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Position Description The Department of Psychology at Yale University invites applications for a tenure-track, open-rank faculty appointment in the area of quantitative methods beginning July 1, 2024. We are interested in scholars who can help advance social science research in any subfield of psychology (social, cognitive, developmental, clinical, neuroscience) by developing and employing novel analytical techniques and methods and teaching classes in quantitative methods in psychology. The ideal candidate would be instrumental in building bridges between Psychology, the Department of Statistics and Data Science, and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences data-intense social science initiative. We are open to any area of quantitative methods relevant to psychology, for example, modeling of longitudinal and multilevel data structures, dynamic systems modeling, computational and predictive modeling, and other analytic approaches that can advance our understanding of psychological...

The School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SSBS) at Arizona State University (ASU) invites applications for a postdoctoral research scholar with an interest in close relationships and well- being. The successful candidate will work closely with Dr. Katherine Nelson-Coffey and her collaborator (Dr. Helena Rutherford, Yale University) on a NIH-funded research project on social connection and well-being during the transition to parenthood. The anticipated start date is around January 1, 2024, with potential flexibility. This is a 12-month, benefits-eligible position that is renewable for up to two years upon successful demonstration of academic productivity and performance. The salary is commensurate with experience. Applications are invited from individuals who are interested in a position combining project management, data management/analysis, and manuscript writing for publication. Preference will be given to applicants with (1) experience in statistical analysis of...

​The Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Colorado Boulder ( http://www.colorado.edu/psych-neuro/ ) invites applications for a tenure-track position with a focus on Public Health at the Assistant Professor level to begin Fall 2024.  We seek a faculty member who takes a biopsychosocial approach to psychological science. This perspective is critical to advance the study of public health, including exploring the cognitive, emotional, social, biological, genetic, and contextual-environmental processes and factors that influence mental and physical health. To achieve health equity, one focus of psychology and neuroscience is on understanding and addressing the context of systemic racism and the impact of structural inequities and racial and ethnic discrimination on mental and physical health, as well as access to care. We seek a faculty member whose program of research aims to inform linkages among multiple biopsychosocial determinants...

The  Department of Health, Exercise, and Sport Studies  (HESS) at Denison University invites applications for a  tenure-track  position in  Sport Studies  at the level of  Assistant Professor beginning in August of 2024. Our successful candidate will have earned a doctorate degree in Sport Studies, Sport Psychology, Sport Sociology, Sport Economics, Kinesiology, or a related discipline that provides a social science or humanities perspective on sport. Candidates must have completed a Ph.D. no later than August 15, 2024. We are seeking candidates who are enthusiastic about teaching at the undergraduate level and committed to continually refining and growing their pedagogy. A commitment to teaching undergraduates or evidence of successful undergraduate teaching should be clearly articulated in the teaching statement. The successful candidate will be expected to teach undergraduate courses in the History and Organization of Sport in the United States, Sport Psychology, a...

The Department of Psychology at Centenary College of Louisiana invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position to begin in August 2024. We seek a colleague who is committed to excellent undergraduate teaching, who can develop a productive line of research involving undergraduate students, and who is committed to working with students who are diverse in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and economic background.  A strong commitment to teaching in a student-centered liberal arts environment is essential. Teaching duties will include a lower-level Biological Psychology course, upper-level courses in their area of expertise, and core psychology courses (e.g., intro, methods, stats). We are especially seeking a candidate who will contribute to developing new courses to add to our existing psychology offerings. The teaching load is six courses per year, with the opportunity to teach courses in the...

Perception - Open Rank The highly ranked Department of Psychology is seeking excellent candidates for one tenure-track, or tenured, faculty position in the area of Perception. The selected candidate will mount a vigorous research program while making significant contributions to the department's teaching mission. The area of research within the broad domain of perception is open. A successful candidate may be studying any sensory system(s), using any one or more methods (behavioral/psychophysics, computation, neuroimaging, etc.), in any population. Questions related to perception, however, should be at the core of the candidate's research program. The successful candidate will contribute to an inclusive, fair, and equitable environment that fosters engagement and a sense of belonging for faculty, staff, students and members of the broader community. Our department is enhanced by members' diverse approaches, perspectives, and life experiences; applicants are encouraged to...

