We needed you this term! Time machine anyone? With someone on maternity leave 
and another person involved in a biking accident that almost left him dead plus 
2 others quitting at the last minute - well it has been interesting here to say 
the least. You might be able to find work here - assuming you want to work for 
cruddy pay. On the plus side, today it is around 75 degrees and you are 4 hours 
from Orlando and Atlanta plus a few hours away from the beach.

Deborah Briihl, PhD
Dept. of Psychology and Counseling
Valdosta State University
229-333-5994
[email protected]

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From: Annette Taylor [[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 9:05 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Subject: [tips] sabbatical replacement

Marie's email prompted me to respond although I cannot apply for her position.

But I am going into phased retirement beginning fall 2014 and will be off every 
spring, for a few years, until I fully retire in 2019. The semester off will be 
negotiable (spring versus fall) as long as I do it in advance in a timely 
fashion based on when we commit to teaching, here, about 18 months in advance 
of a semester.

That said, I cannot afford to live on half my salary, so I am hoping to find 
some additional work during the off semester. I decided to phase out because my 
hope is to be able to travel a little while I am still young enough to really 
enjoy the new places. However, I will need to find work and hope to teach in 
places I have never lived before, anywhere on the planet. Most of the US and, 
preferably, everything outside the mainland US is good :) Pretty much, only 
southern california would be "out" as far as broadening my horizons goes.

One thing I'm considering is being a sabbatical replacement for a semester long 
sabbatical, as most sabbaticals do only last a semester. And, often, it's more 
difficult to find a person for just one semester.

But how to find those types of positions? I am going to assume that there is no 
central clearinghouse where universities can post upcoming openings and people 
can apply for them. But it would be nice if there was. That way, many schools 
could probably find excellent teachers with a track record, rather than taking 
the (relatively speaking) unknown person. Maybe I will tackle organizing such a 
listing service with one of my "off" semesters.

So, I'm throwing it out here for now, that starting in fall 2014 I'll be 
available. My specific area is cognitive, which is why Marie's email resonated 
with me, but I have taught a number of classes as emergencies and other 
opportunities came up over the years. If you've been around for a while, you 
know how it is...someone gets seriously ill or dies the first week of the 
semester and the chair cannot find anyone on such short notice. As a cognitive 
person I routinely teach research methods (cognitive types do tend to be 
research-oriented types) and I also teach intro routinely. I have taught 
developmental and social (I really like social). So, keep me in mind if you are 
someplace a person might want to visit for 5 months and know that a suitable 
sabbatical is coming up! All the usual credentials and letters will be 
available.

Annette

Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D.
Professor, Psychological Sciences
University of San Diego
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
[email protected]
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Subject: Cognitive psychology visiting position
From: "Helweg-Larsen, Marie" <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:51:59 +0000
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