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Beginning August, 2010
Formal Ad Statement
Important Information
Thank you for your interest in our Assistant Professor position in I-O
Psychology
at Angelo State. I've created this RJP so
that applicants can have access to
important information about the position and the
university.
To learn more about the program and the position, click the links below to get
to the
specific questions you might have. Also, within each of the answers, there
are links you
can follow that will pop up other information about our program.
Thank you for reading!
Kraig Schell, Director
Frequently-Asked Questions
What kind of program does ASU have?
Our program is a 2-year, cohort-model program designed to produce Masters-
level
practitioners of I-O
psychology. We require 42 credits of coursework and
students can decide between
an internship
and a thesis to complete the program.
Our students average a GPA of about 3.30
and GRE scores of
480(V), 580(Q),
and slightly over 4.0(W),
and we use a holistic model for
selection rather than a
strict
multiple-hurdle approach.
Most classes are taught at night in the
graduate
program so that students can engage in research and
internships during the day.
We require participation
for all first-year students in the Jackson St. I-O Lab
(JSIOL) facility, and strongly
recommend participation in the IOOB/SIOP
conferences each year.
What is expected of an I-O professor at ASU?
The formal teaching load will be 4-3 with three original preps per semester. You
MAY
be responsible in any given
year for the following courses: General Psychology,
Industrial-Organizational
Psychology, and
Psychological Testing at the UG level;
Personnel Selection,
Performance
Evaluation, and Stats/Methods
I at the graduate
level. There is also opportunity to develop one's own area of
expertise as a course, if
we currently
do not offer it.
You may also explore teaching a course or two in the summer for extra money, and
if
you secure
external funding, you may "purchase" courses from the university to lower
your teaching
load as you do your research. However, you will be responsible for your
graduate
course load, regardless of external grant support.
I should note that the actual teaching load is 3-3, as you will be the
professor of record
on our
internship course (PSY 6399) for one semester, which will be your fourth course.
ASU expects scholarly activity from faculty as well, but not in the same way as
doctoral-level institutions.
You will have considerable autonomy over your research
endeavors and are encouraged to maintain
research relationships with faculty outside
ASU to facilitate your work.
While it is true that you will
not have as much time as a
professor in a Masters-level institution given the somewhat larger teaching load, I
can speak from
experience that research is possible and that our students and I will
provide whatever assistance we can.
Tenure decisions are
based on teaching
effectiveness and research activity somewhat equally,
and you will have about two
years to get
this "up and running."
I encourage you to visit our lab page,
where you can learn about our dedicated lab
space for I-O
students. It's something we are quite proud of.
Committee service is also expected, but this is not relevant for
the first two years of
your
appointment.
What is the culture of the I-O program?
We admit in the fall term only. We have a capacity of 22 total
students, but we
usually
average around 15 students
at any given time. We currently offer our curriculum on
a 2-year rotation, which facilitates
mixing between the two
classes and relationship-
building.
However, by 2010 we hope to have altered our rotations so that core I-O
courses (the
stats sequence and the "I" side sequence) are offered on a yearly basis.
This change
is slated to begin in the Fall of 2011, tentatively.
We have organized
social events and the
students often plan
activities together as well.
Students will often attend IOOB and
SIOP as a
group, and we have a generous fund
available to help with travel. In short, we want to create a culture of
camaraderie and
mutual
experiences that will generate a closely-knit alumni network in the future.
What qualifications are required?
We are only interested in applicants with a degree in I-O psychology or a
closely-related field.
If you do not meet this
qualification, your application will likely
not be considered.
We are also interested
primarily in
junior faculty; while senior
faculty are welcome
to apply, appointment
will be at the assistant professor level regardless of experience.
Thus,
it is probably not in
senior faculty's interests to apply. We would also prefer
research interests/expertise that
are primarily "I" oriented, but
will examine all qualified
applicants regardless of
specific research interests.
What is living in West Texas like?
The area is warm and dry. The culture here is friendly and quiet; while there
are things to do
in the town,
we simply do not have the variety of a larger city. Traffic is relatively easy,
and
the city's
crime rates are below the national average in almost every category. While those
from larger cities may feel somewhat isolated at
first, the adaptable person will fit into the
San Angelo culture quickly, we
believe.
The psychologist in me would say that the city lends
itself somewhat more to the introverted,
independent individual, but don't let that discourage
the extroverts who might
be reading...
The cost of living is relatively low as well, and in combination with the
university's emphasis
on
competitive salaries, that means your dollars go further here. Home prices and
rental prices
are either at
or below the national average.
What about the faculty? Are they collegial, competitive, etc.?
The faculty culture here is very collegial. Competition is virtually
non-existent. Also, due to
some
retirements and program initiations, the faculty is becoming younger and
starting to
emphasize
research again. There is a large undergraduate pool of students who have been
starved for
research experience that could be tapped. While recently the faculty have not
engaged in
many extra-curricular social activities, there is room to grow such traditions
in the
future, if
that is something you value.