Cognitive or Perceptual Development - Open Rank The highly ranked Department of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking excellent candidates for a tenure-track, or tenured, faculty position in the area of Cognitive or Perceptual Development. The selected candidate will mount a vigorous research program while making significant contributions to the department's teaching mission. Topics of study might include how humans learn to perceive, represent, and act on the world; what kinds of experiences guide perceptual organization and conceptual development; the interface of perception with the development of conceptual representations; or the development of executive functions, memory, reasoning, or decision making. In addition to experimental behavioral research with human infants and/or children, successful candidates might also employ cognitive neuroscience methods, cross-cultural or ethnographic methods, or computational modeling, among other approaches. Our...

The Division of Social Science at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology seeks to fill one position in Psychology.  The University is an English-speaking research university with international faculty.  The Division of Social Science is highly ranked internationally.   We invite applications at all ranks (Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor) . Candidates should work in any major area in psychology, with demonstrated potential/ability to build a strong publication portfolio.  The appointee will develop research programs independently, write scientific publications and grant proposals, and contribute to the Division’s minor program in Psychology. For more information about the Division, please visit https://sosc.hkust.edu.hk . Applicants should have a PhD degree by the time of employment.  The successful candidate is expected to teach courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.  Salary is competitive and will be...

T32 Postdoctoral Fellow   The Prevention and Methodology Training (PAMT) program at the Pennsylvania State University is hiring a cohort of Postdoctoral Fellows focused on substance use and addiction. PAMT is an interdisciplinary program at the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center (https://prevention.psu.edu/) in the College of Health and Human Development. Funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse through a T32 award, PAMT (https://www.pamt.psu.edu/) cross-trains predoctoral and postdoctoral researchers as substance use prevention scientists and methodologists. Fellows are trained to apply cutting-edge methods to emerging critical research needs in the prevention of substance use and addiction. This two-year training program presents a unique opportunity for postdoctoral researchers who wish to establish a research career focused on substance use prevention to receive two years of training from some of the top substance use prevention scientists...

Assistant Professor (Social and Health Psychology) - Department of Psychology, College of Arts & Sciences   Location: Stony Brook, NY, United States   Open Date: Sep 12, 2023   Deadline: Oct 25, 2023 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time   Description   The Department of Psychology at Stony Brook University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the area of Social and Health Psychology (SHP). This appointment will focus on Diversity Science and Health Disparities. We are particularly interested in a scholar whose work focuses on psychosocial theories, mechanisms, or interventions that affect and are affected by physical health, including structural determinants of health and resulting disparities for groups with marginalized identities (e.g., related to age, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender, immigration status, national origin, race, sexuality, and/or their intersections). Preference...

The Department of Kinesiology and Health at Rutgers University - New Brunswick invites applicants for a tenure ‐ track position in areas of Skeletal Muscle Physiology and Exercise at the level of Assistant Professor to begin in Fall 2024. Candidates with emphasis on skeletal muscle physiology, neuromuscular control, muscle biochemistry, health and disease, and human intervention with translational capacity across the lifespan are encouraged to apply. Preferred qualifications include a focus on physical activity/exercise intervention to improve health outcomes that complement other existing areas of expertise within the department. Responsibilities of the position include contributing to a collaborative environment promoting scholarship, teaching and service activities at the departmental, college and University levels, as well as to the greater professional community.  This is a full-time, tenure track, 10-month appointment with a competitive start-up package and salary...

