Position Information

Proposed Faculty Rank Open

Department 00143 - Psychology Department

City Salt Lake City, UT

Track Tenure Track

New Position to Begin July 1, 2025

Details

Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Utah . The Department of Psychology at the University of Utah invites applications for two tenure-track faculty positions in cognitive neuroscience . This advertised position is for an open rank tenure-track faculty member. We welcome applications from any area of human cognitive neuroscience (including but not limited to attention, memory, emotion, executive functioning, perception, language, decision-making, and reasoning) with a strong theory-based research program. We especially welcome applicants who conduct research in visual cognition (e.g., visual attention, visual working memory) in both laboratory and applied settings. Candidates who can speak to the real-world impact of the processes they study are particularly well suited to the applied cognition focus of faculty already in the area. Applications will be considered from those with diverse domains of methodological expertise (e.g., EEG , neuromodulation, computational modeling, fMRI, etc.), but we especially welcome those that can build on and extend our existing expertise in cognitive electrophysiology. Candidates should have an excellent and sustained record of research with a demonstrated ability to generate extramural funding.

The Department of Psychology also values interdisciplinary approaches to research and training, and strongly encourages collaboration across four traditional programs (Developmental, Clinical, Cognition and Neural Sciences, and Social). In addition to a doctoral program in cognition and neural science, the University of Utah has an interdepartmental neuroscience graduate program:http://neuroscience.med.utah.edu. The department also has an undergraduate certificate program in Human Factors:https://psych.utah.edu/human-factors/index.php. An undergraduate program in neuroscience is being developed and the incoming faculty member would be expected to contribute to the direction of the program with other participating departments. The department promotes multidisciplinary collaboration outside of the Department of Psychology with active ties to the Consortium for Families and Health Research, the School of Computing, Bioengineering, the Business School, the College of Education, Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, Neurology, Psychiatry, Radiology, the Digital Health Initiative, the Huntsman Cancer Institute ( HCI ), the Huntsman Mental Health Institute ( HMHI ), the Behavioral Health Innovation and Dissemination Center ( BHIDC ), the Utah Network for LGBTQ Thriving (ThriveNet), and the Salt Lake Veterans Administration Medical Center.

The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students, staff, faculty and patients from diverse backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education, employment opportunities, and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented groups.

The University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City nestled in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains. With an enrollment of 31,000 students (and growing), it is the flagship university for the state of Utah. The university administration provides strong support for faculty research and teaching in the Psychology Department. Please submit statements of research and teaching interests, a curriculum vitae, three representative reprints or preprints of publications, and contact information for three individuals who will provide letters of recommendation. Review of applications will begin October 1, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled.

EEO/Non-Discrimination Information

All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.

The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.

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https://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/

Online reports may be submitted at oeo.utah.edu

Notice

The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.

This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.

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Special Instructions for Candidates

Open Date 07/22/2024

Close Date

Open Until Filled Yes

Requisition Number PRN01241CF

Type Faculty