Assistant Professor of Family and Human Development
The T. Denny Sanford School of Social and Family Dynamics (SSFD) at Arizona State
University (ASU) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Family
and Human Development to start in August of 2023. Candidates must have a PhD or equivalent in Family and Human Development or a related discipline by the time of appointment. This application is open to any area of expertise in Family and Human Development with preference given to those who build on strengths of the program, including childhood and adolescent development; culture, ethnicity, and race; historically marginalized children, youth, and families; family systems; and quantitative methods. We also welcome applicants with research interests that grow our program including infancy, aging, queer youth, intersectionality, social justice, prevention science, big data, and mixed methods approaches. The School values cultural and intellectual diversity, and continually strives to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment. We are especially interested in applicants who can strengthen the diversity of our academic community.
ASU (recently named a Hispanic Serving Institution) works to develop an inclusive and thriving community that reflects the sociodemographic diversity of our state and nation.
SSFD is home to a vibrant, interdisciplinary community of over 60 teaching, research, and clinical faculty members serving undergraduate, masters, and doctoral students in Family and Human Development and Sociology. The Family and Human Development PhD program is ranked 6th overall in North America and 2nd in the area of Adolescence and Young Adulthood. Doctoral students are trained to think critically and to consider a wide range of theoretical perspectives and innovative research methods, with emphasis given to developing quantitative and qualitative skills. The faculty contribute to many university initiatives, including the Child Development Lab, Children’s Equity Project, Global Center for Applied Health Research, Latino Resilience Enterprise, Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center, SSFD Methods Group, and Substance Abuse Translational Network. Further information on the School’s mission, programs, and collaborations can be found at: https://thesanfordschool.asu.edu/FHD-assist-professor-search
Successful applicants must demonstrate the ability to contribute to the core mission of the School in research, teaching, and service. The candidate will develop a vigorous research program with demonstrated potential for extramural funding and an active agenda of peer-reviewed publications. Although the substantive area is open, the candidate’s qualifications will enable teaching courses in theories, research methods, or statistics. The candidate will also mentor undergraduate and graduate students, contribute to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, participate in service to the university and profession, and support the growth of the Family and Human Development program.
Minimum Qualifications
• PhD or equivalent in Family and Human Development, or in a related discipline, prior to
the appointment start date;
• Demonstrated evidence or potential for excellence in research relative to career stage;
• Demonstrate evidence or potential for excellence in teaching relative to career stage;
• Demonstrated evidence or potential for excellence in mentoring relative to career stage;
• Demonstrated interest in and potential to work in a collaborative and interdisciplinary
environment.
Desired Qualifications
• Demonstrated potential for leadership in research;
• Demonstrated excellence in communication and publication in area of research relative to
career stage;
• Demonstrated interest and potential for excellence in teaching and mentoring of diverse
students at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Job Overview
951 Cady Mall #144
Tempe, AZ 85287
United States
Applications will be accepted through Interfolio, at http://apply.interfolio.com/114440.
Complete application materials must contain the following items:
• A letter of application in which you describe ways skills, abilities, and
experiences align with the assistant professor position relative to the qualifications
listed in this advertisement;
• A complete curriculum vitae that details your educational and professional
history;
• A statement describing your research agenda;
• A statement describing your teaching philosophy;
• A diversity statement addressing how your past and/or potential contributions to
diversity, equity and inclusion will advance our commitment to inclusive
excellence;
• Two publications/preprints/scholarly products;
• Three professional letters of recommendation
Application Deadline:
Review of completed applications will begin on November 11, 2022. Complete applications will be reviewed each week thereafter until the position is closed. For additional information, please feel free to contact the search committee chair, Dr. Sarah Lindstrom Johnson ([email protected]).
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
The College values our cultural and intellectual diversity, and continually strives to foster a
welcoming and inclusive environment. We are especially interested in applicants who can
strengthen the diversity of the academic community. ASU upholds the values expressed in its charter: ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves. ASU is committed to advancing anti-racist policies and practices in order to accelerate meaningful change and to contribute to a national agenda for social justice with the goal of enhancing diversity, growth and opportunity for underrepresented groups and individuals at ASU. (See https://president.asu.edu/commitment).
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