Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Adult Development and Aging

Description

The Department of Psychology at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a full‑time tenure‑track Assistant Professor specializing in Adult Development and Aging to begin in August 2027. This position is designed to complement and expand our department's existing strengths in developmental psychology, allowing us to offer a comprehensive, life‑course perspective that spans from early childhood through late adulthood.

The successful candidate will maintain a cohesive research program that meaningfully engages undergraduate students. We welcome applications from scholars exploring a wide range of topics within the psychology of aging. We are interested in research that spans multiple levels of analysis, including individual processes such as cognitive resilience and emotional regulation; social contexts such as connectivity and support systems; and structural influences, including the psychological impacts of the longevity economy or how 'cumulative disadvantages' stemming from systemic inequalities in education, housing, and healthcare shape the life course.

We are interested in scholars whose research incorporates critical and anti‑colonial perspectives – challenging Western‑centric 'universal' models of development and centering the lived experiences of marginalized communities. The candidate will contribute to the core curriculum by teaching Introduction to Psychology, Statistics, or Research Methods. Furthermore, the candidate will develop intermediate courses for our Individual, Social, and Cultural Processes or Cognitive and Behavioral Processes requirements and advanced seminars in their area of expertise.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a commitment to inclusive excellence in teaching, utilizing evidence‑based, inclusive pedagogies to create a classroom environment where students from all backgrounds can flourish. This position carries a 3‑2 teaching load with a research leave prior to tenure review of either a full year at 80% salary or a semester at full salary and generous sabbatical and fellowship leaves for tenured faculty.

To enable a smooth transition to Holy Cross, new full‑time tenure‑track Assistant Professors receive start-up funding to support their research and professional development and have a one-course reduction in their first year of teaching (i.e., 2‑2). This position offers full benefits and a starting salary of $102,500. In alignment with the strategic plans for Holy Cross and the division of Academic Affairs, we view academic excellence and inclusive excellence as inextricably linked.

Our faculty combine high‑impact scholarship and outstanding teaching with a deep commitment to inclusive excellence. They generate new knowledge in their fields while utilizing evidence‑based teaching strategies and course designs to create classroom environments where all students have a sense of belonging, are valued, and can flourish to reach their full potential. Academic freedom is a cornerstone of our intellectual and moral community;

the College is committed to supporting faculty and students as they work to advance our educational mission and serve the common good. The College seeks faculty members who demonstrate an enduring commitment to academic excellence and inclusive excellence and who embrace the educational benefits of a richly diverse community. Holy Cross aspires to meet the needs of dual-career couples, in part through its membership in the Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts and the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium.

College of the Holy Cross is a highly selective Catholic liberal arts college in the Jesuit tradition. It enrolls about 3,200 students and is located in Worcester, Massachusetts - New England's second-largest city.

The Provost's Office supports the Association of American Universities' principles on preventing sexual harassment in academia. Accordingly, all finalists will be asked to attest that they are not currently under investigation for sexual misconduct and that there are no substantiated findings of sexual misconduct against them in any previous position-or, if such findings…