Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University in Cognition and Cognitive
Listed on 2026-10-18
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Vanderbilt University:
College of Arts and Science:
Natural Sciences:
Psychology
Our department is a community of faculty with a strong commitment to excellence in research and teaching in psychology and neuroscience. Our department’s faculty are organized into three overlapping areas representing clinical science, cognition and cognitive neuroscience, and neuroscience. Our cognition and cognitive neuroscience faculty are internationally recognized for research in cognition, cognitive neuroscience, and vision science, with particular strengths in visual perception, visual cognition, attention, memory, cognitive control, decision making, cognitive and neurocomputational modeling, and related areas.
We welcome applications from scientists whose research complements and extends our areas of excellence.
The successful candidate will have opportunities to teach and supervise undergraduate and graduate students in psychology, neuroscience, and in future programs being developed in collaboration with the College of Connected Computing. This position will also support the Arts & Science Core curriculum.
QualificationsCandidates should be eligible for a tenured-track appointment, have a strong track record of research, and be prepared for teaching in cognition, cognitive neuroscience, and/or vision science. A Ph.D. in Psychology, Neuroscience, or a related discipline, awarded no later than August 1, 2027, is required.
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