Psychology and Law. The Department of Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago invites applications for two tenure-track/tenured faculty positions in Psychology and Law, rank open, pending budgetary approval. For one position, candidates with research interests in any areas of Psychology (e.g., Cognitive, Community and Prevention Research, Social and Personality, Developmental) are welcome. For the second position, candidates with a specialization in Clinical Psychology are sought. Positions will begin August, 2002.

Desirable junior candidates will have completed the Ph.D. and demonstrated the potential to develop a productive and fundable research program. Desirable senior candidates will be intellectual leaders who attract external support for their research. Responsibilities of all applicants will include: contributing to a nationally recognized department and its growing program of research in Psychology, Law, and Public Policy. Responsibilities also include: teaching undergraduate and graduate courses, and supervising graduate student theses and dissertations. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Interested applicants are encouraged to learn more about the department, its faculty, and its graduate minor in Psychology and Law by visiting the following web site: http://www.uic.edu/depts/psch/psychlaw/. The Psychology and Law Minor gives graduate students in Social, Clinical, Cognitive, Biopsychology, or Community Psychology an opportunity to develop an expertise in Psychology and Law through research and course work. The program provides students with theoretical and methodological training in psychology, an ability to apply psychological research to legal issues, and an appreciation for the special attributes of legal settings. Affiliated faculty and students have research interests in legal decision making, child abuse, children’s eyewitness testimony, violence against women, distributive and retributive justice, etc. Research collaborations have included colleagues from various UIC departments (Criminal Justice, Psychiatry, Institute for Juvenile Research) and Chicago-area courts and agencies.

For fullest consideration, applicants should send a cover letter describing their research interests and accomplishments, preprints/reprints, curriculum vitae, and at least three letters of recommendation by November 1, 2001, to Dr. Bette L. Bottoms, Psychology and Law Search Committee, Department of Psychology (MC 285), University of Illinois at Chicago, 1007 W. Harrison St., Chicago, IL 60607-7137. UIC is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.