Grant opportunity: New Frontiers in the Psychology of Character

Dear Colleagues,

We are very pleased to announce that Wake Forest University is now welcoming proposals for the “New Frontiers in the Psychology of Character” funding initiative. With the help of a generous grant from The John Templeton Foundation, this $1.5 million dollar initiative is intended to support empirical work in psychology on the existence and nature of character and the relationship between character traits and beliefs, desires, identities, emotions, behavior, and situations. Proposals can request between $50,000 and $200,000 for projects not to exceed two years in duration. We hope to make between 6-10 awards.

We envision applicants from personality, social, and developmental psychology in particular, but possibly other disciplines as well, who are interested in the ability of people to achieve moral behavior. Interdisciplinary teams of researchers (including psychologists, philosophers, and theologians) are encouraged, but team-based proposals are not required. We aim to support young researchers working on the psychology of character, who often have new and interesting ideas but who have not yet benefited from traditional funding sources. Thus, we would give preference to proposals from PIs who are within ten years of receiving their Ph.D.

Letters of Intent are due by November 29^th, 2010. Notification will be made by January 15^th, 2011, with submission of full proposals no later than March 28^th, 2011. Final award decisions will be issued by June 1^st, 2011 for research to begin on August 1^st, 2011 (and no later than September 1, 2011).

For additional details and background, guidelines, etc., please see the document available at http://www.thecharacterproject.com/documents/Psychology_RFP.pdf. All questions should be directed to CharacterPsychology@wfu.edu or The Character Project, Department of Philosophy, P.O. Box 7332, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109. More information about the Character Project in general is available at http://www.thecharacterproject.com/

Best,

Mike Furr & Will Fleeson, Department of Psychology

Christian Miller, Department of Philosophy

Wake Forest University

Personality/Quant job at Washington University in St. Louis

Hi all,

Please see the job ad below for a personality/quant position at Wash U.

Thanks!

Simine

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS, Department of Psychology is seeking candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the area of personality psychology with strong quantitative skills, to teach psychology or related courses, conduct research, publish in peer-reviewed journals, advise students and participate in faculty meetings. A primary teaching responsibility for the candidate will be in the graduate statistics curriculum in the psychology department. Any area of personality psychology will be considered, though preference will be given to candidates with a strong quantitative background. The primary qualification for this position is a doctorate and a demonstrated excellence in research and teaching. We especially encourage applications from women and members of minority groups.

Please email a curriculum vitae, reprints, a short statement of research interests and teaching experience, and three letters of reference to Cheri B. Casanova at cbcasano@wustl.edu. The Search Committee will begin the formal review process Nov. 1, 2010; applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Washington University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Employment eligibility verification is required upon hire.