About University at Albany:
Established in 1844 and designated a University Center of the State University of New York in 1962, the University at Albany's broad mission of excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, research and public service engages a diverse student body of approximately 17,000 students in nine schools and colleges across three campuses.
Located in Albany, New York, New York State's capital, the University is convenient to Boston, New York City and the Adirondacks.
Job Description:
The Department of Psychology within the College of Arts and Sciences at the University at Albany invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor. Although the area of behavioral neuroscience investigation can be broadly defined, we are particularly interested in applicants specializing in brain and behavioral processes underlying sensory-perceptual processing, learning and memory, emotion, stress systems, cognition, neurodegenerative disease, and/or mental health disorders. Candidates should employ modern research approaches such as Optogenetics, Chemogenetics, 2-photon imaging, genetic mouse models, or machine learning methods. Ultimately, we seek principal investigators with the potential to secure federal funding and demonstrate leadership to run a laboratory. The applicant will teach undergraduate and graduate courses within the Department of Psychology and participate in service at the departmental, college, and university levels.
The Department of Psychology offers Bachelor's, Master's, PhD degrees with concentrations in Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology. The University at Albany also has a vibrant community of Neuroscience faculty across various departments who are associated with the Center for Neuroscience Research.
Additionally, the Department of Psychology and the College of Arts and Sciences, offers a collaborative and supportive environment. This position emphasizes candidates who pursue excellence in research, teaching, and service at an R1 institution that serves a diverse community and mentors the next generation of scientists.
Primary Responsibilities:
Research : Scholarship and the creation of new knowledge through scholarly or creative activities. Conducting innovative research and publishing in peer-reviewed journals, including presenting research at professional meetings and conferences and securing external funding to support programmatic research.
Teaching : Educating students, mentoring them, and fostering their intellectual development, which includes teaching undergraduate and graduate courses and course preparation and development.
Service : Contributing to the governance and functioning of the university, college, and department including participating in admissions, advising, and mentoring graduate students and chairing and serving on doctoral dissertation committees
Functional and Supervisory Relationships:
- Reports to: Psychology Department Chair
- Supervises the following positions: Graduate and undergraduate students as well as any laboratory personnel (e.g., postdoctoral researchers; research scientists; technicians, etc.).
Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Ph.D. degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, or a related discipline of behavioral neuroscience from a college or University accredited by the US Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization by August 15, 2026.
- A demonstrated potential for research in the field of Behavioral Neuroscience (related fields).
- Potential to obtain independent extramural funding.
- Interest and ability to teach behavioral neuroscience courses (including supervision of trainees)
- Applicants must demonstrate an ability to develop inclusive and equitable relationships within our diverse campus community
- Applicants must demonstrate an ability to support diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and belonging relative to their role
Preferred Qualifications:
- Applicants should have a promising and growing track record of impactful research
- Demonstrated ability to secure external research funding.
- Preference is for candidates whose research focuses on non-human models of learning and memory, emotion, stress systems, and cognition, as well as preclinical and translational models of neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., Alzheimer's Disease), neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g., Autism), and mental health disorders (e.g., Anxiety, Depression, and PTSD).
- Experience teaching at the collegiate level
- Experience teaching behavioral neuroscience courses at the collegiate level
- Ability to work with a culturally diverse population
Working Environment:
- Typical office, classroom, and research lab environments
Additional Information:
Professional Rank and Salary Range: A5, Assistant Professor 10 Months, Salary commensurate with experience.
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, without exception, prepare, publish and distribute an Annual Security Report. This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the University's crime statistics for the past three years; and disclosures regarding the University's current campus security policies. The University at Albany's Annual Security Report is available in portable document format [PDF] by clicking this link http://police.albany.edu/ASR.shtml
Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov .
THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY IS AN EO/AA/IRCA/ADA EMPLOYER
Please apply online via http://albany.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=193098
Application Instructions:
Applicants MUST submit the following documents:
- CV
- Cover letter stating all the required minimum qualifications and any of the applicable preferred qualifications.
- Contact information for three references
Note: After submitting your CV, the subsequent pages give you instructions for uploading additional documents (i.e. cover letter etc.).
See the FAQ for using our online system. Please contact us if you need assistance applying through this website.
Returning Applicants - Login to your UAlbany Careers Account to check your completed application.
A review of applications will start on October 31, 2025 and the search will remain open until the position is filled.