"Assistant Professor of Psychology"

Job Details

The Department of Behavioral Sciences in the College of Arts, Sciences, and Letters (CASL) invites applications from well-qualified candidates for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in clinical health psychology. Candidates should have demonstrated interest and expertise in health psychology, clinical health psychology, and clinical psychology. The preferred starting date is September 2026.

The department of Behavioral Sciences is interdisciplinary, bringing together several fields that share a focus on understanding human behavior and social processes. The department has a diverse faculty composed of individuals specializing in psychology, sociology, anthropology, and related interdisciplinary fields. Psychology, as a discipline within the department, is one of the largest majors on campus, with a total of 14 tenure track faculty. In addition to the undergraduate major, the discipline offers a master’s program in clinical health psychology and the candidate will be expected to teach at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Tenure track faculty teach a 2-2 course load. Faculty in the discipline are interested in a variety of topics including cognitive sciences, social psychology, interpersonal relationships, and health/wellbeing. In addition, faculty in the department have established collaborations with other units/departments on campus such as computer science and human centered design, public health, and biology.

Qualifications and Duties

Candidates are required to possess a Ph.D. or Psy.D. from an APA accredited institution in clinical psychology. Although licensure in the state of Michigan is not required, preference will be given to those who are license-eligible in Michigan or eligible through PSYPACT.

The ideal candidate should be able to teach health psychology at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, undergraduate clinical psychology courses (e.g., abnormal psychology, introduction to clinical psychology), and graduate-level courses in psychotherapy. Additionally, it is anticipated that the candidate will minimally supervise one undergraduate honors student and one master’s Thesis research project each year.

The university utilizes the Boyer Model of academic scholarship. An ideal candidate would have research interests and/or experience in areas such as cognitive or behavioral interventions for chronic diseases; stress and coping mechanisms in health outcomes; psychological factors in disease management and rehabilitation; or health disparities and culturally competent care.

Candidates will also be expected to engage in service within the department, college, campus, and broader field. This is an on-site position and candidates will need to be able to teach in person, with some opportunities for online instruction.

Application Process:

Please submit a cover letter, current curriculum vita, teaching statement, research statement, and the names of three professional references to the Interfolio link (https://apply.interfolio.com/173478). Teaching and research statements should include how the candidate promotes diversity of thought and perspective and educational accessibility in the students they work with and how they convey a respect for differences in backgrounds and experiences in their professional interactions.

The review of applications will begin on October 31st, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

All applications must be submitted via Interfolio, applications submitted through careers.umich.edu will not be reviewed.