Overview
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Job Position
Associate Professor of Educational Psychology [Tenured Scholar]
Job Description
The Department of Educational Studies (www.edst.purdue.edu) within the College of Education at Purdue University seeks a senior tenure-track scholar at the associate professor rank in Educational Psychology, for a 9-month position starting in August 2025. We seek a faculty colleague whose innovative and productive scholarship centers on one or more of the following areas: (a) cognitive, self-regulated learning, and/or learning strategy processes; (b) personal-social development and learning; or (c) motivation and engagement. We expect candidates to have a demonstrated record of success seeking extramural research funding.
Responsibilities
- Conduct research and maintain a strong line of scholarship with an emphasis on cognition, learning, development, and/or motivation contextualized in school and/or informal learning environments.
- Build on an existing program of competitive, externally funded research.
- Teach a variety of courses in our graduate programs (2/2 load) in areas such as personal and social development, cognition in learning contexts, culture and cognition, and/or motivation.
- Guide and mentor doctoral students in their area of expertise, contributing to dissertation committees.
- Contribute to and engage in service to the program, department, college, and profession.
About Purdue University, Educational Studies Department
We are thought-leaders with a commitment to rigorous graduate programs and ground-breaking research. We are committed to social justice and the education of all of the children of all of the people – especially in the area of P-12 STEM education. Our programs and degrees prepare our graduates for rewarding professions including:
- Teacher
- Administrator
- School counselor
- Psychologist
- Corporate trainer
- Researcher
- Professor
We launch the future through the discovery and development of human potential.
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