"Professor of Psychological Sciences"

The Department of Psychological Sciences at Rice University (Houston, Texas) invites applications for a tenure-track associate or full professor position to begin July 1, 2026.

The position is in the area of QUANTITATIVE METHODS and is part of a cluster hire across the School of Social Sciences. The specialty area should be in human factors/human-computer interaction (HF/HCI), industrial-organizational psychology, applied experimental psychology, human systems integration or occupational health and safety. Priority will be given to candidates who will enhance research within the department, teaching within the graduate curriculum, and social sciences scholarship across the school. Examples of topic areas include (but are NOT limited to): models for inference (e.g., SEM/CFA, Bayesian modeling, linear mixed effects), data mining (e.g., machine learning, network analysis, generative models), and simulations (e.g., agent-based modeling, computational modeling of psychological processes). The hire will work with scholars within all our departmental areas, and they will interact with other scholars in the School of Social Sciences more broadly.

The position requires a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline, and job duties entail conducting a productive and exceptional research program with demonstrated ability to secure external funding, teaching undergraduate and graduate psychology courses, mentoring graduate and undergraduate students, and providing service to the field, the department, and the university.

The Department of Psychological Sciences trains doctoral students in HF/HCI (fully accredited by the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society), cognitive and affective neuroscience, health psychology, and industrial-organizational psychology. In the most recent rankings of the U.S. News and World Report (2022), our industrial-organizational psychology program was ranked #1 in Best Industrial and Organizational Psychology Programs. The Department also offers professional master’s programs in both HF/HCI and industrial-organizational psychology.

The successful candidate will be associated with one or more of our program areas and will join a highly collegial department of internationally recognized faculty in an environment that nurtures research and scholarship, with many opportunities for collaboration within the department, across the university, and with the adjacent Texas Medical Center and greater Houston, Texas area. For more details about our department, see https://psychology.rice.edu/.

Rice University is a private, comprehensive research university located in the heart of Houston’s dynamic Museum District. It offers undergraduate and graduate degrees across eight schools and has a student body of approximately 4,800 undergraduate and 4,100 graduate students. Rice consistently ranks among the top 20 national universities and the top 10 in undergraduate teaching (US News & World Report); its endowment ranks among the top 25 of US universities. In 2025, the Department of Psychological Sciences was ranked in the top Best Colleges for Psychology in America by Niche. Houston has been characterized as the most diverse city in America.

We welcome the fullness of diversity to Rice. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status. Also, in our candidate pools, we seek to attract greater representation of women, scholars of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and others who have historically been underrepresented; attract students from a wide range of countries and backgrounds; accelerate progress in building a faculty and staff varied in background and thought; and maintain an environment that fosters interaction and understanding within our community.

For full consideration, applications should be received by October 1, 2025. Applicants should use the application portal https://apply.interfolio.com/172103 to provide (1) cover letter, (2) vita, (3) research statement (3 pages max), (4) teaching statement including evidence of teaching effectiveness and courses you could teach at both the graduate and undergraduate level (2 pages max), (5) a description of how you would contribute to the development of a diverse and inclusive learning community at Rice through your teaching, research, and/or service (2 page max), (6) Six representative reprints, and (7) three names of references.

Rice University is an Equal Opportunity Employer with commitment to diversity at all levels, and considers for employment qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.

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