University of Minnesota Institute of Child Development

The Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota has long been a premier center for scholarship, teaching, and outreach devoted to the understanding and fostering of child development.  Coursework and research activities focus primarily on the central cognitive, social, emotional, and psychological processes that underlie the development of infants, children, and youth. 

Founded in 1925, the Institute is one of the oldest departments studying children’s development in the United States.  From its inception, a key tenet of the department has been to “give away” child psychology.  This philosophy has created an environment rich with collaborations, new ideas, and exciting interdisciplinary work. The Institute has consistently ranked as the #1 developmental psychology program in the nation by U.S. News and World Report and is internationally recognized for the quality of its faculty and their portfolios of research.

Aug 20, 2026  
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...
University of Minnesota Institute of Child Development Minneapolis, MN Full time