Tenure Track position Endowed Chair in I​/O Psychology

Position: Open Rank Tenure Track position with Endowed Chair in I/O Psychology
Job Title Open Rank Tenure Track position with Endowed Chair in I/O Psychology Applications Accepted From Public:
Open to the Public Special Instructions to Applicants

Please complete the online application and upload the following documents when prompted:

* Cover Letter:
Applicants should include an explanation of how they align with the desired position and describe their suitability for the position by addressing both the minimum and preferred qualifications.

* Curriculum Vitae

* Research Statement:
Applicants should describe the nature of their research program, research experience and accomplishments, and their research plans should they be hired into this position.

* Teaching Statement:
Applicants should describe their teaching and mentoring philosophy, teaching experience, as well as their teaching interests at Ohio University. Applicants should provide evidence of their teaching effectiveness, such as student evaluations, if available.

* Copies of recent publications (uploaded as one "other" document)

* Unofficial copies of graduate transcripts.

Additionally, you will be prompted to enter contact information for a minimum of three professional references. These referees will receive a unique link inviting them to provide a reference letter on your behalf.

The position will remain open until filled. For full consideration, please apply by the Final date to receive applications.

This position is eligible for the following benefits: medical, vision, dental, basic and supplemental life, paid holidays, educational benefits for you and eligible dependents, sick leave, and retirement. Posting Number F

Job Description

The Psychology Department at Ohio University invites applications for an open rank tenure-track position as the Byham Chair of Industrial/Organizational Psychology. The Byham Chair is a five-year renewable endowed position that includes an additional salary, as well as a spending account for research, travel, and other program enhancement activities. This position will begin on August 16, 2027, with the possibility of an earlier start date of January 1, 2027.

To receive maximum consideration, candidates must have graduated from a distinguished I/O program and have a substantial record of publication in top I/O journals like Personnel Psychology and Journal of Applied Psychology.

Duties include maintaining an active, high-quality, fundable research program, directing graduate student research, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses, and participating in departmental, college, and university service. The teaching load for a highly active researcher is typically 1-2 courses each semester with the opportunity for summer teaching with additional compensation.

Ohio University is a Carnegie Foundation R1 doctoral institution, and faculty members of the Department of Psychology are highly active scholars across a range of research areas including social, cognitive, health, clinical, and industrial-organizational psychology. Its members are committed to excellence in teaching, research, and service to the more than 1,400 undergraduate and 60 graduate students it serves across the Athens campus and regional campuses and centers in Southern and Central Ohio as well as a vibrant online undergraduate degree program and a proposed set of online master's degree programs.

Multiple resources for developing and maintaining a strong research program are available, including infrastructure for grant procurement, grant mentoring, research lab space, start-up funds, and support for graduate students (stipends, tuition waivers, research and travel support).

The Department of Psychology values the variety of perspectives and knowledge that diversity brings to our community. The department is committed to promoting intellectual diversity in research and teaching through practices, policies, curricula, and programs that lead to a welcoming, respectful, supportive, and affirming environment.

The College of Arts & Sciences is central to Ohio University's transformative learning experience. The foundational instruction for the entire university, delivered through the general education and liberal arts…