Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Adult Development and Aging

College of the Holy Cross • Worcester, MA

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About The Position

The Department of Psychology at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor specializing in Adult Development and Aging, beginning in August 2027. The role will complement and expand the department’s strengths in developmental psychology and support a comprehensive life-course perspective. The successful candidate will maintain a cohesive research program that meaningfully engages undergraduate students. Research may address a wide range of topics in the psychology of aging and may span individual, social, and structural levels of analysis. The department welcomes critical and anti-colonial perspectives that challenge Western-centric universal models of development and center the lived experiences of marginalized communities.

The candidate will teach core courses such as Introduction to Psychology, Statistics, or Research Methods; develop intermediate courses for the Individual, Social, and Cultural Processes or Cognitive and Behavioral Processes requirements; and offer advanced seminars in their area of expertise. The candidate will contribute to inclusive excellence in teaching through evidence-based, inclusive pedagogies that foster a classroom environment where students from all backgrounds can flourish.

The position carries a 3-2 teaching load, with a one-course reduction in the first year (2-2). Before tenure review, the faculty member receives either a full-year research leave at 80% salary or a semester at full salary. Tenured faculty have generous sabbatical and fellowship leaves. New full-time tenure-track Assistant Professors receive start-up funding for research and professional development. The position offers full benefits and a starting salary of $102,500. A Ph.D. in developmental psychology or a related field is required by the beginning of the appointment.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in developmental psychology or a related field by the beginning of the appointment.
• Demonstrated excellence in scholarship and undergraduate teaching.
• Commitment to inclusive pedagogies.
• A cohesive research program that meaningfully engages undergraduate students.

Nice To Haves

• Research in the psychology of aging spanning individual, social, or structural levels of analysis.
• Research incorporating critical and anti-colonial perspectives, challenging Western-centric models of development and centering marginalized communities’ lived experiences.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a cohesive research program that meaningfully engages undergraduate students.
• Teach core curriculum courses, including Introduction to Psychology, Statistics, or Research Methods.
• Develop intermediate courses for the Individual, Social, and Cultural Processes or Cognitive and Behavioral Processes requirements.
• Teach advanced seminars in the candidate’s area of expertise.
• Demonstrate excellence in undergraduate teaching and use evidence-based, inclusive pedagogies.

Benefits

• Full benefits.
• Start-up funding to support research and professional development.
• One-course reduction in the first year of teaching.
• Research leave before tenure review: either a full year at 80% salary or a semester at full salary.
• Generous sabbatical and fellowship leaves for tenured faculty.

What This Job Offers

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