Recruitment Plan
I. RECRUITMENT PLAN
Posting Number:
F002676
Academic Title:
Assistant Professor of Psychology and Brain Sciences
Rank:
Assistant Professor
Administrative Title:
Discipline
Social Sciences
Specialty:
Biological/Cognitive Neuroscience
Contract Type:
Tenure Track
Required Licenses/Certifications and other Specific Requirements:
Criminal History Screening, Education/Degree/Certifications Verification, Social Security Number Trace, and Sex Offender Registry Search
Proposed Start Date:
08/01/2027
Full-Time/Part-Time:
Full-Time
Position Description Summary:
The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at The George Washington University invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in Social and Affective Neuroscience. The successful candidate is expected to have an interdisciplinary research portfolio that bridges the research interests of the Applied Social Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience programs within the Department [https://psychology.columbian.gwu.edu/]. The position will begin as early as Fall 2027.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
The successful candidate is expected to develop an externally funded research program and contribute to departmental teaching needs, including offering core graduate and undergraduate courses centered in their interdisciplinary area of study. The successful candidate's teaching will complement the department's existing undergraduate and graduate curricula in applied social psychology and cognitive neuroscience. The successful candidate will also contribute to departmental service, such as organizing colloquium events, undergraduate advising/mentoring, and supporting other departmental initiatives.
Minimum Qualifications:
A PhD or equivalent international degree in Social Psychology, (Cognitive) Neuroscience or a closely related field by the time of appointment; evidence of research productivity as indicated by peer reviewed publications and/or research funding; documented teaching experience. Applicants must have expertise in both social psychology (e.g., social decision-making, social interaction, and social connections and their impact on health) and state-of-the-art experimental, computational, or neuroscientific methods (e.g., machine learning, integration of behavioral and (neuro)physiological data).
Advertised Salary:
$90,000 - $96,000
Other Benefits:
The successful candidate will be eligible for GW's comprehensive employee benefits package, including employee medical coverage. For more information visit https://hr.gwu.edu/benefits-programs
Other Information:
Contact Information:
Professors Tonya Dodge and Gabriela Rosenblau,
Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at The George Washington University.
Contact email: aspcnsearch@gwu.edu
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Please complete an online faculty application. Upload the following documents:
• Curriculum Vitae
• Complete list of publications - Can include preprint citations.
• A brief summary (approximately 300 words) of how your research bridges social psychology and cognitive neuroscience. Do not name your institution, PhD advisor, or postdoctoral mentors. Upload to "Other Documents" field.
• Research Statement - In approximately 1,500 words (including figures if relevant), describe your research program and plans for future research that illustrates how your work bridges to our applied social psychology and cognitive neuroscience program areas.
• Teaching and Mentoring Statement - Include a teaching and mentoring statement (up to 1000 words), that explains your teaching philosophy including a description of how your approach to teaching fosters an inclusive teaching environment, as well as a list of topics you are prepared to teach.
• In one pdf file please combine three significant manuscripts (published or unpublished). Upload as "Sample Publications".
• Reference Requirements: Please provide the names and contact information of three references.
Only completed applications will be considered.
Review date:
Review of applications will begin November 30 and continue until the position is filled.
Department Link:
http://www.gwu.edu/~psycdept
Posting Close Date:
Open Until Filled:
Yes
Background Screening
Successful Completion of a Background Screening will be required as a condition of hire.
Quick Link
https://www.gwu.jobs/postings/129218
