Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology

Description

Carnegie Mellon University seeks applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology from scholars working in Health and Social Psychology. We invite scholars whose research examines how social processes shape physical health and disease-relevant outcomes, with particular interest in psychophysiological, biobehavioral, and/or biopsychosocial mechanisms. Desired areas are broad within this space and may include social relationships and physical health, stress and resilience, emotion and affective processes, sleep, pain, immune or inflammatory processes, cardiovascular health, aging, or other pathways linking social experience to physical health.

We are especially interested in applicants whose work uses technology in conceptually meaningful ways to advance social and health psychology. Relevant approaches may include mobile sensing, ecological momentary assessment, wearable or passive-sensing methods, digital phenotyping, computational modeling, machine learning or artificial intelligence, social network analysis, and digital health interventions. We welcome applicants who use these tools to capture social and health processes as they unfold in daily life, develop new models of human behavior, test mechanisms across levels of analysis, or translate basic psychological science into scalable approaches to improve health and well-being.

The successful candidate will join a collaborative faculty with established strengths in health psychology, social psychology, developmental and cognitive science, decision science, neuroscience, and quantitative and computational methods. We particularly welcome applicants whose research creates bridges across areas of psychology and connects to complementary strengths across CMU, including machine learning and artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, behavioral decision research, neuroscience, biomedical engineering, statistics and data science, and digital health.

Candidate responsibilities include establishing a visible, externally funded research program; teaching and mentoring in Psychology; recruiting and supervising graduate students; and contributing to curricular innovation, including emerging initiatives.

More information about the department may be found here

https://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/psychology/ . Questions should be addressed to the head of the department, Susanne Ferber ([email protected]).

Qualifications

Qualifications include a Ph.D. or equivalent in psychology or a closely related field; evidence of research excellence and potential for leadership; and a commitment to high-quality teaching and mentoring.

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit their materials via Interfolio. Required materials include (1) a statement that describes their research (2-4 pages), (2) a CV, and (3) a short (1-2 pages) teaching statement that includes prospective teaching interests and relevant experience and (4) three letters of recommendation. Applicants may also submit an optional 1-page Service statement. Review of applications will begin immediately and all applications received by December 15th, 2026 will be given full consideration. The position will be open until filled. The position will start July 1, 2027.

Please apply at the following link: apply.interfolio.com/197560

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Carnegie Mellon University is an equal opportunity employer. It does not discriminate in admission, employment, or administration of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy or related condition, family status, marital status, parental status, religion, ancestry, veteran status, or genetic information. Furthermore, Carnegie Mellon University does not discriminate and is required not to discriminate in violation of federal, state, or local laws or executive orders.