Assistant Professor of Cognitive Psychology - Department of Psychology

Job no: 563119
Work type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track
Location: Northridge
Categories: Unit 3 - CFA
- California Faculty Association, Faculty
- Behavioral Sciences, Faculty
- Social Sciences, Tenured/Tenure-Track, Full Time, On-site (work in-person at business location)

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August 19, 2027 (Subject to Budgetary Approval)

CSUN’s Commitment to You:

CSUN is committed to achieving excellence through teaching, scholarship, learning and inclusion. Our values include a respect for all people, building partnerships with the community and the encouragement of innovation, experimentation, and creativity. CSUN strives to cultivate a community in which a diverse population can learn and work in an atmosphere of civility and respect. CSUN is especially interested in candidates who make contributions to equity and inclusion in the pursuit of excellence for all members of the university community.

As a Hispanic-serving Institution (HSI), inclusiveness and diversity are integral to CSUN’s commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and engagement. As of Fall 2025, CSUN enrolls more than 37,000 students, where 57.5% are Latinx, 18.4% are White, 8.5% are Asian-American, 5.5% are Black/African American, 0.1% are Native American, and 0.1% are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.

The Department of Psychology at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is seeking a tenure-track faculty member in Cognitive Psychology or Cognitive Sciences at the rank of Assistant Professor. The successful candidate will teach courses across the field of cognitive psychology and cognitive sciences. Research areas of interest for this position are open. Subfields of specialization include, but are not limited to, cognitive neuroscience, attention, perception, computational modeling, language, human factors, learning, concepts or conceptual knowledge, aging and lifespan cognition, social cognition, metacognition, memory, decision-making, cognitive control, or applied cognition.

Applicants who possess advanced statistical knowledge, who utilize innovative or leading-edge methods, and whose work shows evidence of integration across subareas of cognitive psychology are of particular interest.

In addition to teaching, the position requires weekly office hours, attending faculty meetings, participation in assessment of student learning, and service to the department, college, and university. The successful candidate will be held to the standards and requirements of the college and department in which he/she/they is/are housed for recommending tenure and promotion. Given CSUN’s commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and engagement in a diverse environment, the successful candidate will contribute to equitable student learning and success through teaching, mentorship, scholarship, and service.

Required Qualifications:

• PhD from an accredited institution in Psychology, Cognitive Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, or a closely related field. Degree must be awarded by date of appointment (August 19, 2027).
• Evidence of, or clear potential for, excellence in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in cognitive psychology, cognitive science, or closely related fields, using student-centered and equitable practices, both in-person and online.
• Evidence of, and clear potential for, research excellence through a productive and sustained program of research in cognitive psychology, cognitive sciences, cognitive neuroscience, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated potential for teaching and mentoring research inclusively with diverse and underrepresented undergraduate and graduate students.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Scholarship that uses…