Assistant Professor, Psychology

Butler•Indianapolis, IN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Psychology at Butler University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Biological or Cognitive Psychology to start in August 2027. The department seeks a colleague committed to inclusive undergraduate teaching and collaborative research with undergraduate students. Successful applicants will be broadly trained in psychology and ready to teach in a multidisciplinary university core curriculum. The position requires full-time, in-person instruction.

Requirements

Ph.D. in Psychology or Cognitive/Behavioral Neuroscience (e.g., comparative psychology, computational neuroscience, or a related applied area such as health psychology) at the time of appointment.
Demonstrated commitment to evidence-based and engaged-learning pedagogies.
Ability to teach required psychology courses such as research methods and statistics (I & II) and introductory psychology.
Ability to teach at least one of the following: biological bases of behavior, cognitive processes, and/or learning.
Broad training in psychology.
Readiness to teach in a multidisciplinary university core curriculum.

Nice To Haves

Active research agenda in biological and/or cognitive areas.
Research specializations that supplement and/or diversify the research expertise of current faculty.

Responsibilities

Teach nine (9) credit hours per semester.
Maintain an active program of research involving undergraduate collaborators.
Teach required psychology courses such as research methods and statistics (I & II) and introductory psychology.
Teach at least one of the following: biological bases of behavior, cognitive processes, and/or learning.
Teach upper-level electives in their related area of expertise.
Build an inclusive classroom environment for an increasingly diverse student body.