Location: Oswego, NY Category: Academic / Faculty Posted On: Wed Sep 13 2023 Job Description:

Description of Department: Human Development at SUNY Oswego is a collegial department with seven full-time faculty members. The department is student-learning focused and values innovative approaches to teaching and research as well as high-impact practices such as internships. The Human Development program is offered both on our main campus as well as at Syracuse Campus and has an increasingly diverse student body. The department is also in the process of creating an online major.

The Human Development Department at the State University of New York at Oswego invites applications to fill a full-time Assistant or Associate Professor of Human Development.

Posting Date: September 13, 2023

Review Date: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Compensation: Salary levels (https://www.suny.edu/hr/compensation/salary/) , commensurate with experience plus full New York State benefits package.

Benefit Information: The State University of New York provides an excellent benefit package. Click here (https://www.suny.edu/benefits/) for more information.

Date of Appointment: September 1, 2024

Description of Responsibilities:

The Assistant or Associate Professor of Human Development will have a strong research agenda and trajectory, as well as relevant teaching experience in the field of lifespan development. The Assistant or Associate Professor will teach a variety of core and elective courses in their area of research, especially reinforcing the department's coverage of the latter part of the lifespan. In addition to teaching responsibilities, student advisement and university service are expected.

SUNY Oswego works continuously to create an inclusive environment which respects, embraces, and promotes cultural safety, belonging, civil discourse, cultural humility, and other values and goals outlined in SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan (https://ww1.oswego.edu/diversity/) . As such, the incumbent is expected to contribute to these efforts and possess communication and interpersonal skills necessary to engage effectively with an increasingly diverse community of students and colleagues.

Job Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Human Development or a related field at the time of appointment.

• Strong research agenda and research trajectory in lifespan development.

• Relevant in-person and online teaching experience in the area of research as well as in the broader discipline of Human Development.

• Demonstrated commitment to cultural diversity and ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications:

• If hired at the level of Associate Professor, appropriate academic leadership experiences such as department chair or other leadership positions.

• Ability to teach a variety of courses in the curriculum of the Human Development program and create new courses in the field of Adult Development and Aging.

• Ability to teach courses that will broaden the diversity of the department's curriculum.

• Demonstrated ability to create partnerships and work with external partners.

• Teach courses at SUNY Oswego's Syracuse campus.

At SUNY Oswego we value the diversity found in each member of our campus community and strive to create a community where that diversity is embraced and enhanced. Recognizing the strength of diversity, our mission is to foster an environment which respects, embraces and promotes cultural competence, civil discourse and active engagement in developing an inclusive and vibrant community of scholars who act as transformational agents of change and responsible citizens of the world. For more information see SUNY Oswego's Strategic Diversity and Inclusion Plan (https://ww1.oswego.edu/diversity/) .

As a candidate seeking consideration you are asked to submit a separate statement specifically addressing how your commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion has been evidenced in your career experience and professional activity, and/or community service (volunteer work, etc.), and/or professional development. (Please see Application Instructions)

Additional Information:

Oswego is committed to enhancing its diversity. SUNY Oswego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is actively engaged in recruiting, supporting, and fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students. We encourage applications from qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim SUNY status, or criminal conviction. Please click here (https://www.oswego.edu/human-resources/non-discrimination-policy) to see our full non-discrimination policy.

In accordance with USCIS regulations, successful applicants must be legally able to work in the United States per the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

Requests for reasonable accommodations of a disability during the application and/or interview process should be made to the Human Resources Office by calling 315-312-2230 or emailing hr@oswego.edu.

For Campus Safety information, please click here (https://www.oswego.edu/police/annual-report) to see the Annual Security and Fire Report (Clery).

SUNY Oswego is a smoke free/tobacco/e-cigarette free campus. Click here (https://www.oswego.edu/human-resources/sites/human-resources/files/tobacco_smoke_free_policy_final.pdf) for further policy details, including education and cessation resources.

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Search Chair:

Rebecca Burch at rebecca.burch@oswego.edu

Visa sponsorship is available for this position