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The   Department of Psychology   in the   College of Arts and Science   at   Vanderbilt University   invites applications for a tenured associate professor position in the areas of cognition, cognitive neuroscience, or visual neuroscience with a computational or AI focus, to start August 16, 2025. We particularly welcome applications from scientists developing computational models that explain cognition or vision, exploring the intersection of models of cognition or vision with models from AI, or developing novel computational or AI approaches to understanding behavioral data and/or brain data. Successful candidates will employ computational modeling, mathematical modeling, AI methods, machine learning, and/or data science approaches in their work, and be prepared to train students and teach courses in these approaches. We seek an exceptional individual who has a strong record of creative, methodologically and computationally rigorous, and conceptually driven...

The Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in cognitive neuroscience to begin Fall 2025. The topic of research is open, but we particularly welcome individuals who could collaborate with current Psychology faculty members. The ideal candidate’s research program would use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or in combination with other types of brain measurement, brain stimulation, and/or computational modeling, but we welcome applicants who use any cognitive neuroscience methods. UNLV is in the process of opening a federally-funded research-dedicated MRI facility on the main campus. The successful applicant would be expected to (1) maintain a high-quality, fundable research program; (2) mentor graduate and undergraduate students; (3) teach graduate and undergraduate courses related to cognitive neuroscience; and (4) participate in curricular decisions and faculty governance. We welcome...

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) funded T32 Training Program in Emotion Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will have two post-doctoral training positions starting in Fall 2025 with up to three years of support. Applications are due on Friday, February 7, 2025 . For more information, please visit emotion.wisc.edu . The following faculty all desire post-doctoral candidates: Dr. Dan Grupe  leads the  Cultivating Justice CoLaboratory  at the Center for Healthy Minds. We are a community-engaged research group that conducts basic and applied research on the well-being of people and communities impacted by incarceration. Our current research focuses on 1) the impact of mindfulness practices in supporting successful transitions from prison into the community, and 2) studying the individual, relational, and community-level impacts of restorative justice programs in community and carceral settings. Candidates with interests...

The Psychology Department and Neuroscience Program at Hamilton College invite applications for three visiting leave-replacement positions at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning July 1, 2025 (PhD or ABD required). Ideal candidates will have teaching experience at the college level and be enthusiastic about working closely with undergraduate students. Candidates from all areas are encouraged to apply, and we especially seek candidates with expertise in developmental psychology, cognitive psychology, and neuroscience. All positions are for one year; the position in neuroscience has the possibility of renewal for a second year. The teaching load will be the equivalent of five courses per year, including some combination of foundational courses (e.g., Introduction to Psychology, Introduction to Neuroscience, Statistics, Research Design), courses in the candidate’s specialty area, and supervision of senior research projects. The expected 9-month base salary range for this...

Assistant Professor - Cognitive Psychology Job ID 29299 FACULTY VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT The Psychology Department at Hunter College-CUNY welcomes applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in any area of Cognitive Psychology (including, but not limited to, attention, decision-making, language acquisition and processing, memory, perception and reasoning). We are searching for candidates who:  1)   Show evidence of or potential for excellence in empirical research, using behavioral, neuroscientific, and/or computational modeling approaches  2)   Have a well-specified and theory-based research program, with promise for research funding  3)   Will contribute to teaching and mentoring at the undergraduate and graduate levels.  Job activities will include conducting independent research (including publishing and applying for grants), teaching (undergraduate and graduate courses), and service (such as participating in departmental committees). The Psychology...

Specific duties will include teaching three courses per semester, including Behavioral or Cognitive Neuroscience and Research Methods in Psychology, in addition to maintaining an active research program. During the first two years of the appointment, it is typical to have a reduced teaching load of two classes per semester, providing an opportunity to establish a research program and develop courses. This reduced course load may continue pending research productivity. Faculty may also use funds from externally-sponsored research programs to reduce their teaching loads.  Other responsibilities include involvement in the assessment and continued development of Psychology courses and contributing to the University community through committee service and other activities.  Salary: Assistant Professor $75,000 - $85,000 / Associate Professor $85,000 - $95,000 Benefits:...

In a longstanding collaboration between the Moffitt-Caspi Team and the Hariri Lab https://www.haririlab.com/home.html , we are recruiting new postdoctoral fellows for fall 2025. We seek trainees who have a specific interest in midlife aging, its origins in early life, and its implications for mental and physical health in later life.  The training positions are based at Duke University and are funded by the National Institute on Aging.  The research training will be grounded in the ongoing longitudinal Dunedin Study the University of Otago, which has followed a population-representative birth cohort of New Zealanders for six decades.  We are currently collecting a new wave of rich multidisciplinary data from the participants at age 52.  We are looking for two postdoctoral fellows.  One to study aging and health using life-course longitudinal methods and another to study brain aging using neuropsychological and imaging methods.   This will lead to many opportunities to map...

The New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences and the School of Interdisciplinary Forensics at Arizona State University (ASU) invite applications for a full-time, benefits-eligible, tenure-track position in Psychology at the rank of Associate Professor. We are interested in candidates with expertise in one or more areas of psychological science (e.g., cognitive, clinical, developmental, neuropsychology, quantitative, social) with a demonstrated interest in addressing issues facing the law or legal systems, broadly defined.   The faculty member will be a core member of ASU’s Law and Behavioral Science group, an interdisciplinary collective of psychological scientists engaged in research that addresses current and emerging issues facing the legal system in its broadest sense. Information about our Law and Behavioral Science group, including faculty, research labs, academic programs, and events can be found at https://lawpsych.asu.edu .   About the...

The New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University (ASU) invites applications for a Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship in Psychology. We welcome candidates from all subfields of psychology, including but not limited to social, cognitive, developmental, clinical, neuroscience, quantitative, health, and legal psychology, who are interested in applying their research to the legal system, broadly defined. Applications can include, but are not limited to, areas such as decision-making, behavior change, assessment and treatment, prevention science, restorative justice, policy evaluation, and more. The postdoctoral scholar will be embedded in ASU’s Law and Behavioral Science group, an interdisciplinary collective of psychological scientists engaged in research that addresses current and emerging issues facing the legal system in its broadest sense . The Law and Behavioral Science group spans many academic units across the university, but...