Simons Empire Faculty Fellow - Psychology (Assistant Professor)

Job Description

The Department of Psychology within the College of Arts and Sciences at the University at Albany invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position -- a Simons Empire Faculty Fellow-- at the rank of Assistant Professor in Computational Cognitive Neuroscience. We are seeking a scholar whose research addresses fundamental questions about human cognition and the brain by integrating cutting-edge neuroscience methods with innovative computational approaches such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, or neuromorphic computing.

The Department of Psychology offers Bachelor's, Master's, PhD degrees with concentrations in Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology. The University at Albany also has a vibrant community of Neuroscience faculty across various departments who are associated with the Center for Neuroscience Research.

Primary Responsibilities

• Research: Scholarship and the creation of new knowledge through scholarly or creative activities. Conducting innovative research and publishing in peer-reviewed journals, including presenting research at professional meetings and conferences and securing external funding to support programmatic research.
• Teaching: Educating students, mentoring them, and fostering their intellectual development, which includes teaching undergraduate and graduate courses and course preparation and development.
• Service: Contributing to the governance and functioning of the university, college, and department including participating in admissions, advising, and mentoring graduate students and chairing and serving on doctoral dissertation committees.