Job Opportunities
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Last updated: September 12, 2025
WiCS+ offers a free service to announce job opportunities aligned with WiCS+ mission at any member affiliations. Job opportunities will be posted at the discretion of the WiCS+ Leadership Team and will be updated every week. Announcements will remain posted until the deadline date or after 3 months from date posted (whichever date comes first).
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The Department of Psychological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas Tech University invites applications for a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track, Assistant Professor position to begin September 1, 2026, in Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience. Competitive candidates will have expertise in conducting basic human research in fundamental areas of cognition and cognitive neuroscience, including learning, memory, language, perception, and/or decision-making. Preference will be given to research programs that incorporate artificial intelligence, computational modeling, and/or machine learning into their study of human cognitive and/or neural processes.
Deadline: 10.10.25
Posted: 09.12.25 -
This is an interdisciplinary search for two faculty positions at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor for the Regents’ Research Excellence Program. For the first position, we seek someone with an active program of research in neurocognitive or neurolinguistic approaches to bilingualism that incorporate neuroimaging or neuropsychological populations. For the second position, we seek someone with an active program of research on the social and cultural contexts of bilingualism or on individual differences in bilingualism.
Deadline: until filled (review will begin October 1st)
Posted: 09.08.25
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The Davidson College Psychology Department invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in Quantitative Psychology (area of research specialization open), beginning July 1, 2026. We seek a psychological scientist with advanced statistical training, who will teach required courses in introductory and advanced statistics. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong interest in and the capacity for excellence in teaching, research, and mentorship in a liberal arts context. For additional information about the search process, resources within the Psychology department, college, and broader Charlotte area, see more information below.
Deadline: September 15, 2025
Posted: 08.22.25 -
The Department of Psychology (http://sse.tulane.edu/psyc) at Tulane University in New Orleans announces a Professor of Practice position in neuroscience with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026. The successful candidate will teach psychology lecture and laboratory courses that are cross-listed with the program in neuroscience (https://sse.tulane.edu/neuro), such as Brain & Behavior, Cognitive Neuroscience, Affective Neuroscience, and/or Behavioral Endocrinology. Tulane also invites applications for a second Professor of Practice housed separately in the Neuroscience Program (https://apply.interfolio.com/171442 ). Applicants are welcome to apply to one or both positions.
Deadline: 09.15.25
Posted: 08.22.25
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The Department of Psychology at the University at Buffalo (UB). The State University of New York, is recruiting for a SUNY Empire Innovation faculty hire at the rank of Professor or Associate Professor. The hire will be focused on the study of human cognition and behavior to address gaps in learning, development, or education using AI.
Deadline: Until filled - anticipated start date fall 2026
Posted: 08.18.25
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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. We seek candidates whose research has implications for health and who can contribute to graduate training and instruction in one of the three program areas: cognitive, counseling, or social psychology. Excellent psychology and health research is conducted across disciplinary and methodological boundaries, and we encourage applicants whose work, while not traditionally classified as 'health psychology,' has clear and significant health implications. We welcome scholars from a wide range of research areas who can contribute to the department’s focus on health psychology, broadly defined.
Deadline: September 25, 2025 (or until filled)
Posted: 08.08.25
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The Department of Psychology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position with expertise in computational and data-science methods in any area of psychology. Target start date of August 16, 2026. Applicants must have a PhD in Psychology or other disciplines. Deadline: Sept 30, 2025. For complete details including salary and benefit information, visit https://go.illinois.edu/PSYCAsstProf. The U of I is an EEO Employer/Vet/Disabled that participates in the federal e-Verify program and participates in a background check program focused on prior criminal or sexual misconduct history.
Deadline: September 30, 2025
Posted: 08.07.25
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We are searching for a scholar of Diversity Science (with a specific focus on race/ethnicity and racism; area of psychology open), to begin Fall 2026. Responsibilities include teaching five courses per year, maintaining an active program of research, and contributing to the life and activities of the Psychology Department. Macalester is a highly selective private liberal arts college in Saint Paul, Minnesota, serving around 2,000 undergraduate students.
Deadline: September 15, 2025
Posted: 08.05.25
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The Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, invites applications for a tenure-track open rank faculty position, leveraging the latest generative AI models and methods in studying human cognition. We seek a scholar who will lead Michigan into this next era of research on cognition. This is an academic year appointment with an expected start in August 25, 2026.
Deadline: September 15, 2025
Posted: 07.28.25 -
The Department of Psychology and Human Factors at Michigan Technological University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Human Factors Psychology, beginning in August 2026. Applicants for the position are required to have a Ph.D. in Human Factors Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, or a closely related field, with degree awarded by August 15, 2026.
More information & to apply >
Questions can be directed to Shari Stockero (stockero@mtu.edu), search chair.For full consideration, complete application packages should be received by October 3, 2025. Applications may be reviewed until the position is filled.
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We are seeking a faculty colleague with training and expertise in cultural or cross-cultural psychology. A completed Ph.D. in Psychology or a closely related field by the time of appointment is required, as is the capacity to (1) effectively teach courses in cultural psychology and foundational courses in our department, and (2) establish and maintain an active program of research in cultural psychology that closely involves undergraduate researchers. Areas of particular interest for teaching and research specialties include but are not limited to: (a) cultural influences on cognition, emotion, behavior, socialization, and health/mental health; (b) processes of acculturation and bi/multiculturalism; (c) immigration and transnational identity; and/or (d) racial/ethnic identity development.
Deadline: September 5, 2025
Posted: 07.10.25 -
Tenure track Assistant Professor position (starting Fall 2026). The Department of Social & Decision Science (SDS) seeks candidates with research in one of two areas: Cognitive Decision Science and Complex Social Dynamics.
Deadline: 10.15.25
Posted: 06.19.25
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The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, and the Department of Psychology at the University of Michigan invite applications for a Lecturer I position at 100% effort for the Winter Term 2026. Duties of this Lecturer I position are expected to include teaching, developing course materials, evaluating and grading students, and holding regularly scheduled office hours. Possible Course Title(s): Learning and Memory, Decision Making, Psychology Thinking, Attention & Cognitive Control, Social Cognition, Cognitive Neuroscience, AI and the Mind, Cognitive Aging. We are open to additional topics that build upon our Introduction to Cognitive Psychology course.
Deadline to apply: extended to June 30, 2025
Posted 05.13.25 - updated 06.19.25
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The appointment is expected to begin on August 16, 2025, and will run until August 31, 2026, with the possibility of renewal for up to a maximum of three years.
The primary responsibilities of this position are to teach, advise, and mentor undergraduate students majoring or minoring in Cognitive Science and/or Linguistics, with some possibilities for graduate level teaching and mentoring. Some service may also be required. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in Linguistics, Cognitive Science, or a related field. They will also demonstrate teaching excellence and a strong commitment to teaching and advising. More information about specific course expectations and details on what to include in the application can be found at the link to the full job description accompanying this post.
Review starts July 3, 2025 (until filled)
Posted: 06.11.25