Assistant Professor of Psychology; Neuroscience

Overview

Kennesaw State University is a large public university with a strong entrepreneurial spirit and community focus. Located north of Atlanta on two metro-Atlanta campuses (Kennesaw and Marietta), it offers undergraduate and graduate programs to over 50,000 students. The university emphasizes high-impact research, Division I athletics, and a commitment to student-centered, research-driven learning.

Job : 293474

Location: Kennesaw, Georgia

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

The Department of Psychological Science is a large and dynamic department in the Norman J. Radow College of Humanities and Social Sciences. It supports a major and minor in psychology, including a fully online undergraduate program. Faculty guide students in the study of behavior and mental processes, promoting scientific thinking and transferable skills that lead to meaningful careers. The department provides hands-on experiences through study abroad, internships, peer mentoring, and research experiences.

The college emphasizes respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability, and seeks candidates aligned with KSU values.

Kennesaw State University is accepting applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychological Science, with a preferred start date of August 2026. This is a nine-month contracted position. The area of specialization is neuroscience (broadly defined) and may include neuropsychology, biopsychology, behavioral, clinical, or cognitive neuroscience. The position is for work to be performed in the state of Georgia.

Strong scholarship, along with a commitment to excellence in teaching and engagement, is expected of all faculty members. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Demonstrate a record of impactful research and teaching excellence.
• Teach courses in the area of specialization and courses that are part of the required core in the psychology major.
• Teach courses of variable sizes and modalities, including large class sizes.
• The standard teaching load is 9 credit hours (3 courses) per semester, with the load negotiable depending on research intensity.
• Engage in programmatic research that results in publications in refereed journals and pursue extramural funding.
• Strong commitment to undergraduate education and mentorship.
• Service to the Department, College, University, and/or profession is expected.

Teaching assignments will be based on earned degrees and SACSCOC Faculty Credentials Guidelines.

• A Doctorate degree, or the foreign equivalent, in Psychology or a closely related discipline is required at the time of hire.
• Evidence of promoting student success.
• Demonstrated teaching effectiveness at the university level.
• Demonstrated record of research and scholarship within the discipline.

• Specialization in the biological basis of psychology.
• Ability to teach courses related to specialization (e.g., Physiological Psychology, Psychopharmacology), in addition to research methods and statistics.
• Effectiveness in teaching in different modalities (face-to-face, online, hybrid) and in different class sizes (including large classes).
• Effectiveness in mentoring undergraduate and graduate students and in publishing scholarship in reputable outlets.
• Experience or potential in securing external funding.

• CV
• Cover Letter (address qualifications for the position, teaching philosophy, and proposed efforts to facilitate student success at KSU)
• Unofficial Transcripts (Official Transcripts and Official International Course-by-Course Evaluations due upon hire)
• Names, phone numbers, and email addresses of at least 3 references
• Statement of research interest
• Summary of teaching effectiveness (e.g., student evaluations, peer evaluations, letters from students, or professional development related to pedagogy)

Review of applications will…