Assistant​/Associate​/Full Professor – Applied Behavior Analysis

Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Applied Behavior Analysis

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.

The vision of the Psychology Department is to provide high-quality education in psychology that fosters the development of students so that they will make contributions to society. We value a student-centered approach that emphasizes teaching, research, and applied training. The Department offers a BA in Psychology, MA in Research and Experimental Psychology, MS in Clinical Psychology, and MS in Industrial/Organizational Psychology.

The MS Applied Behavior Analysis graduate program seeks to train students to provide evidence-based, culturally responsive, neurodiversity-affirming care in community, school, and clinic settings.

The Psychology department is part of the College of Social Sciences, which is committed to equitable and inclusive teaching and learning. The College sees faculty and student success as inextricably linked, and strives to provide culturally-sustaining, and academically-affirming approaches to supporting and engaging students and faculty. We provide opportunities for faculty development around asset-based, holistic student success, and support scholarship of engagement that addresses issues that affect our campus and community.

In all of our endeavors, we strive to build leadership capacity and foster a culture of support and belonging for faculty, staff, and students.

The Department of Psychology and San José State University institutional excellence and are committed to advancing equity through research, teaching, and service. We enroll more than 40,000 students, many of whom are historically underserved; approximately 45% of our undergraduate students are first-generation college students and 38% are Pell Grant recipients. In addition, we are both a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI).

SJSU aspires to create holistic learning environments that facilitate both individual and collective transformation. We seek teacher-scholars who cultivate inclusive, empowering spaces for mutual learning, skill-building, and knowledge exchange for all students. Our commitment to lifelong learning supports meaningful connections among faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the broader communities we serve.

We invite all applicants to include an Institutional Excellence Statement (or incorporate it into your cover letter) as we are interested in hearing about the lived and professional experiences you will contribute to our campus community, particularly as it relates to the work you will do with our students. A guide to writing this statement can be found at SJSU Institutional Excellence Statement Guidelines for Applicants to Faculty Positions.

Required Qualifications:

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Leadership experience as…