"Assistant Professor of Cognitive Psychology"

Assistant Professor of Cognitive Psychology

Job No: 550552
Work Type: Instructional Faculty - Tenured/Tenure-Track
Location: Southern California: Long Beach
Categories: Bargaining Unit: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Job Search Category/Discipline: Faculty - Behavioral Sciences, Appointment Type: Tenured/Tenure-Track, Time Basis: Full Time

Position: Assistant Professor of Cognitive Psychology
Effective Date: August 17, 2026 (Fall Semester)
Salary Range: The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary is $74,652 to $158,688/year; $6,221 to $13,224/per month (12 monthly payments per academic year). The anticipated hiring range is $86,000 to $90,000 per year; $7,167 to $7,500/per month (12 monthly payments per academic year). The salary offered is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Application Deadline: Review of applications to begin October 1, 2025. Position opened until filled (or recruitment canceled).

California State University, Long Beach is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). CSULB earned the prestigious Seal of Excelencia in 2023. CSULB is committed to serving diverse students and has established the Black Excellence Collegium and El Concilio for Latinx Success at the Beach. The President's Equity and Change Commission is dedicated to achieving inclusive excellence.

College of Liberal Arts
Department of Psychology

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in cognitive psychology or a closely related field with degree at time of application or official notification of completion of the doctoral degree by August 1, 2026.
• Ability to teach a variety of undergraduate and graduate courses related to cognitive psychology.
• Demonstrated potential for effective teaching at the college level.
• Demonstrated potential for mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students.
• Demonstrated ability and commitment to develop and maintain an active research program.
• Evidence of research and scholarly productivity as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications and professional presentations.
• Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including low socioeconomic and first-generation students.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Evidence of a program of high-quality research as evidenced by research and scholarly activities in the area of cognitive psychology.
• Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the following: sensation and perception, attention, thinking, memory, language, problem-solving, learning, artificial intelligence, and emotion and cognition.
• Demonstrated commitment to effective teaching at the college level in cognitive psychology.
• Interest in chairing master's thesis projects and serving on master's thesis committees.
• Interest in faculty-directed research involving graduate students.
• Demonstrated commitment to service at the department, university, community, or professional level.
• Experience working successfully with populations demographically and/or socioeconomically like the CSULB student body.
• Experience mentoring or supporting students with minoritized identities or experience using inclusive and culturally relevant teaching strategies in a diverse classroom.

Duties:

• Teach a variety of courses in cognitive psychology at the undergraduate and graduate level, including Sensation and Perception (PSY331), Cognitive Psychology (PSY332), Seminar in Cognition (PSY634). Mode of instruction may include in-person, hybrid, online, and/or any combination thereof.
• Mentoring undergraduate research projects.
• Supervising master's theses in cognitive psychology and serving on master's thesis committees.
• Provide service at the department, college, and university levels appropriate to their rank.
• Engage in service to the department, college, university, profession, and broader community.

CSULB seeks to recruit faculty who enthusiastically support the University's strong commitment to the academic success of all students.

How to Apply - Required Documentation:

• A Student Success Statement about your teaching or other experiences, successes, and challenges in working with a diverse student population (maximum two pages, single-spaced).
• Letter of application addressing the required and preferred qualifications.
• CV.
• Names and contact information for three references.
• Teaching Statement: teaching philosophy and skills.
• Teaching portfolio (e.g., sample syllabi and teaching evaluation summaries).
• Research Statement: Research interests and skills and a statement of current and future research plans.
• Reprints and/or preprints of published manuscripts with a detailed description of personal contributions to each publication (maximum of three reprints and/or preprints).
• Finalists should be prepared to submit an official transcript.

How to Apply: Click Apply Now icon to complete the CSULB online application.