"Assistant Professor of Psychology"

The Department of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has an opening for an Assistant Professor in the area of Computational Neuroscience and/or Cognitive Science, with an emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI).

The domain of behavior or cognition is open, and could include perception, attention, memory, decision making, reasoning, cognitive control, or motor control.

The Department of Psychology at UW-Madison is a multidisciplinary and highly collaborative environment.

The successful candidate will advance the educational mission of the College of Letters & Science that values, prioritizes, and actualizes evidence-based and student-centered teaching and (undergraduate student) mentoring. They will contribute to an environment that fosters engagement and a sense of belonging for faculty, staff, students and members of the broader community.

The successful candidate, as a faculty member of the College of Letters & Science, will teach, mentor, participate in research and service. They will be expected to participate in interdisciplinary and collaborative efforts with other departments, schools and colleges.

In the College of Letters & Science, we provide a liberal arts education that is both broad and deep through excellent, empathic teaching. We hire faculty who are interested in pursuing difficult questions, making new discoveries, and making an impact in their field. We reward excellent teaching and classroom innovation, and we are committed to shared governance. Learn more about the L&S mission on our webpage: https://ls.wisc.edu/about/mission.

This position is part of the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative. Through accelerated and strategic faculty hiring, research infrastructure enhancement, interdisciplinary collaboration, and increased student and educational opportunities, RISE addresses complex societal challenges of importance to the state, nation and world. Building on UW–Madison’s strengths, RISE expands the University’s successful track record of connecting with communities and industry on collaborative solutions.

Over the next three academic years, UW–Madison will substantially increase current hiring levels, bringing 150 new RISE faculty to campus. Candidates hired through RISE will join a community of scholars working across disciplines, schools and colleges on research, teaching and outreach endeavors. The community will engage regularly in venues such as seminar series and colloquia to share ongoing projects and identify opportunities to work together. The University will support the community, facilitating access to research infrastructure, and funding to support broad and rich collaboration.

Further information regarding RISE can be found at: https://rise.wisc.edu/

Key Job Responsibilities:

The ideal candidate will pursue a research program leveraging tools and approaches from AI–including, but not limited to, for example, deep learning, machine learning, natural language processing, signal processing, learning theory, optimization, and neuroAI–to address core problems in computational neuroscience or cognitive science, while making significant contributions to the department's teaching mission. Successful applicants will conduct scholarly research, teach graduate and undergraduate classes, mentor students, and provide service to the department, college, university, and academic community.

Department: Department of Psychology

Compensation: Negotiable – 9 months / ongoing / renewable

Required Qualifications: Candidates should demonstrate evidence of creativity and excellence in teaching and scholarly research. In addition, the successful candidate will foster teaching, learning, mentoring, departmental, and a research environment where all can thrive.

Education: PhD in Psychology or similar required by start of appointment.

How to Apply: Apply online at "Jobs at UW" (http://jobs.wisc.edu) under Job Requisition JR10003251. Applications must be received through UW-Madison's online application system. Applicants should submit the following 5 items: 1. Cover Letter 2. Curriculum Vitae 3. Research Statement 4. Teaching/Mentoring Statement 5. Three representative publications (upload all three as one PDF doc).

Once the application is submitted, applicants will receive an email requesting the names and contact information for three references; each reference will each receive an electronic link through which they can upload a signed letter of reference.

For full consideration, all materials must be received no later than 11:59pm on October 10, 2025. Applications will be accepted until position is filled.

Contact Information: Brad Postle, Ph.D., Professor and Biology of Brain and Behavior Area Group Chair, Email: postle@wisc.edu, Phone: (608) 262-4330

Institutional Statement on Diversity: Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.