Assistant Professor

This position will have joint teaching and research responsibilities in the Department of Psychological Science. The Department of Psychological Science offers a B.S. degree in Psychology and an interdisciplinary undergraduate minor in Cognitive Science. At the graduate level, the department supports a graduate certificate in Cognitive Science, M.A. degrees in general psychology and industrial/organizational psychology, as well as the interdisciplinary Health Psychology and the Organizational Science Ph.D. programs.

The interdisciplinary Health Psychology Program (http://healthpsych.charlotte.edu) includes faculty from the departments of Psychological Science, Public Health, Communication Studies, Nursing, Applied Physiology, Health & Clinical Sciences, and other relevant disciplines. It comprises three concentrations: an APA-accredited Clinical Psychology concentration, a Community Psychology concentration, and a Behavioral Science concentration, with which faculty are often affiliated and contribute through research supervision, graduate mentoring, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Shared research resources include eye-tracking systems, EEG labs, virtual/augmented reality equipment, computational modeling infrastructure, and college- and university-wide initiatives related to AI and human-technology interaction. The Department also houses the Biobehavioral Core Lab, a shared research facility for the collection, processing, and analysis of biological specimens.

Department faculty and students collaborate with scholars across the university, including across the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Science as well as the College of Computing and Informatics, the College of Health and Human Services, the Belk College of Business, and the Cato College of Education. A new tenure-track hire would strengthen these existing research networks.

As the largest and most academically diverse college at UNC Charlotte, the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences houses 14 departments, 13 interdisciplinary programs, and 7 applied centers. We offer a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs with extensive honors and early-entry options. The College plays a pivotal role in delivering on the university's goals in the areas of research excellence, student success and experience, and community engagement. Through their scholarship and teaching, the College's 350+ faculty members seek to deepen our understanding of complex problems and lead the university in interdisciplinary collaboration.

UNC Charlotte is an R-1 university, and the only research university in North Carolina's largest metropolitan area. As the second-largest institution in the UNC System, we transform lives, communities, and industries through accessible and affordable education, offering exemplary bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional programs. Our commitment to scholarship, innovation, and service drives our contributions to the ever-evolving needs of society. Through strategic partnerships and a focus on real-world applications, we prepare our graduates to excel in their careers and lead with purpose and integrity in a rapidly changing world.

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte recognizes the differentiation of mission, goals, and objectives inherent in the diversity of disciplines represented by its colleges and departments. Thus, the Job Responsibilities and Essential Functions for Tenured and Tenure Track Faculty should be interpreted in the context of the related departmental and collegiate goals.
Teaching, Advising, Curriculum and Instructional Development - Faculty responsibilities and essential functions with respect to teaching may include but are not limited to: subject matter competence, course design, course presentation, advising and consultation, directing student research, curriculum and instructional development, and grading student work.
Scholarly Research, Creative, and Other Professional Activities - All tenured and tenure-track faculty are expected to participate in expanding the knowledge base of their academic field by conducting research or engaging in other creative activities as appropriate to the faculty member's discipline. Faculty responsibilities and essential functions with respect to research may include but are not limited to: research/creative activity that generates new knowledge and/or synthesizes and/or integrates existing knowledge, publication, an on-going agenda for research, scholarly, and creative activity, and are expected to seek extramural support for their work.
Service to University, the Public, and the Profession - All tenured and tenure-track faculty are expected to engage in a program of service appropriate to their discipline. Faculty responsibilities and essential functions with respect to service may include but are not limited to: service to the administration and governance of the University, public service, and service to the profession.

This position is subject to research-security screening. As part of the application, applicants must disclose, either in their CV or in a separate document submitted with the application, all current appointments or affiliations with foreign institutions or organizations, foreign research support, and ongoing research collaborations with foreign institutions, organizations, or their personnel. Before candidates advance to an on-campus interview, the university will review this information and other publicly available information for relationships involving institutions on the current Section 1286 list and any other applicable U.S. restricted-party lists. A disclosed or identified relationship does not automatically disqualify a candidate. As a condition of employment, a selected candidate must resolve any relationship the university determines would violate applicable law or sponsor requirements or materially impair the candidate's or the university's eligibility for federal funding.

To view the complete Job Responsibilities and Essential Functions for Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty document visit our website: https://facultyhandbooks.charlotte.edu/full-time-faculty-handbook/

The successful applicant will be joining a diverse group of faculty who value teaching, research, and service. They will be someone who provides high-quality, innovative learning experiences and also seeks to be a productive scholar with a programmatic, externally funded line of research.

UNC Charlotte gives primary consideration to the earned doctorate or terminal degree in the teaching discipline or a related discipline.

Required Qualifications: A doctoral degree in Quantitative Psychology or a closely related field, or alternatively another subarea of Psychology with substantial training or expertise in quantitative methods (such expertise may be demonstrated through doctoral specialization, concentration, certificate, coursework, research, or other relevant training); an active program of research that can contribute effectively to our graduate and undergraduate programs; a demonstrated record of (or strong promise of) external funding for research; an ability to teach and mentor a diverse student population at both the undergraduate and graduate levels; an ability to teach introductory and advanced quantitative methods courses.

Preferred Qualifications: Preference will be given to candidates whose research and teaching complement existing strengths in cognitive science and/or health, community, industrial-organizational, and/or clinical psychology, and enhance interdisciplinary collaboration. The successful candidate brings:

* A track record of research productivity (e.g., publications, external funding) that has engaged (or could engage) graduate and undergraduate students.

* Expertise (or applied expertise) in one or more areas such as: longitudinal modeling, structural equation modeling, multilevel modeling, computational modeling, dynamical systems, machine learning, Bayesian statistics, psychometrics, causal inference, and data science applications in psychology.

* Experience teaching courses (or potential to teach courses) at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels in statistics and/or research methods.

* Evidence of interdisciplinary research orientation or collaboration, with clear potential to

contribute to and enhance the research profile in one or more of the interdisciplinary graduate programs in Health Psychology, Organizational Science, Computer Science, Cognitive Science, Data Science, or related fields.

* The capacity to provide service to the Department of Psychological Science to support its undergraduate program, the M.A. programs, the Ph.D. programs in Health Psychology or Organizational Science, the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences, and the University.

The Department of Psychological Science at the University of North Carolina Charlotte (https://psych.charlotte.edu/) is seeking candidates in the area of Quantitative Psychology/Advanced Quantitative Methods for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning on August 16, 2027. The anticipated salary range is $84,000-$87,000.

Applications must be submitted electronically at https://jobs.charlotte.edu/ (position number:

#2485). Please attach the following documents with your electronic application: (1) a letter of interest in the position explaining how you meet the requirements, (2) a statement of research and teaching interests, (3) curriculum vitae, (4) up to three representative publications, (5) evidence of teaching and mentoring effectiveness (if available), and (6) names and contact information for three people who can provide recommendations (letters will be requested for candidates who are invited for a phone or virtual screening interview).

Finalists will be asked to discuss how their teaching practices engage, include, and eliminate barriers to learning for UNC Charlotte students, and how their educational approach helps increase the engagement and success of all students regardless of their entry pathway into the university. The candidate chosen for this position will be required to provide an official transcript of their highest earned degree and will be subject to a criminal background check.

Review of applications will begin on November 16, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled. Please contact the Search Committee Chair, Dr. Amy Canevello (acanevel@charlotte.edu) with any questions about the position or the application process. Hiring is subject to budget availability.