Open Rank Industrial Organizational Faculty

Job Description

The Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech is seeking applicants with a specialization in Industrial-Organizational Psychology for an open-rank tenure-line position at either the Assistant Associate or Full professor level (commensurate with experience). Successful applicants will be required to have a Ph.D. by the anticipated August 10 2027 start date a demonstrated commitment to and successful track-record appropriate to their rank in research teaching and mentoring and service and engagement and show promise in securing future extramural funding to support their research program.

The areas of research and teaching expertise within industrial-organizational psychology are open although we are particularly interested in candidates who can align with broader department and university initiatives relevant to data science (e.g. machine learning artificial intelligence big data approaches to understanding organizations and work) and/or the intersection of industrial-organizational psychology and related fields such as occupational health (e.g. employee well-being stress workplace interventions occupational safety).
About the Department

The Department of Psychology housed within the College of Science at Virginia Tech is a Carnegie Foundation R1 doctoral institution and faculty members of the Department of Psychology are highly active scholars across a range of research areas (i.e. Industrial-Organizational Clinical and Cognitive Neuroscience and Behavior Developmental) who work to increase understanding of psychological processes involved in human behavior ().

While faculty members in Psychology share a common interest in psychological processes our specific interests research methods and expertise are diverse and include both behavioral and neuroscience approaches with experimental survey and big data methodologies.

Some researchers are committed to increasing understanding of basic psychological processes while others emphasize implications for developmental organizational and clinical issues.

The Psychology Department offers a supportive environment including a mentoring program for its junior faculty.

Required Qualifications

Ph.D. in psychology or a related field by August 10th 2027

Preferred Qualifications

Independence in growing an established and nationally recognized research program
Strong potential for securing external research funding or evidence of funding for more senior candidates
Evidence of effective contribution to teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses
Prior experience and willingness to mentor students in research
Service and engagement in the field of I/O Psychology

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

Commensurate with experience

Hours per week

40 exempt position

Review Date

10/01/26

Additional Information

1) A curriculum vitae (include any pending or under review submissions)
2) A statement of research accomplishments and future research directions
3) A statement of teaching experience with evidence of effective teaching
4) Three samples of scholarly writing (published in press under review or in progress). We recommend candidates submit the research they are most proud of regardless of journal ranking or impact factor.
5) The names and contact information of three academic references (letters are not required initially)

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

The position does require some travel to meetings and conferences.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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