5122; email [EMAIL PROTECTED] In honouring the Treaty of Waitangi, the University welcomes applications from the Tangata Whenua. We also welcome applications from women, Pacific Islands peoples, ethnic minorities and people with disabilities. ----------------------------- Maryanne Garry, PhD Victoria University of Wellington School of Psychology * Te Kura Maatai Hinengaro Box 600 Wellington New Zealand Direct: 64-4-463 5769 Fax: 64-4-496-5402 http://www.vuw.ac.nz/psyc/garry/garry.html ----- Imagination is more important than knowledge --Albert Einstein -------------------------------
