Assistant Professor in Psychology

Iowa State University • Ames, IA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Psychology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in cognitive psychology. We welcome applicants with a record of research excellence in cognitive psychology and related disciplines. We are particularly interested in candidates who would bring a distinct area of expertise beyond the cognitive psychology program’s existing strengths in learning and long-term memory, spatial cognition, legal psychology, and judgment and decision making. Areas of particular interest include attention, perception, working memory, cognitive control, psycholinguistics, and quantitative modeling, although other areas that add breadth will also be considered. We also welcome applied work that advances understanding of cognitive processes in real-world contexts.

Requirements

• PhD in psychology or a closely related field, conferred by the start date of the appointment

Nice To Haves

• Record of excellence in research/scholarship in cognitive psychology using behavioral methods
• Evidence of or potential for securing external research support
• Research expertise in cognitive psychology that adds breadth beyond the program’s existing strengths in learning and long-term memory, spatial cognition, legal psychology, and judgment and decision making
• Evidence of or potential for effective undergraduate and graduate teaching and mentoring

Responsibilities

• Establishing and maintaining an active program of research
• Pursuing external funding
• Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in cognitive psychology
• Mentoring undergraduate students
• Providing doctoral training in cognitive psychology
• Contributing service to the department, college, university, and profession

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental
• Retirement benefits, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
• Generous leave plans
• Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)
• Life insurance and long-term disability
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Various voluntary benefits and discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellbeing program

What This Job Offers

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