BCAS - Assistant/Associate Professor in Quantitative Psychology - 530295

The University of Alabama • Tuscaloosa, AL

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Psychology Department at the University of Alabama is seeking a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor with expertise in quantitative methods. The position begins August 2027, pending Board of Trustees approval. The role involves maintaining an active research program, securing external funding, teaching undergraduate and graduate quantitative courses, mentoring students, and providing methodological leadership within the department. The department is well-supported and has recently moved into a new facility with specialized research spaces. It offers various degree programs and graduate minors, serving students across multiple emphasis areas.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in psychology
• Expertise in quantitative methods

Nice To Haves

• Backgrounds in clinical or experimental psychology
• Record of achievement in research and teaching
• Successful publication record in advanced quantitative and statistical methods, including psychometrics and measurement, latent-variable and structural equation modeling, longitudinal and intensive longitudinal methods, multilevel modeling, causal inference, Bayesian methods, computational modeling, and machine-learning approaches.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining an active program of research
• Pursuing external funding
• Teaching undergraduate and graduate quantitative courses
• Mentoring students
• Providing methodological leadership and collaboration across the department

Benefits

• Tenure-track position
• Access to state-of-the-art facilities including a new sleep laboratory, wet lab, and specialized research spaces
• Support from the Barefield College of Arts & Sciences and the University

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree