Tenure-Track/Tenured: Assistant or Associate Professor (Clinical Psychology)

Tenure-Track/Tenured: Assistant or Associate Professor (Clinical Psychology) Psychological and Brain Sciences

Location College Station, TX

Open Date 8/13/2026

Position ID 188587

Description

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, at Texas A&M University invites applications for 2 full-time positions at the rank of Assistant Professor (tenure-track) or Associate Professor (tenured) in clinical psychology with 9-month academic appointments to begin in Fall 2027. Associate Professor candidates will be considered for tenure review upon hire.

The successful candidate will engage in research, grant applications, and funded projects; teach courses in our graduate and undergraduate programs; and act as an engaged citizen of the department, college, university, and their field. The area of specialization is open, and we welcome applicants whose research and teaching compliment the program's existing strengths which includes substance use, anxiety, trauma, pain, eating disorders, health or health disparities, and developmental psychopathology. Candidates with expertise in psychological assessment are especially encouraged to apply. Successful candidates will be expected to develop and maintain an outstanding, externally funded research program; contribute to graduate and undergraduate teaching and mentorship; and provide service to the department, university and profession.

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Texas A&M University is a community of scholars committed to generating scientific discoveries in the discipline, providing rigorous and inspiring undergraduate and graduate education, and engaging in outreach about psychology and the application of psychological science. We value collaboration, with many faculty having grants and research projects with colleagues inside and beyond the department. The Department has numerous programs to support early career faculty, including a formal mentoring program.

We currently offer doctoral programs in clinical psychology, cognition, and cognitive neuroscience, social and personality psychology, industrial-organizational psychology and behavioral and cellular neuroscience, and a master's program in industrial-organizational psychology. We currently have 60 full-time faculty, over 100 PhD students, and approximately 2,000 undergraduate majors. Texas A&M University is a land, sea, and space grant institution that holds the distinction of classification as an R1 Doctoral University (highest research activity), and faculty benefit from the resources and support associated with this designation. Our department is committed to broadening participation in higher education and has a policy of being responsive to the needs of dual-career couples. The Department is interested in candidates who, through their research, teaching, and/or service, will contribute to the breadth and excellence of the academic community, and well as the educational needs of the population of Texas and the global community.

Texas A&M University is a Top 20 public research institution and among the largest universities in the US. Located in College Station, the university is 90 miles from Houston, 100 miles from Austin, and 165 miles from Dallas. The Bryan-College Station metropolitan area has over 260,000 residents and is experiencing rapid job growth. Texas has no state income tax. College Station has a local airport served by American Airlines.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from an APA or CPA-accredited program

• Completion of an APA (American Psychological Association) or CPA (Canadian Psychological Association)-accredited internship

Application Instructions

Applicants must submit: a cover letter; CV; a personal statement to include philosophy and plans for research, teaching and service (as applicable); and contact information for at least three references. To apply, please visit: https://apply.interfolio.com/190512 . For questions about the position, please contact Annmarie MacNamara, Search Committee Chair at: [email protected] . For questions regarding application submission, please contact Jennifer Fraustro at [email protected] .

Priority will be given to applications received by October 1, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled.