Psychology Professor, Tenured​/Tenure Track, -Rank

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New York University Abu Dhabi

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Assistant/Associate Professor

Description:

The Division of Science at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) invites applications for a tenured/tenure-track faculty position in Psychology (Social/Social-Developmental), with a primary focus at the Assistant Professor level, though candidates at all ranks are welcome to apply.

We are seeking applications from candidates in social psychology, including those whose research focuses on core social psychological processes, incorporates developmental perspectives, or sits at the intersection of social and developmental psychology. The ideal candidate will complement the core strengths of our faculty working in the social and developmental areas: PJ Henry, Jaime Napier, Jennifer Sheehy‑Skeffington, Andrea Vial, Antje von Suchodoletz, and Theodore Waters.

The successful candidate will join a vibrant, supportive, research-active program, with outstanding teaching and research resources and broad opportunities for interdisciplinary research. Faculty will have opportunities to collaborate across NYU’s global campus network.

Successful candidates will have access to a faculty research grant including personnel lines, in addition to state-of-the‑art facilities including: (1) An imaging center housing a Siemens Prisma 3T MRI scanner and two MEG systems (SQUID and OPM), with support for multimodal data acquisition (MEG+EEG+eytracking; fMRI+EEG) and dedicated technical staff, in addition to integration with a High Performance Computing facility with more than 6,400 computing cores, (2) Behavioral testing facilities equipped with standalone EEGs, eye‑tracking, virtual reality, physiological measures (GSR, heart rate, etc.),

and robotics, and social psychology experimental rooms; (3) State‑of‑the‑art Child Observation Lab equipped with video and audio recording technology, a one‑way observation window, and a connected control room.

NYU Abu Dhabi is the first comprehensive liberal arts and research campus in the Middle East to be operated abroad by a major American research university. Times Higher Education ranks NYU among the top 30 universities in the world, making NYU Abu Dhabi the highest‑ranked university in the UAE and MENA region. NYU Abu Dhabi has integrated a highly selective undergraduate curriculum across the disciplines with a world center for advanced research and scholarship.

The university enables its students in the sciences, engineering, social sciences, humanities, and arts to succeed in an increasingly interdependent world and advance cooperation and progress on humanity’s shared challenges. NYU Abu Dhabi’s high‑achieving students have come from over 120 countries and speak over 100 languages. Together, NYU's campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai form the backbone of a unique global university, giving faculty and students opportunities to experience varied learning environments and immersion in other cultures at one or more of the numerous study‑abroad sites NYU maintains on six continents.

NYUAD is committed to upholding a culture of non‑discrimination, anti‑harassment, dignity, and mutual respect; providing equal access and opportunity; and fostering academic excellence in learning, research, and teaching. Students are drawn from among the world’s best. They are bright, intellectually passionate, and committed to building a campus environment anchored in mutual respect, understanding, and care. The NYUAD undergraduate student body has garnered an impressive record of scholarships, graduate‑school admissions, and other global honors.

Graduate education is an area of growth for the University; the current graduate student population of…