The Faculty of Business invites members of the campus community – students, faculty and staff – to attend a virtual lecture (teaching demonstration) by Dr. Scott Cassidy for a tenure-track position as assistant professor of management, with a focus on human resource management (HRM). 

Candidate Bio:

Dr. Scott Cassidy holds a PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of Guelph, as well as a diploma in Information Technology from Conestoga College. Scott’s line of organizational research is informed by this dual background in psychology and technology and primarily investigates ways to build effective virtual team communication patterns using a variety of different technologies, in order to foster effective virtual teams. He also has ancillary research interests in team mental models, best practices in employee selection, and research pertaining to credentialing and to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.

Outside of his academic work, he has a wide-ranging background in organizational consulting and psychometrics. This includes three years working with government agencies to develop effective employee selection and structured interview techniques; seven years of leadership coaching and strategic business communications experience in the Canadian agricultural industry; and, three years consulting on the assessment programs for several pan-Canadian credentialing and educational bodies.

Lecture Title: Putting Hiring Tests to the ‘Test’: or "How to Hire a Kick-Butt Research Assistant Using Evidence-based Structured Interviewing"

The lecture will take place on April 22, 2022, from 9-10 am (Atlantic Time) via the following Zoom link:  

https://upei.zoom.us/j/65655421358?pwd=em8waTZvakJUeEZzYndZaHFSRldPQT09

Meeting ID: 656 5542 1358

Passcode: 998892

For further information, please contact Shelly Kavanagh at businessfac@upei.ca.