Assistant Professor - Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Listed on 2026-10-18
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Education / Teaching
Academic, University Professor
College:
College of Science and Engineering - 323
College
Dept/School:
Psychology - 32431
Vacancy Number: 16F-791
Position Number: 729
Location of Workplace:
Main UNCW Campus
The Department of Psychology within the College of Science and Engineering at the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) seeks an outstanding faculty member for a nine-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, beginning Fall 2027. The successful candidate will contribute primarily to the department's Bachelor's, Master's (ABAI-accredited), and Doctoral(ABAI-accredited) programs in Applied Behavior Analysis, joining a faculty whose work spans basic, translational, and applied areas.
The successful candidate will maintain an active program of laboratory research with nonhuman animal subjects, supported by dedicated vivarium and operant laboratory space, and will establish and maintain IACUC-approved research protocols.
Responsibilities include maintaining an active research program; seeking external and internal research funding; supervising graduate research; mentoring students in the doctoral, master's, and undergraduate programs; teaching undergraduate and graduate courses (including PSY 417:
Advanced Learning and Behavior Analysis and PSY 617: Advanced Topics in the Experimental Analysis of Behavior); and contributing to departmental, university, and professional service. Research-active faculty typically maintain a 3:2 teaching load aligned with the candidate's training and theneeds of the department. Online teaching may be required for the position.
Education and Experience Requirements:
- PhD in Behavioral Analysis, Psychology, or closely related field.
Please note:
Applicants who are ABD for the terminal degree may be considered; however, the PhD must be conferred by August 1, 2027, to be eligible for employment. - Demonstrated ability (or clear potential) to establish and maintain an independent program of laboratory research with nonhuman animal subjects.
Skills & Experience:
- Research program that complements or expands the department's existing strengths, including scholarship that bridges basic and translational research questions.
- Experience teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses in learning and the experimental analysis of behavior.
- Experience seeking and securing extramural research funding.
- Experience supervising graduate or undergraduate research and mentoring students.
No Required Certifications or Licensure
Primary Function of Organizational Unit:The Department of Psychology has 30 full-time faculty members and serves over 950 undergraduate and 60 graduate majors. The department operates successful Ph.D. programs in Applied Behavior Analysis, Clinical Psychology, Psychological Science, and a Neuroscience & Behavior Master's program.
The Applied Behavior Analysis concentration at UNCW was recognized in 2017 by the Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis for its enduring contributions to the field. Graduates routinely achieve a 100% first-time pass rate on the BACB examination. Graduate cohorts are intentionally small, with faculty typically mentoring two to four graduate students at a time, and both the MS and PhD programs require an empirical thesis and dissertation.
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College/School Information:The College of Science and Engineering offers a variety of programs leading to Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees, as well as Doctor of Philosophy degrees in applied coastal and ocean sciences; pharmaceutical chemistry; integrative, comparative, and marine biology; and psychology degrees. The college also offers combined bachelor's/master's degree programs in information technology/computer science and information systems, computer science/computer science and information systems, and B.S. in mathematics/M.S. in mathematics.
To implement its academic programs, the college provides instruction and research opportunities in the natural and behavioral sciences, information technology, data science, computer science, mathematics, pre-engineering, and engineering. The eight academic departments in the college provide courses of study in each of these areas, in addition to…
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