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities: The Department of Psychology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa is excited to invite applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor, who can contribute to the department’s interests in health psychology, broadly defined (with a start date of August 16, 2024). We welcome applications from scholars with expertise in health-related research, who could contribute to graduate training in one of the three program areas (cognitive, counseling, or social psychology). Responsibilities for this position include conducting research, teaching undergraduate and graduate classes, advising doctoral students, and providing service to the department and university. Required Minimum Qualifications: PhD in Psychology (cognitive, counseling, health, social, or other relevant psychology discipline), conferred by the start date of the appointment...

The Department of Psychological Sciences at Rice University (Houston, Texas) invites applications for two (2) tenure-track assistant professor positions to begin July 1, 2024. Position #1 is in an APPLIED area of psychological sciences with a focus on the application of theory and research to address society’s greatest challenges. We seek candidates whose quantitative-based scholarship deeply bridges across at least two of our existing program areas in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Human Factors/Human Computer Interaction, Cognitive & Affective Neuroscience, and Health Psychology . Example topics might include (but are NOT limited to): occupational health or workplace stress/safety/macroergonomics, automation/AI applied to the future of work, training for an aging and diverse workforce, team effectiveness in health care, assistive devices for individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities, augmented cognition/intelligence, neurofeedback...

Tenure-Track Position at the Assistant Professor Level in Developmental Science   The  Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences  at Boston University invites applicants for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in Developmental Science to begin July 2024. The areas of research expertise desired are ethnic and/or cultural influences on child development and/or the impact of structural racism on child development. Specific topic areas (e.g., social, emotional, cognition, and language) may vary. The successful candidate will be expected to establish a vigorous, externally supported program of research, engage in research training, and teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Application of advanced quantitative methods to the substantive research program would be valued. Boston University expects excellence in teaching and in research and is committed to building a culturally, racially, and ethnically diverse scholarly...

The Department of Psychology at Hope College seeks applicants for two open-rank   tenure-track positions in Psychology beginning by Fall 2024. The area of specialization within psychology is open, yet applicants who have teaching and/or research experiences that equip them to  teach diversity-science seminar courses (e.g., Race in America, Multicultural Psychology) are strongly encouraged to apply. Additional teaching responsibilities could include introductory courses (e.g., Introduction to Psychology, Research Methods), survey courses within their area of psychology, or upper-level seminars. The standard teaching load is three courses per semester, typically with two preparations per semester. Applications demonstrating experience and capacity to mentor diverse students and conduct research that address diversity, race, ethnicity, culture, disparities, equity, and inclusion are especially welcome. Hope’s Psychology Department is a national leader in faculty-student...

2 tenure-track, 9-month Assistant Professor positions in Psychology with specialization in Diversity Science beginning August 2024. We seek candidates who will increase the department’s ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through their research, teaching, mentoring and/or lived experience. The search is open to candidates in any area of psychology. Candidates must hold a doctorate in Psychology or related field. ABD candidates must complete all degree requirements prior to completion of the first academic year. Applicants must possess and demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching and mentoring students of diverse backgrounds, research on diversity, equity, and social justice in psychology, and service. The successful applicant will teach new and existing undergraduate and, possibly, graduate courses, including some combination of sociocultural awareness classes (e.g., the psychology of gender,...

Stanford University, in conjunction with its IDEAL initiative, is pleased to announce that it is seeking to appoint four to five early career fellows engaged in the study of race and ethnicity. The purpose of this program is to support the work of early-career researchers, who will lead the next generation of scholarship in race and ethnicity and whose work will point the way forward for reshaping race relations in America. Fellowships may be in any of the seven schools in the University (Business, Doerr School of Sustainability, Education, Engineering, Humanities & Sciences, Law, Medicine). Applicants will be asked to identify the school or department that aligns with the field of their Ph.D. The selected fellows will be assigned a faculty mentor from their home department or school and will have the opportunity to be involved with the other early career fellows and Stanford faculty in a variety of activities. Informally, they will be invited to lunches and dinners to meet...