"Psychology Professor, Tenured/Tenure Track, Open-Rank"

The Division of Science at NYU Abu Dhabi invites applications for full-time faculty positions in Psychology. We seek applications from an early-career scholar for a tenure-track assistant professor position. Candidates should demonstrate strong potential for developing an independent research program. We also welcome applications from established scholars (Associate or Full Professor), who have a demonstrated record of excellence in research and leadership in the field.

We particularly encourage candidates working in any area of Perception, Cognition, and Cognitive Development and candidates working in any area of Social Psychology, including those adopting a developmental perspective in their approach.

We seek scholars whose research intersects with and/or cuts across existing faculty domains of interest. Current strengths in the Psychology Program at NYU Abu Dhabi include the study of vision, memory, language, political psychology, inequality, gender, early childhood development, and attachment and identity throughout the lifespan.

Successful candidates will find a vibrant research and teaching environment that includes supportive and highly motivated colleagues, access to significant research resources, and broad opportunities for interdisciplinary research. Faculty will have opportunities to collaborate across NYU’s global campus network.

Research Facilities: Successful candidates will have access to a faculty research grant including personnel lines, in addition to state-of-the-art facilities including: (1) An imaging center housing a Siemens Prisma 3T MRI scanner and two MEG systems (SQUID and OPM), with support for multimodal data acquisition (MEG+EEG+eytracking; fMRI+EEG) and dedicated technical staff, in addition to integration with a High Performance Computing facility with more than 6,400 computing cores, (2) Behavioral testing facilities equipped with standalone EEGs, eye-tracking, virtual reality, physiological measures (GSR, heart rate, etc...), and robotics, and social psychology experimental rooms; (3) State-of-the-art Child Observation Lab equipped with video and audio recording technology, a one-way observation window, and a connected control room.

This position requires a Ph.D. in Psychology or other related fields.

We seek applicants who have, or have the potential to develop, a strong record of scholarship and have the ability to conduct and develop high-quality research across multiple areas of psychology.

To apply for this position, please submit the following items:

• Curriculum Vitae (CV)
• Cover Letter
• Research Statement (not to exceed 5 pages) - Please describe your research program and, if possible, how it spans or bridges cognition & perception, social psychology, and/or developmental psychology
• Teaching Statement (not to exceed 2 pages)
• Student Evaluations for up to two recent courses (if available)
• Up to 3 representative publications or other writing samples
• Names and Contact information of 3 references for recommendation letters to be solicited at a later stage of the search process. Do not include the letters in your uploaded documents.

We will begin reviewing applications immediately. Shortlisted candidates are expected to be invited for campus visits in Abu Dhabi in early Spring 2026. We anticipate that successful candidates can start the appointment and relocate to Abu Dhabi in the academic year 2026-2027, subject to final budget approval.

For questions about this position, please email nyuad.academicrecruitment@nyu.edu.