Tenure‑Track ABA Professor – Lead MS Program

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor – Applied Behavior Analysis

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Work type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track
Location: San José
Categories: Unit 3 - CFA
- California Faculty Association, Faculty
- Social Sciences, Tenured/Tenure-Track, Full Time, On-site (work in-person at business location)

School/Department Name: Psychology, specialization in Applied Behavior Analysis

Compensation: Commensurate with qualifications, experience, and rank as established by the CSU Salary Schedule. Anticipated hiring academic year annual salary range:
Assistant Professor: $88,000- $92,000;
Associate Professor: $93,000-$115,000;
Professor: $116,000—$130,000. Faculty employee benefits are very competitive for the higher education sector. See the CSU Employee Benefits Summary for details about the CSU’s excellent benefits package.

Target

Start Date:

August, 2027

Final date to receive applications: October 1, 2026 (Applications accepted until filled or closed)

The Department of Psychology at San José State University is pleased to offer two tenure-track faculty positions in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). These hires will support a new, practice-focused Masters program in Applied Behavior Analysis and contribute to the Psychology Department broadly through research, undergraduate teaching, and service. One position is an open-rank (Assistant/Associate/Full Professor) search for an individual who will direct the new MS program.

The other position is for an Assistant Professor who will serve as a core faculty member in the new ABA program.

For both positions, the area of specialization within behavior analysis is open. Required qualifications for the position include a Ph.D. in behavior analysis or related field, credentialing as a doctoral-level Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA-D), capacity for leadership in a masters program in ABA, demonstrated scholarly productivity in behavior analysis, and awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population.

Desired qualifications include prior leadership experience in a graduate program that prepares students for professional practice and credentialing as BCBAs.

• A Ph.D. in Behavior Analysis, Psychology, Special Education or a related discipline, with certification as a Doctoral-Level Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA-D) or demonstrated plans to receive this certification within one year of the position start date
• Demonstrated scholarly productivity and an established research agenda in behavior analysis
• Commitment to, and demonstrated potential for, teaching excellence within the department’s MS ABA graduate program and BA Psychology program
• Ability to assume a leadership role in the Psychology Department’s new practice-focused MS ABA program, including duties related to curriculum development, program planning, accreditation, and student recruitment, enrollment and mentorship
• Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a socially and economically diverse student population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience.

• Leadership experience as faculty in a graduate program that prepared students for credentialing and professional practice as Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs)
• Demonstrated ability to form and sustain effective collaborative relationships with local service providers to support student practicum experiences in behavior analysis
• Potential to secure external funding to support research and/or enhance student instruction
• Ability to work effectively in a collegial atmosphere of shared governance

• Teaching responsibilities for this position will include undergraduate courses and graduate coursework in psychology and applied behavior analysis, as needed. Undergraduate courses may include writing in psychology, research methods, human learning, applied behavior analysis, and others. Graduate course responsibility can include teaching a range of courses in a course sequence aligned with the Behavior Analysis…