Assistant Professor of Cognitive Psychology

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).

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, but not limited to, 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, as evidenced by a clearly stated teaching philosophy, engagement in pedagogical training and development opportunities, and strong teaching evaluations
• 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, and/or experience in, contributing 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, for example, 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