Assistant Professor 504046 Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States Faculty 9-Month Faculty Full-Time Closing at: Nov 9 2026 - 23:55 MST Department Contact: Dr. Justin MacDonald, 575-646-6223, jmacd@nmsu.edu Internal or External Search: External - Open to all applicants Advertising Summary: The Department of Psychology is seeking an Assistant Professor. Position Details Position Title: Assistant Professor
College/Division: Arts and Sciences College Department: 331600-PSYCHOLOGY Location: Las Cruces Offsite Location (if applicable): Target Hourly/Salary Rate: Commensurate with qualifications. Appointment Full-time Equivalency: 1.0 FLSA Status: Exempt Bargaining Unit Announcement: This is NOT a bargaining unit position with American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Contingent Upon Funding: Not
Applicable Standard Work Schedule: Standard (M-F, 8-5) If Not a Standard Work Schedule: Job Duties and Responsibilities: Candidates should demonstrate in their application materials: 1) Ability to contribute to teaching courses on topics in Engineering Psychology and closely related areas including, but not limited to, Cognitive Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and/or Graduate Statistics;
2) Strong potential for and commitment to compete for external funding; 3) Strong potential to make a significant impact in one or more research specialty areas; 4) Interest in and prospects for creative cross-disciplinary collaboration both within and across departments. Current faculty and graduate students have active research interests in cognitive, social, and applied areas of psychology. The successful
candidate will value collegiality and service to the department and institution and will be able to teach graduate and undergraduate courses in the Psychology curriculum and serve as a research mentor to both graduate and undergraduate students. Qualifications Required Education and Experience: A Ph.D. in Psychology with an emphasis in a cognitive or closely related area is required (in hand by hire date). We are
looking for a candidate whose research interests fall within the domain of Cognition (basic and/or applied research) with an emphasis on Engineering Psychology, Human Factors, or Artificial Intelligence. Equivalent Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications: A Ph.D. in Psychology with an emphasis in a cognitive or closely related area is required (in hand by hire date).A current curriculum vitaeA cover letter
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