Assistant Professor in Cognitive Science, Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology
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Assistant Professor Arizona State University Department of Psychology
The Department of Psychology at Arizona State University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuroscience with an anticipated start date of August 16 2026.
We seek applicants with expertise in cognitive computational or behavioral neuroscience broadly defined whose research involves human and/or non-human systemsand ideally bridges both empirically or theoretically. The successful candidates work should complement and expand the departments existing strengths developing innovative approaches to uncovering the mechanisms that underlie fundamental psychological processes. Areas of interest include (but are not limited to): attention and perception motivation and decision making learning memory emotion and motor control.
Responsibilities include establishing a productive and visible research program mentoring graduate students contributing to undergraduate and graduate teaching and providing service to the department university and profession.
About Cognitive Science Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology at ASU
The doctoral specializations in Cognitive Science and Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology include award-winning faculty with a broad range of theoretical perspectives conducting interdisciplinary research both basic and translation in humans and non-human animals. Faculty interests span decision making memory learning motivation social behavior canine behavior perception and action drug addiction affect stress aging and psychoneuroendocrinology.
The Department of Psychology is a dynamic highly collaborative community with doctoral training areas in behavioral neuroscience and comparative psychology cognitive science clinical developmental quantitative and social psychology. The department also offers undergraduate programs in Psychology and Neuroscience as well as Masters programs in Applied Behavior Analysis and Addiction alignment with the ASU Charter the department is committed to meeting the needs of our students and engaging with the communities we serve. For more information please visit Cognitive Science and for Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the academic heart of Arizona State University committed to improving communities on a local national and global scale. We support the professional development and growth of our faculty and staff in their cutting-edge research to advance these aims. Within The College our faculty engage with a large curious student body guiding them as they grow into socially aware critical thinkers and writers able to succeed in a wide range of careers and to address the challenges of the twenty- first century. Advancing the success of our students remains our top priority. To learn more about The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences please visit .
About Arizona State University
ASU exemplifies a new prototype for the American public research university. As articulated in the ASU Charter ASU is a comprehensive public research university measured not by whom it excludes but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic social cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.
Essential Functions
- Establishing a productive and visible research program in cognitive computational or behavioral neuroscience broadly defined
- Mentoring doctoral students across training milestones
- Contributing to undergraduate and graduate teaching
- Providing service to the department university and profession
Required Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in Psychology Neuroscience Computer Science or closely related field at the time of appointment
- Evidence of scholarly contributions in cognitive computational or behavioral neuroscience or in closely related fields
- Evidence of quality teaching relative to the candidates level of experience
Desired Qualifications:
- Demonstrated potential for conducting interdisciplinary research particularly connecting human- and animal-based approaches
- Evidence of strong translational potential in scholarly work particularly in relation to addiction neurodegenerative diseases and learning science
- Ability to integrate innovative techniques in data collection and analysis such as: neuroimaging chemogenetics optogenetics computational modeling dynamical systems big-data analytics and artificial learning models
- Potential for contributing to the design and implementation of innovative solutions for future educational demands
- Demonstrated commitment to working with faculty staff students and communities to advance the principles of the ASU Charter
Required Experience:
Junior IC
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
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