Assistant Professor - Cognitive/Behavioral Neuroscience (Psychology)

FACULTY VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (CUNY) invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Department of Psychology with a starting date in August 2025, with a research focus in Cognitive or Behavioral Neuroscience.

Brooklyn College has created a Neuroscience Minor and is introducing a Neuroscience Major in Fall 2025 to support highly interdisciplinary curriculums at the undergraduate and graduate studies levels. We currently maintain an NIH funded BP-ENDURE program to support undergraduate research in neuroscience and our NSF-funded REU program also emphasizes neuroscience research training, both to stimulate interest among under-represented student populations. The Psychology Department is part of the School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences and, in addition to undergraduate programs, offers doctoral training through the Psychology Doctoral Program at the CUNY Graduate Center, and master’s level programs in Psychological Research, Mental Health Counseling, and Organizational Psychology.

We seek a collaborative faculty member pursuing a research program in neuroscience and are specifically interested in candidates with expertise in cognitive neuroscience and/or behavioral neuroscience, whose research program seeks to elucidate neurobiological mechanisms of cognition broadly defined. Faculty are expected to develop their own program of research (including seeking extramural funding), actively participate in the department’s teaching and service responsibilities at the undergraduate and graduate levels and engage in student mentorship beyond the classroom.

A research program in Cognitive Neuroscience could include a focus on cognitive processes, broadly defined, from basic learning and memory processes to affective processes with translational implications. The person should bring expertise in non-invasive neurophysiological methods (fMRI, EEG, tDCS, TMS, cTBS, etc.) and computational expertise for advanced data analysis (machine learning).

A research program in Behavioral Neuroscience would include a focus on animal models and problems related to motivation, learning and memory, cognitive processes, and/or substance abuse. The person should bring expertise in electrophysiology, fiber photometry, calcium-imaging, chemogenetics, and/or optogenetics techniques to complement our current expertise in systems-level, neuroanatomical, and neurocomputational levels of study.

Brooklyn College serves students from as many as 150 countries who speak over 100 languages and dialects and thus constitutes a vibrant microcosm of the rich diversity and energy that characterizes the borough of Brooklyn and the greater New York City area itself. Its mission features “a special commitment to educate immigrant and first-generation college students from the diverse communities that make up our city and state.” The college ethos is strongly invested in the educational and career success of a population that encompasses a multiplicity of nationalities, ethnicities, religions, cultures and languages. We are committed to fostering a spirit of camaraderie and shared ideals across the entire spectrum of our varied constituency. By accessing a first-class and affordable college education in an inclusive and nurturing intellectual milieu, our students acquire the skills, confidence, and global mindedness that allow them to thrive in a rapidly changing, unpredictable marketplace of ideas that is increasingly mindless of borders and spans the gamut of cultures and vernaculars.

To this end, the college seeks faculty who are eager to engage with the diversity of our student body and have a demonstrated commitment to inclusion and heterogeneity through teaching, research and/or service. We seek to recruit and retain faculty who reflect the mosaic of our student population. Successful candidates will bring their unique creativity, sensitivity, insights and perspectives to a community that welcomes innovation in scholarship and teaching. Together we will model the finest that a public urban liberal arts, sciences, and professional studies college can be for the present and future.

Responsibilities include:

• Teaching undergraduate, master’s, and/or doctoral courses.

• Developing and maintaining a funded research agenda.

• Advising, mentoring, and training undergraduate and graduate students.

• Participating in college, department, and/or university committees, and various other service commitments (e.g., curriculum development, student outreach).

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ph.D. in Psychology or related field from an accredited institution (including candidates who expect to complete their degree prior to the start date).

• A record of published research in peer-reviewed journals or potential for success in securing external funding.

• Ability to teach undergraduate or graduate courses or potential for excellence in teaching, including online teaching, and in scholarship.

• Ability to teach in modalities offered at Brooklyn College such as face-to-face, online (synchronous and asynchronous), evening, and weekends (Note: Teaching assignments are made by the department chairperson in consultation with instructors and faculty).

COMPENSATION

$72,667 - $82,928; Salary commensurate with education and experience.

CUNY offers faculty a competitive compensation and benefits package covering health insurance, pension and retirement benefits, paid parental leave, and savings programs. We also provide mentoring and support for research, scholarship, and publication as part of our commitment to ongoing faculty professional development.

HOW TO APPLY

STEP ONE – Click "Apply Now" to Submit Application

From our job posting system, select "Apply Now", create or log in to a user account, and provide the requested information. If you are viewing this posting from outside our system, please visit https://cuny.jobs/campus/brooklyn-college/jobs/ .

Applicants should upload the following in .doc or .pdf format:

• An application letter indicating the desired position, and should include in their cover letter how their teaching, service and/or scholarship has supported the success of students from racial, ethnic, and gender backgrounds that are underrepresented in their academic fields; applicants who have not yet had the opportunity for such experience should note how their work will further CUNY’s commitment to diversity.

• Current curriculum vitae

• A recent peer-reviewed article, publications or manuscript

• A sample of published scholarly writing to which the applicant is the primary or single author

• Candidates may also include up to 5 publication reprints (including papers in press or in preparation) and other relevant materials such as a teaching portfolio

STEP TWO - Request Recommendation Letters at www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/hrref/

All applicants are required to have three confidential letters of recommendation submitted electronically by their recommenders by visiting the link above and entering the contact information for three (3) recommenders.

The online system will automatically email your recommenders a request to submit a letter via the system. Full instructions will be provided.

Emailed or hard copy applications will not be considered.

CLOSING DATE

Review of applications to begin on or after November 18, 2024 and will continue until filled.

JOB SEARCH CATEGORY

CUNY Job Posting: Faculty

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.

Job ID

29191

Location

Brooklyn College