9 Development jobs

Department Head of Human Development and Family Science University of Georgia The College of Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) at the University of Georgia (UGA) is seeking applications for the Department Head of Human Development and Family Science (HDFS). The Department Head will inspire an expansive vision for the future and effectively interact with constituencies associated with academia, government, industry, and alumni, as well as faculty, staff, and students. Central to the department head's leadership is the promotion of policies and everyday practices that address the needs of communities. This position requires strong leadership capabilities and the ability to foster success in research, service, and development funding. It is expected that the successful candidate will lead the faculty and its programs to a higher level of excellence. The College of Family and Consumer Sciences (FACS) is committed to student success, rigorous scholarly research, and effective...

The Institute of Child Development in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota seeks to fill a tenure track Assistant Professor position in developmental psychopathology . We welcome applicants conducting research in any area of developmental psychopathology, with particular interest in: prevention/intervention sciences; typical and atypical socio-emotional development; risk, trauma, and resilience; stress biology; and family, community, and global contexts. A prominent developmental perspective or orientation is required. Our department employs a wide range of methods and approaches, and would especially welcome applicants who use epidemiological, computational, mixed methods, sociocultural, neuroendocrine or immune, or epigenetic approaches, or who conduct community engaged research or use advanced quantitative methods. All applicants are expected to have a strong record of empirical and/or theoretical publication, commensurate with level of...

Lab Coordinator, Wesleyan University The Cognitive Development Lab and the Reasoning and Decision Making Lab at Wesleyan University (Dr. Hilary Barth and Dr. Andrea Patalano) announce a full-time joint Lab Coordinator position. The Lab Coordinator will assist with studies of child and adult cognition, including NSF-funded collaborative work on numerical cognition. The Lab Coordinator will also assist with other general duties in each lab. Responsibilities include: * Oversee undergraduate research assistants, including support with study development, data collection/management, statistical analysis, and reporting of findings. * Recruiting and scheduling participants * Maintaining a participant family database * Coordinating relationships with local collaboration sites such as children’s museums * Data management and analysis * Implementing online and in-person studies (study preregistration, IRB submissions, study programming) * Running participants through studies * Supporting...

Dr. Andrei Cimpian is hiring a Postdoctoral Associate to work on a range of topics in cognitive and social-cognitive development, including stereotyping, motivation, explanation/intuitive theories, and essentialism. The Postdoctoral Associate would join Dr. Cimpian’s Cognitive Development Lab at New York University. For more information about the lab’s research, please see https://CimpianLab.com . The start date is fall 2026. The position is for one year and is renewable based on performance and availability of funds. The salary is competitive with standards for federally funded postdoctoral positions. Review of applications will begin on August 24, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled. We welcome applications from international candidates; however, please note that NYU is not an E-Verify employer and therefore unable to support STEM OPT extensions.   This position is based in New York and the selected candidate will be expected to work...

The Department of Psychology at the National University of Singapore (NUS) invites applications for two Assistant Professor positions. With regard to specialty, area is open, although preferences will be given to candidates with expertise in Clinical, Developmental and/or Quantitative Psychology. Candidates should hold a Ph.D. Candidates in Clinical Psychology should also have completed formal graduate-level training as a clinical psychologist.   Consistently ranked as one of the top universities in Asia and the world, NUS is internationally respected for its high-quality teaching and research. Within NUS, the Department of Psychology has well-established undergraduate, graduate research and graduate clinical psychology professional training programmes. The department is made up of a diverse group of local and international faculty who are committed to excellence in teaching and research. Information on the department’s faculty, teaching and research programmes can be...

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Adult Development and Aging 2026-2027   GENERAL INFORMATION The Department of Psychology at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor specializing in Adult Development and Aging to begin in August 2027. This position is designed to complement and expand our department’s existing strengths in developmental psychology, allowing us to offer a comprehensive, life-course perspective that spans from early childhood through late adulthood. The successful candidate will maintain a cohesive research program that meaningfully engages undergraduate students. We welcome applications from scholars exploring a wide range of topics within the psychology of aging. We are interested in research that spans multiple levels of analysis, including individual processes such as cognitive resilience and emotional regulation; social contexts such as connectivity and support systems;...

The Department of Psychology at the University of California, Irvine, invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level. The Department of Psychology seeks to expand its expertise in quantitative, computational, and data science approaches to understanding human behavior and psychological processes. Scholars in this area may develop or apply advanced methods, including machine learning and artificial intelligence, computational modeling, causal inference, epidemiologic methods, advanced statistical modeling, natural language processing, network analysis, and other data science approaches, to address complex psychological questions. Their research may leverage large-scale, population-based, intensive longitudinal, multimodal, or digitally-generated behavioral data, including text, social interaction, smartphones and sensors, administrative and clinical records, cohort and registry data, and other emerging sources of human behavioral data....

Lawrence University of Wisconsin, a selective undergraduate liberal arts college and conservatory of music located in Appleton, Wisconsin, invites applications for two full-time tenure-track positions, at the rank of Assistant Professor of Psychology, to begin September 1, 2027. One position is in social psychology and the other position may be in one of the following areas: cognitive, biological, developmental or clinical/counseling psychology.  We seek individuals who are dedicated teachers passionate about working with undergraduates in a liberal arts setting, active and engaging scholars, and effective mentors for students from diverse backgrounds. Successful candidates will teach Research Methods on rotation, as well as courses in their specialty area (at both the intermediate and advanced levels). One of these courses will involve a laboratory where students gain hands-on skills in research and/or applied psychology. Additionally, successful candidates will contribute to...

The Department of Psychology at Yale University invites applications for an open rank (Assistant/Associate/Full Professor) faculty position with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027, to be situated within the department’s Developmental Psychology area. We are particularly interested in scholars who add breadth to our existing developmental offerings while effectively integrating with our generally cognitive approach. In addition to more traditional developmental foci, we are excited to consider cross-cultural approaches as well as researchers who address fundamental questions about cognition in non-human animals. Priority will be given to outstanding scholars who contribute effectively to both undergraduate and graduate teaching and mentoring and who are ready to conduct a generative research program. Qualifications Eligible applicants must have a PhD or equivalent degree at the time of hire. Application Instructions Application must...