The College of Education and Human Sciences (CEHS) of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) is seeking two faculty members with expertise in bullying prevention and intervention and may include a focus on school or family contexts, children’s mental health, neuroscience, social policy and/or translational research. Both positions are tenure track at the advanced assistant or associate level.
The University of Nebraska – Lincoln is developing a thematic translational research area in bullying
prevention and intervention. For the past decade the College of Education and Human Sciences has
supported the Bullying Research Network (BRNET), an international network of bullying prevention and intervention researchers. Building upon the success of BRNET, the college and university have developed the Nebraska Bullying Prevention/Intervention Academy, connected with the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools and the Empowerment Initiative. We are seeking two scholars to build and support translational research on youth empowerment, youth engagement, and bullying prevention across homes, schools, and communities.
Successful candidates for the first position will have a completed doctorate in school or counseling
psychology, developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, human development, or a closely related field for a tenure-track advanced assistant or associate professor position in the Department of Educational Psychology. Specific areas of strength may include (a) development and evaluation of
innovative prevention or intervention strategies that address health and/or mental health in children, youth and families and the association to bullying involvement; (b) investigation of related processes and approaches as they apply to bullying behaviors among youth and adults; or (c) school and policy issues that are related to youth resilience and empowerment. Advanced skills in applied intervention research methods and statistical approaches are required, including a strong analytical background in advanced longitudinal and epidemiological techniques (e.g., hierarchical linear modeling, missing data procedures and/or mixed methods approaches).
Successful candidates for the second position will have a completed doctorate in school-, counseling-, or clinical-psychology, developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, human development, teacher education, special education, educational administration, higher education or student affairs, family science, or a closely related field for a tenure-track advanced assistant or associate professor position in the one of the following departments in the college: Child, Youth and Family Studies; Educational Administration; Educational Psychology; Special Education and Communication Disorders; or Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education. Specific areas of strength may include (a) development and evaluation of innovative prevention or intervention strategies that address physical health and/or mental health in children, youth and families; (b) investigation of related variables, processes and approaches as they apply to bullying behaviors among youth and adults; (c) family, school and policy issues that are related to youth resilience and empowerment; or (d) curricular or programmatic variables and approaches that address empowerment of children and youth within a bullying prevention context. Expertise in applied intervention research methods and statistical approaches is required, including a strong analytical background in advanced longitudinal and epidemiological techniques (e.g., hierarchical linear modeling, missing data procedures and/or mixed methods approaches).
Minimum qualifications for both positions include: (a) earned doctorate in one of the aforementioned
areas; (b) record of leadership on funded research activities; and (c) record of research productivity in area(s) of strength listed above.
Preferred qualifications for both positions include: (a) demonstrated expertise related to prevention and intervention associated with bullying prevention and intervention, the translation of efficacious
interventions to applied settings (e.g., schools, homes, detention facilities, hospitals, higher education), and an appreciation for ecological influences on the development of individual differences; and (b) clear evidence of research productivity and funding, including a relevant publication record, success in garnering grant support, and expertise in statistics and research methods. Applicants must demonstrate an ability to integrate their research with the missions of the Department, College, and University, and collaborate with other researchers focused on youth empowerment and bullying prevention and intervention.
Responsibilities for both positions: (a) lead an active line of research in an area consistent with the
research strengths listed above; (b) participate actively on interdisciplinary research teams who conduct research related to children, youth, families and schools; (c) write grants and secure funding for new research; (d) contribute to the scholarly literature through the publication of refereed journal articles, books, book chapters, and related products; (e) collaborate with faculty, post-doctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students; and (f) contribute to the teaching mission and ongoing research initiatives of UNL, CEHS, and the department.
The University of Nebraska – Lincoln is home to nationally recognized Centers and Institutes. For
example, the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools (http://www.cyfs.unl.edu) is a highly collegial, interdisciplinary program of excellence that promotes and supports a vibrant grant and research culture in the College of Education and Human Sciences and across the University of Nebraska system. CYFS houses two Academies: The Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics, and Psychometrics and the Nebraska Bullying Prevention/Intervention Academy. The newly-formed Nebraska Bullying Prevention/Intervention Academy is an extension of the Bullying Research Network (http://brnet.unl.edu) and is housed under the Empowerment Initiative (http://empowerment.unl.edu). For the past decade, the Bullying Research Network, a collaborative effort between the University of Nebraska – Lincoln and the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, has been supported by CEHS and is a network of internationally and nationally renown researchers in the areas of bullying prevention and intervention. CEHS is closely affiliated with the newly established Buffett Early Childhood Institute (BECI) and the Center for Brain, Biology and Behavior (CB3), with many opportunities for research collaboration and partnership across the NU system.
Review of applications will begin November 10, 2014 and continue until a suitable candidate is hired.
Applicants interested in the first position for a tenure-track advanced assistant or associate professor position in the Department of Educational Psychology. To be considered, please go to http://employment.unl.edu, requisition F_140145, click on “Apply to this job” complete the application form and attach the following documents; 1) cover letter of application, 2) current vitae, 3) statement of research program with up to three PDF reprints of published papers and 4) contact information for three references. Candidates will be notified before references are contacted. Candidates wishing further information are encouraged to contact Dr. Susan Swearer (Co-Director, Bullying Research Network) by phone (402-472-1741) or email (sswearer@unl.edu) or Dr. Susan Sheridan (Director, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools) by phone (402-472-6941) or email (ssheridan2@unl.edu).
Applicants interested in the second position for a tenure-track advanced assistant or associate professor position in one of the five listed departments in the College of Education and Human Sciences. To be considered, please go to http://employment.unl.edu, requisition F_140146, click on “Apply to this job” complete the application form and attach the following documents; 1) cover letter of application, 2) current vitae, 3) statement of research program with up to three PDF reprints of published papers and 4) contact information for three references. Candidates will be notified before references are contacted. Candidates wishing further information are encouraged to contact Dr. Jon Pedersen (Associate Dean, College of Education and Human Sciences) by phone (402-472-4124) or email (jpedersen2@unl.edu) or Dr. Susan Swearer (Co-Director, Bullying Research Network) by phone (402-472-1741) or email (sswearer@unl.edu).
Applicants who meet the qualifications for both positions are encouraged to apply to both positions.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is committed to a pluralistic campus community through affirmative action, equal opportunity, work-life balance, and dual careers.
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