The Ogden College of Science and Engineering (OCSE) at WKU seeks a dynamic and experienced individual as Chair for its Department of Psychological Sciences ( The Chair, who reports to the Dean of the College, is expected to manage department operations (including the departmental budget), facilitate the direction of undergraduate and graduate programs, uphold and enhance the excellence of the department faculty's teaching and research, and represent the department within the college, across the university, and in the community. The Department of Psychological Sciences has 15 faculty representing the breadth of the discipline, including clinical, cognitive, developmental, industrial-organizational, social, and neuroscience. Many of our research-active faculty have a history of securing external grants from funding agencies such as NIH and NSF.
The Department offers both a BS in Psychological Science as well as an MS in Psychology. With approximately 170 undergraduate majors, the BS in Psychological Science affords students an outstanding opportunity to engage with faculty via small class sizes as well as hands-on research experiences. The two-year, in residence, MS in Psychology program has two tracks: Industrial/Organizational and Psychological Science. With approximately 20 students, the program offers students the opportunity to work closely with faculty in their graduate training and in developing a research thesis. The Department is also partnering with the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, and Computer Science on establishing a BS in Neuroscience. The Department prides itself on the close mentoring provided to students via advising, in the classroom, and in faculty member's research labs.
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