Assistant Professor

The Psychology Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Addiction Science who studies antecedents, processes, and/or consequences of substance use and/or misuse. Potential areas of interest include but are not limited to developmental trajectories and/or aging processes; biological and neurobehavioral mechanisms, including human or animal models; social and interpersonal processes; addiction-related cognition and decision-making; risk and resilience factors such as trauma, stress, or comorbidity with mental health disorders;

and addiction-related prevention, treatment, policy, and laws. Experience with advanced quantitative approaches is welcome but not required for the position.

Relevant experience post-Ph.D.

Experience with advanced quantitative approaches.
Research interests that complement current faculty expertise (e.g., cognitive psychology, clinical psychology, developmental psychology, law-psychology, neuroscience, or social psychology).
A successful history of external and/or internal funding.
Evidence of mentoring students in a research setting.
Teaching experience in the field of addiction science or substance use.