Assistant Professor of Psychology AF7760

OSU-Stillwater

Dr. Shelia Kennison

TBD

9 months or less

Commensurate with education and experience

While applications will be accepted until a successful candidate has been hired interested parties are encouraged to submit their materials by October 15 2026 to ensure full consideration.

To apply please submit a letter of application curriculum vitae teaching philosophy and contact information from a minimum of three professional references.

Assistant Professor of Psychology

The Department of Psychology at Oklahoma State University invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor of Psychology with an anticipated start date of August 2027. We seek a scholar with a program of high-quality research in neuroscience neurobiology biological basis of behavior or a closely related area who can teach courses in neurobiological bases of behavior at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Area of specialization is open and we welcome candidates from cognitive social developmental health clinical or related areas.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be expected to establish and maintain a competitive and productive program of high-quality research leading to scholarly professional publications presentations and grantsmanship. Candidates should be strongly committed to excellence in both research and teaching. The candidate will also be expected to teach courses in Neurobiological Psychology at graduate and undergraduate levels and provide research training and mentorship for doctoral and undergraduate students. Responsibilities will also include service to the department college and university.

About the Department of Psychology

The Department of Psychology at Oklahoma State University is committed to research teaching and outreach. The Department currently houses 22 tenured/tenure-track and 11 career-track full-time faculty and offers undergraduate programs in Psychology and Graduate programs in Experimental and Clinical Psychology. The Experimental Program has concentrations in Developmental Comparative-Neurobiological Cognitive and Social-Personality Psychology and is home to the Oklahoma Center for Evolutionary Analysis (OCEAN). The Clinical Program continuously APA-accredited since 1971 and PCSAS-accredited since 2018 is based on a clinical science model of training and has subspecialties in Clinical Child Pediatric Psychology Health/Behavioral Medicine and Adult Psychopathology. The Department is also home to the Center for Pediatric Psychology ( reflecting OSUs 30year history of dedication to training clinical psychology graduate students wishing to specialize in the field of pediatric psychology. The Department oversees and supports a large student body of approximately 50 doctoral students and 1300 undergraduate majors. Several of our current faculty maintain active research and training collaborations at both the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City and the OSU College of Medicine in Tulsa offering rich opportunities for access to medical specialty populations and collaborations. Additionally OSU Stillwater OSU College of Medicine and OSU Tulsa partnered to host the interdisciplinary OSU Brain Initiative ( in Tulsa OK where the most advanced MRI system in the state is located OSU Biomedical Imaging Center at the Hardesty Center for Clinical Research and Neuroscience: Several current faculty maintain active research and training collaborations at the Hardesty Center for Clinical Research and Neuroscience offering opportunities for access to medical specialty populations and collaborations. For more information about our department please see our website ().

About Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma State University is a Carnegie R1 research institution with a 130-year legacy as one of the nations model land-grant universities. Its beautiful Stillwater campus serves as the flagship of the OSU system which enrolls more than 34000 students. The College of Arts and Sciences offers exceptional strengths across the natural sciences social sciences and arts and humanities complemented by institutional excellence in engineering agriculture and business. Together these strengths support a collaborative intellectual environment and OSUs longstanding commitment to research teaching and public engagement.

Home to approximately 50000 residents Stillwater offers the welcoming atmosphere and affordability of a college town within an hours drive of two major metropolitan areas Tulsa and Oklahoma City. The city benefits from a vibrant university-centered intellectual and cultural community with lectures performances exhibitions Cowboy athletics and traditions such as OSUs signature Homecoming and Walkaround traditions. The McKnight Center for the Performing Arts brings internationally renowned artists and ensembles including the New York Philharmonic to Stillwater while the OSU Botanic Garden Block 34 park and amphitheater Main Street locally owned restaurants and breweries parks trails and abundant outdoor recreation contribute to the citys quality of life. Stillwater Regional Airports new passenger terminal and multiple daily flights to DallasFort Worth provide convenient connections to destinations across the world.

• Psychology or closely related field(degree must be conferred on or before agreed upon start date).
• Evidence of high-quality research with a trajectory of building a national profile.
• Evidence of successful college or university-level teaching and/or mentorship.
• Evidence of an ability to effectively mentor and collaborate with students.

Skills Proficiencies and/or Knowledge:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Specialization in cognitive social developmental health clinical or related areas.