Assistant Professor - Behavior Analysis

College: College of Science and Engineering - 323

College

Dept/School: Psychology - 32431

Vacancy Number: 16F-803

Position Number: 728

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) invites applications for a full-time, nine-month, tenure-track

Assistant Professor position in Behavior Analysis (open area),beginning Fall 2027.

We seek a colleague committed to providing the highest quality training to the next generation of clinicians, researchers, andinstructors in behavior analysis. The successful candidate will contribute primarily to our 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.

Applicants from all areas of teaching and research interest are welcome. The department is particularly interested in scholarshipsthat complement or expand its strengths, including work thatbridges basic and translational research questions.

Responsibilities include maintaining an active research program;seeking external and internal research funding; supervisinggraduate research; mentoring doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students; teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in behavioranalysis and psychology; and contributing to departmental,university, and professional service. Research-active facultytypically maintain a 3:2 teaching load, with courses aligned withthe candidate's training and departmental needs.

• Ph.D. in Behavior Analysis, Psychology, or a closely related field.
  Please note: ABD candidates will be considered;
  however, the Ph.D. must beconferred by August 1, 2027, to be eligible foretployment.
• Demonstrated potential to maintain an active research program.
• Demonstrated potential to seek and obtain external research funding.
• Ability to supervise graduate student research.
• Ability to mentor undergraduate and graduate students.
• Ability to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in behavioranalysis and psychology.
• Commitment to contributing to departmental, college,university, and professional service activities.

• Teaching and research interests in behavior analysis that complement or expand the department's existing strengths.
• Scholarship that bridges basic and translational research questions.
• Face-to-face teaching experience preferred. Commitment tohigh-quality training and individualized mentoring of doctoral,master's, and undergraduate students.

No Required Certifications or Licensure

The UNCW Department of Psychology supports undergraduate study in psychology, including an interdisciplinary minor in Applied Behavior Analysis and Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities, and graduate education at the master's and doctoral levels. The department emphasizes close faculty-student collaboration,supervised research, applied learning, and service learning.

The Applied Behavior Analysis concentrations in the master's and doctoral programs are accredited by the Association for Behavior Analysis International Accreditation Board. Graduate cohorts areintentionally small, and faculty typically mentor two to fourgraduate students at a time. The master's and doctoral programsrequire empirical thesis and dissertation research, allowingstudents to contribute directly to faculty research programs.

The Applied Behavior Analysis graduate program was recognized in2017 by the Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis forits enduring contributions to the field, and its graduatesroutinely achieve a 100% first-time pass rate on the Board-Certified Behavior Analyst examination.

The department emphasizes applied learning experiences at the graduate and undergraduate levels and strongly values the contribution of basic and applied research to advance the field of psychology.

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