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Yale’s Departments of African American Studies, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology invite applicants for multiple positions at the assistant professor level beginning July 2025. These positions are part of a cluster hire in African American Studies and the social sciences. The goal is to deepen empirical scholarship of Black experiences—growing the community at Yale necessary for such scholarship in the process.  Applicants’ research should fit within one or both of two broad subfields:  1) Racial Attitudes and Political Participation (e.g., estimating the role of prejudice in politics, topics in sexuality and gender identity, race and attitudes towards climate justice, and/or other relevant subspecializations) and 2) Race, Systems, and Institutions (e.g., the intersections of race and class, race and artificial intelligence, race relations in specific domains such as education, child welfare, public administration, and/or other relevant subspecializations)....

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, 2025, 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 traditional developmental topics and approaches, we will also consider researchers whose work addresses fundamental questions about cognition in other animals (e.g., non-human primates, canids, cephalopods, or insects). 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.  The successful applicant will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Developmental Psychology....

Postdoctoral Position  in Interdisciplinary Youth Suicide Research Background The Cha Lab, led by Dr. Christine Cha and based at Yale School of Medicine, harnesses interdisciplinary research to improve assessment and prevention of youth suicide. Established nearly a decade ago at Columbia University (as ‘ Laboratory for Clinical and Developmental Studies ’), the Cha Lab will be launching its inaugural year at Yale in September 2024 in dual affiliation with the  Yale Child Study Center  and the  Yale Center for Brain   and Mind Health (CBMH) . Originally rooted in clinical psychological science, the Cha Lab strives to embody the mission of CBMH: “to bridge existing departments, levels of analysis, and disciplinary boundaries and focus on areas of clinical and translational neuroscience that are broader than any single condition.” Pilot data collection will harness varying methodologies ranging from ecological momentary assessment (EMA) and behavioral measures to...

The Department of Psychology at Yale University invites applications for two faculty appointments, one of which is expected to be made at the assistant professor rank, and one of which can be made at the assistant professor, associate professor with tenure, or full professor rank, in the area of Social Psychology, beginning July 1, 2025.  This position is open to all sub-areas in Social Psychology including, but not limited to, attitudes and social cognition, intergroup relations and group processes, interpersonal & close relationships, emotion, motivation, the self & identity, etc. This position is especially suited for a scholar with interests that afford collaboration with faculty in the other areas of our department (cognitive, developmental, clinical, and neuroscience), and/or with scholars in other schools and disciplines at Yale, such as the School of Public Health, School of Medicine, Jackson School, Law School, and African American Studies.  The...

The Department of Psychology at Yale University invites applications for an Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology position to start in July 2025. Applications can be from those whose research programs fit into any area of clinical psychology.  The successful applicant will be expected to teach  a service course (a broader psychology course) and/or a smaller seminar (often on the topic of their choosing) .   Priority will be given to outstanding scholars who will contribute effectively to  research,  as well as,  the undergraduate and graduate teaching and mentoring programs of the University. Qualifications Eligible applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree at the time of hire. Application Instructions Applications must be submitted via Interfolio:  http://apply.interfolio.com/149844 Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, research statement (2 parts, see below), teaching statement, diversity statement, and up...

The Department of Psychology at Yale University invites applications for a tenure-track, open-rank faculty appointment in the area of quantitative methods   in psychology   beginning July 1, 2025. 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 psychology.   We are looking for someone who has a strong program of research in a core subfield of psychology and applies sophisticated or novel quantitative methods to their research. For example, a developmental psychologist who advances research...

Wesleyan University’s Department of Psychology invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of neuroscience beginning July 1, 2025. We seek a broadly trained cognitive neuroscientist with research focused on any area in cognitive neuroscience, including but not limited to motor control, sensory processing, object recognition, language, attention and cognitive control, higher-level cognition, learning, development, social cognition, and emotion. The ideal candidate will have a high-quality research program focused on human populations and/or computational methods. They will mentor undergraduate research and will be prepared to teach an introductory course in Neuroscience, two specialized courses in an area of expertise, and one course in statistics, or research methods. Wesleyan faculty have a strong commitment to scholarship, undergraduate teaching, and social engagement. The Department currently has 17 full-time faculty members in the areas of cognition,...

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Fairfield University invites applications for a full-time Visiting Assistant Professor for the 2024-25 academic year (Fall 2024 and Spring 2025). The area of specialization is open, but preference will be given to applicants with expertise in social, cognitive, or developmental psychology.  Applicants should have a strong commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching and are expected to have completed a Ph.D. in psychology or a related field, but strong ABD candidates will also be considered. The teaching load is 4 courses per semester and will include courses such as General Psychology, Statistics and Research Methods, as well as courses in the candidate’s area of specialization. The Department consists of 12 full-time faculty in our undergraduate program, representing a range of specialties.  We are housed in a spacious, well-equipped facility in the Bannow Science Center. There is a vibrant culture...