PRODiG+ Fellow Stony Brook University

Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Science

The Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Stony Brook University seeks to hire and mentor a new faculty member through the Promoting Recruitment, Opportunity, Diversity, Inclusion and Growth Plus (PRODiG+) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. PRODiG+ is designed with two primary goals:

increasing the number and share of excellent diverse faculty committed to advancing the ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusion;

strengthening the pipeline for retention and support of those faculty.

Additional information on the PRODiG+ Fellowship can be found at https://www.suny.edu/prodig-plus/fellowship/.

The position is a full-time, 12-month, non-tenure-track faculty position at the lecturer level to commence in Fall 2027. The successful candidate will be appointed for 2 years at an annual salary of $80,000 with comprehensive state benefits.

The PRODiG+ fellow will be part of a mentored research environment, with funds to support research and a modest teaching load (3 courses total over two years). The position is intended to support a productive post-doctoral research period. At the completion of this two-year fellowship position, fellows with an upward trajectory of scholarly achievement and a demonstrated equitable and inclusive teaching strategies focused on student success will be invited to join the tenure-track faculty at Stony Brook University through an internal promotion process.

The PRODiG+ Fellow will join the Department of Psychology in one of our four program areas: clinical psychological science, cognitive science, integrative neuroscience, or social and health. We are seeking a Fellow whose academic scholarship, preferably, complements the department’s existing strengths in health disparities, lifespan development, and/or affective/cognitive science.

We are particularly interested in candidates who demonstrate a commitment to inclusive excellence and facilitating an equitable, supportive, and welcoming academic environment for all students, including those who have experienced barriers to higher education; excellence in innovative research (with the potential for funding), and potential to participate in the undergraduate and graduate teaching and mentoring mission of the psychology department.

• Be eligible to work in the United States for the full duration of the position without a visa sponsorship (
  
  Note:
  
  if you currently need sponsorship or will need it in the future to maintain employment authorization, you do not meet the eligibility requirements for this position);
• Have a PhD or relevant terminal degree from an accredited institution completed prior to start date;
• Demonstrate personal, academic, and/or work experience engaging with diversity, equity, and inclusion and/or a commitment to facilitating and enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the campus community. Such experiences may include, but is not limited to, an academic/scholarly track record focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion; work, volunteer/unpaid/community service, or related experience/expertise in serving underserved or vulnerable areas and/or populations.

• A record of publication(s), preferably relevant to health disparities, lifespan development, and/or affective/cognitive science.
• Evidence of, or potential for funding.
• Ability/potential to teach and mentor students at both the graduate and undergraduate levels.

• Current SUNY students, alumni, and/or Fellows.
• From a low-income background (e.g. Pell-eligible as undergraduates), were first-generation college students (students whose parents have not…