Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology

This is an academic-year, 9-month position, with an anticipated start date of late August 2024.

The Department of Psychology at The University of Rhode Island invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Clinical Psychology, beginning Fall 2024. Our department has ~850 undergraduates, 60 graduate students, and 28 faculty, with BA and BS degrees, and doctoral tracks in Behavioral Science and an APA-accredited Clinical Psychology program. For more information about the Department, please visit https://web.uri.edu/psychology/.

We seek an individual with expertise involving human participant research in Neuropsychology/Clinical Neuroscience. This position is at the intersection of the neuropsychology, neuroscience, and cognitive psychology fields. Examples of research interests may include but are not limited to applied and basic work in physiological psychology, neurocognition/cognitive psychology, perception, behavioral neuroscience, and aging. Faculty holding this position would be well-suited to instruct relevant undergraduate and graduate courses including but not limited to neuropsychology, physiological psychology, perception, learning, and cognitive psychology.

We welcome specialization in areas that offer opportunities for collaboration within our department, the College of Health Sciences, the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program (INP), and the University. The position will address teaching and research needs that are central to our undergraduate BA and BS, and graduate curriculums, and could include opportunities for instruction within the INP.

The Department, College, and University recognize that the field of psychology needs to be strengthened by contributions from a broad range of perspectives. The Department of Psychology is committed to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (https://web.uri.edu/psychology/jedi-statement/) and seeks to serve as a representative inspiration for the next generations. As such, we particularly welcome candidates from groups that are historically underrepresented, marginalized, and/or excluded in the field of psychology who will support the mission of both URI and the Department of Psychology to expose students to different perspectives.

Please visit the URI jobs website at https://jobs.uri.edu to apply for faculty job posting (F00377). 

The search will remain open until the position has been filled. First consideration will be given to applications received by October 15, 2023. Second consideration may be given to applications received by December 15, 2023. Applications received subsequent to second consideration date (December 15, 2023) may not be given full consideration.

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE ONLY.

The University of Rhode Island is an EEOD employer. 
Women, persons of color, protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of other protected groups are encouraged to apply.