Rank ABA Professor & MS Program Director

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

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