Assistant Professor of Developmental Psychology
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Job Location:
Laredo, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
16-10-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Title
Assistant Professor of Developmental PsychologyAgency
Texas A&M International UniversityDepartment
Dept Psychology & CommunicationProposed Minimum Salary
CommensurateJob Location
Laredo TexasJob Type
FacultyJob Description
Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) a member of the Texas A&M University System welcomes applicants for anAssistant Professor of Developmental Psychology to beginFall 2026.
TAMIU is a Hispanic Serving Institution with over 8000 students located in Laredo Texas a vibrant and bicultural city with a population of about 250000. The university advances knowledge through research and discovery teaching and learning community engagement and public service and with an intentional focus on student success and research excellence. For more information please visit is a9-month tenure-track faculty position with reduced teaching load to allow for scholarly productivity. Primary duties will includeteaching undergraduate and graduate courses conducting research and mentoring students. A 2-2 course load is provided in the first two years of hire to allow faculty to establish or maintain research productivity. Depending on the nature of research and productivity a research lab may be provided. Duties also includeserving on departmental university professional and community committees. This position requires face-to-face interactions through a regular schedule of attendance on campus and in the workplace.
The department is multidisciplinary as it includes degrees in psychology and communication. Faculty in psychology are highly research productive and have unique research labs to support their research. They subscribe to Sona System for research management.
Required Qualifications
The successful candidate must hold anearned doctorate in Developmental Psychology or a related field. ABD candidates will be considered but must have earned the doctorate before appointment. We seek candidates with research focusing on all areas of Developmental Psychology. Our community and department offer extensive opportunities for bilingual and multicultural research. We strongly encourage candidates whose research closely aligns with the bilingual and multicultural nature of our local community. We desire candidates with (1) a strong record of or potential for sustained publication in well-ranked peer-reviewed journals; (2) the potential for seeking and securing external grant funding; (3) a strong desire to work with undergraduate and graduate students and (4) the ability to teach in areas that complement or strengthen our existing undergraduate and graduate psychology programs.
We offer competitive salaries and a benefits package including health insurance retirement benefits and life insurance. Additional pay is available for summer teaching. Financial support for professional development opportunities such as attending academic conferences is also provided. Moving expenses are covered in whole or in part by the university.
Application Process
The first review of applications will be11/17/2025 and will continue until the position is filled. The completed employment application must include:
- Letter of interest or cover letter that addresses qualifications
- Current curriculum vitae
- Unofficial transcripts specifying conferred/ABD degree
- Names and contact information of three current professional references
Applications must be submitted online at For more information contact the Search Committee Chair Dr. Vanessa Cerda at .
INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANT: During the application process you have only one opportunity to enter the requested information upload documents and submit the application. You will not be able to make changes or add additional documents once you Submit the application materials. The software does not allow you to Save your application and return to complete the process at a later time. The page My Experience has an area provided under Resume/CV to drop or upload files.
Applications received by Texas A&M International University must have all job application data entered. Failure to provide all job application data could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. See resume is not an acceptable entry in the job application.
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation and employment is contingent upon the institutions verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institutions procedures including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Classroom Experience
- Medical Management
- Library Services
- Pharmacy Residency
- Research Experience
- Teaching
- Higher Education Teaching
- Curriculum Development
- Grant Writing
- Mentoring
- Research Laboratory Experience
About Company
Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) is an international university poised at the Gateway to Mexico and serving as the cultural and intellectual hub of a vibrant multilingual and multicultural community.
