Assistant Professor

Position Title: Assistant Professor

Employee Classification: LC Faculty TT/TN 9m

College/Division: Arts and Sciences College

Department: 331600-PSYCHOLOGY

Internal or External Search: External - Open to all applicants

Location: Las Cruces

Offsite Location (if applicable):

Target Hourly/Salary Rate: Competitive

Appointment Full-time Equivalency: 1.0

Exempt or Non-Exempt: Exempt

Summary: The Department of Psychology at New Mexico State University invites applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor position in Cognitive Psychology, starting Fall 2025.

Classification Summary:The Department of Psychology at New Mexico State University invites applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor position in Cognitive Psychology, starting Fall 2025. NMSU is the nation's only Land Grant institution that is also classified as both an Hispanic Serving Institution and a Carnegie High Research Activity Institution. We are looking for a candidate whose research interests fall within the domain of Cognitive Psychology, broadly construed, who can work with graduate students who aspire to career tracks both within and outside of academia.

Classification Standard Duties:The successful candidate will conduct research, supervise graduate students, teach classes and contribute to the service and outreach functions of the department.

Required Education, Experience, Certification/License, Equivalency

A Ph.D. in Psychology (in hand by hire date) with a strong quantitative background and a research agenda focused on topics in cognitive psychology.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Ability to contribute to teaching courses on topics in Cognitive Psychology and closely related areas including, but not limited to, Engineering Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, and/or Graduate Statistics. Strong potential for and commitment to compete for external funding. Strong potential to make a significant impact in one or more research specialty areas. Strong 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.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

The Department of Psychology at New Mexico State University invites applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor position in Cognitive Psychology, starting Fall 2025.

The online application system requires four documents, each as a separate PDF: a current curriculum vitae, a cover letter describing research and teaching interests, unofficial transcripts of the highest degree earned, and a supporting document that should include up to three relevant reprints or preprints of completed research. Additionally, your application should contain names and contact information for three references from which letters of reference may be requested after the application closing date.

Preferred Qualifications

Special Requirements of the Position

Department Contact: Justin MacDonald, (575)646-2502, jmacd@nmsu.edu

Contingent Upon Funding: Not Applicable

Bargaining Unit Eligibility: This is NOT a bargaining unit position with American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

Standard Work Schedule: Standard (M-F, 8-5)

If Not a Standard Work Schedule:

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

Environment: Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.

Physical Effort: No or very limited physical effort required.

Lifting Requirements: Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 10 pounds or some standing or walking.

Risk: No or very limited exposure to physical risk.