"Assistant Professor - Social Personality - Department of Psychology"

The Department of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley seeks to fill a tenure-track, Assistant Professor position in the area of social/personality psychology, with an expected start date of July 1, 2026.

Research areas of interest for this position are open. Applicants may conduct research in a wide range of subfields within or across social and personality psychology (e.g., by examining how individuals, groups, and systems operate jointly). Possible subfields include but are not limited to culture, intergroup processes, social cognition, self and relationships, personality, health, and well-being. In terms of methods, of particular interest are applicants who use multiple and innovative methods, including advanced statistics, computational approaches, interventions, and/or multi-assessment methods (e.g., behavioral observation, neural measures).

The department is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: http://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty.

Considering the significant disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, dips in productivity in otherwise strong records occurring during the pandemic will be evaluated with the context of the pandemic in mind.

Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application): Ph.D. or equivalent international degree, or enrolled in Ph.D. or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application.
Preferred qualifications: Completion of the Ph.D. or equivalent international degree by the application date. Candidates should demonstrate an active research program, leadership potential, and/or exceptional promise in the study of social/personality psychology.

Application Requirements
Document requirements: Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter, Statement of Research (3 pages max), Statement of Teaching and Mentoring (2 pages max), Statement of Service (1 page max), Reprint/Preprint 1, Reprint/Preprint 2, Reprint/Preprint 3, Reprint/Preprint 4 (Optional), Reprint/Preprint 5 (Optional), Authorization to Release Information Form.
Reference requirements: 3 letters of reference required.

Salary range: The current salary range for this position is $80,800-$128,700 (9-month academic year salary), however, off-scale salary and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher than this range, are offered to meet competitive conditions.