Assistant Professor in Applied Psychology, Tenure-Track

Assistant Professor in Applied Psychology, Tenure-Track

Recruitment began on July 8, 2026

and the job listing Expires on August 8, 2026

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Assistant Professor in Applied Psychology, Tenure-Track

Position Type:

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Salary Range:

$88,526-$98,272

The Department of Psychology at Santa Clara University, a Jesuit, Catholic university, seeks applicants for a full-time tenure-track position in Applied Psychology (Open Area). Specifically, we seek a teacher-scholar whose research engages with psychological processes, outcomes, or interventions relevant to the lives and experiences of underserved or marginalized populations, including but not limited to Latine, Black or African American, or Indigenous or Native communities;

LGBTQIA+ populations; disabled or neurodivergent individuals; unhoused populations; immigrants or refugees; and others affected by structural inequities. We welcome applicants who employ a wide range of theoretical perspectives, methodologies, and epistemological approaches, including qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, participatory, and community-based approaches.

SCU is a welcoming and inclusive community of teaching scholars, grounded in the University’s https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). . These values-including academic excellence, social justice, and community engagement-are infused with a culture of care that emphasizes the dignity of all. The University draws on the many resources of the greater Bay Area, including Silicon Valley, where we are located. SCU is home to faculty and students of many religious and spiritual traditions and secular worldviews, and the University’s Jesuit identity emphasizes intellectual freedom, pluralism, ethics, and social responsibility.

The successful candidate will join a collaborative department that values mentorship, collegiality, and shared responsibility for student success. The https:// includes 14 continuing full-time faculty. Faculty expertise spans a wide range of subfields, including educational, social, cultural, personality and affective science, clinical, developmental, behavioral analysis, cognitive neuroscience, health, cognitive, and neuropsychology. With the largest major in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), we serve over 550 undergraduate majors and offer more than 50 different courses.

A defining strength of the department is its strong culture of undergraduate research mentorship. Faculty actively engage students in faculty-led research across all stages of the research process, frequently resulting in presentations and peer-reviewed publications. This model is designed to broaden access to research experiences for students from diverse backgrounds.

The successful candidate will start on September 1, 2027 and be expected to teach, engage in scholarship, and offer service for the department, college, University, and profession. SCU is on the quarter system and tenure-stream faculty typically teach six courses per year (two each quarter), assuming they are actively engaged in scholarship.

The College of Arts and Sciences is currently conducting a cluster hire in the area of Inequality & Social Justice. If the person hired for this position has research and teaching interests that are aligned with this program, they may be included in the Fall 2027 cohort. Participants in the cluster hiring program join a cohort of faculty whose work centers inequality and social justice and receive mentoring, frequent peer-support sessions, and access to an interdisciplinary intellectual community that supports their scholarly and creative work.

The position comes with generous benefits (scu.edu/hr/benefits), including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, and University contributions toward retirement. Recognizing the high cost of housing in the local area, there are two University https:// :
Rental assistance to ease the transition into the local housing market, and housing purchase assistance for tenure-stream faculty.

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