Full Professor of Psychology (Digital Health)
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Full Professor of Psychology (Digital Health)
Job Description Summary, Duties and Responsibilities, Required Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications
The search will remain open until the position has been filled. First consideration will be given to applications received by August 15, 2026. Applications received after August 15, 2026 may be reviewed depending on search progress and needs but are not guaranteed full consideration.
About URI: The University of Rhode Island enrolls approximately 17,000 students across its graduate and undergraduate programs and is the State's flagship public research university, as well as the land grant and sea grant university, for the state of Rhode Island. The main campus is located in the historic village of Kingston, and the Bay Campus is located in Narragansett. Both campuses are near major beaches in a beautiful coastal community. URI is just 30 minutes from Providence, RI and within easy reach of Newport, Boston, and New York City.
The Department of Psychology at the University of Rhode Island has embarked on a cluster hiring strategy in the domain of digital health broadly. We are inviting applications for a tenured position at the Full Professor level, with 2 two tenure-track positions at the Assistant Professor level being recruited in a separate announcement. We seek scholars whose work leverages digital health technologies-including wearable devices (e.g., Fitbit), smartphone-based assessments, mobile health interventions (e.g., just-in-time adaptive interventions), Al-driven tools, and mobile sensing-to advance innovative approaches to assessment, prevention, and intervention.
Successful applicants will have an established an outstanding scholarly record that demonstrates the ability to develop and lead an independent research program supported by NIH or other extramural funding. The ideal candidates will contribute to the mission of the Behavioral Science and/or Clinical program areas by: 1) Conducting impactful digital health research that applies cutting-edge methodologies or develops novel computational and quantitative approaches aligned with and complementary to departmental strengths (e.g., substance use, health equity, community-engaged research, mental health, child health); 2) teaching quantitative methods and/or content courses that are essential to the undergraduate and graduate training, 3) incorporating justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) principles into their research, teaching, and service. It is anticipated that one position will be filled in the Behavioral Science program area and one in the Clinical Psychology program area. We are particularly interested in candidates with strong methodological expertise in areas such as statistical modeling, machine learning, intensive longitudinal data analysis, micro-randomized trial design, natural language processing, Al applications in digital health, and real-world data analysis. Successful candidates will leverage these approaches to develop and evaluate data-driven healthcare solutions.
The Department of Psychology houses among the largest undergraduate and graduate programs at the University, with over 1000 undergraduates and 60 graduate students. We offer both BA and BS Undergraduate degrees, doctoral tracks in Behavioral Science and an APA-accredited Clinical Psychology program, and a new masters-level program in Mental and Behavioral Health Counseling. Clinical training is supported by our Psychological Consultation Center (PCC) that serves both the university and the larger Rhode Island community. For more information about the Department of Psychology, please visit https://web.uri.edu/psychology/
The Department, College, and University recognize that the field of psychology is strengthened by contributions from a broad range of perspectives. The Department of Psychology is committed to creating measurable, lasting change within the field using justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and access as guiding principles. As such, we encourage applicants from groups that are historically underrepresented in the field of psychology who will support the missions of the Department, College, and University to expose students to different perspectives and share in community building. We seek applicants who are experienced in teaching and mentoring students and faculty in ways that include and support individuals from historically underrepresented backgrounds. Further, we encourage applicants with leadership experience in initiatives related to justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and access.
Qualifications
Required:
- A PhD (or equivalent) in psychology or a closely related field.
- A highly productive record of research that is recognized internationally for excellence and innovation including a highly cited record of publications in major journals in their field.
- Demonstrated success in obtaining external funding that will support productive research in digital health technologies.
- Demonstrated commitment to JEDI through research, teaching, and/or service activities.
- Demonstrated ability in teaching and mentoring graduate and/or undergraduate students.
- Demonstrated proficiency in written communication skills.
- Demonstrated proficiency in oral communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work with diverse groups/populations.
Preferred:
- Research specialization that includes the application of cutting-edge methods or development of new computational and quantitative approaches in domains relevant to digital health.
- Demonstrated ability to teach quantitative methods and/or content courses that are critical to the undergraduate and graduate training.
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