We seek a Chair of the Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences. The Department of Psychology comprises 24 full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty, 8 teaching faculty, and 7 full-time staff members. The new department chair will play a pivotal role in formulating departmental strategic plans, foster collaborations in our interdisciplinary environment, articulate relevant funding streams, and support the unique needs of diverse research programs.

Our faculty are researchers, educators, and scientist-practitioners with expertise in broad areas of psychology, including clinical psychology, cognitive psychology, school psychology, and social psychology. Our research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Institute of Educational Sciences, IARPA, and various other foundation and industry collaborators. Many of our faculty also play active roles in the Neuroscience Program, Aging Studies Institute, Burton Blatt Institute on Disability, and the Institute for Veterans and Military Families across campus. The successful candidate will foster collaborations in our interdisciplinary environment, demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of relevant funding streams, and support the unique needs of diverse research programs.

The Department houses the largest undergraduate program in the College of Arts and Sciences, with over 1,000 majors. We also train over 60 graduate students across our four doctoral programs: APA-accredited programs in Clinical and School Psychology and programs in Social and Cognitive psychology. Students benefit from dedicated faculty, an engaging curriculum, and hands-on mentoring. Clinical training is supported by our new psychological services center, and our purpose-built labs, designed in collaboration with architects for each program, will open in Spring 2025. The Department has a history of educational excellence, with faculty members recognized for outstanding teaching and mentoring and with graduates going on to have successful academic careers. The successful candidate will be prepared to work with the undergraduate program director and four graduate program directors to ensure effective program development and resource allocation, maintain accreditation standards, and promote innovation in teaching, mentoring, and graduate training to match the changing landscape of higher education.

The successful candidate will work with the department to broaden and strengthen the Department in alignment with the University’s strategic plan (https://academicaffairs.syracuse.edu/asp/) and the College of Arts and Sciences strategic plan (https://artsandsciences.syracuse.edu/documents/186/as-asp.rev2.pdf) . The successful Chair will develop a clear, strategic vision for further advancing the research and educational programs in the Department, particularly within the context of the University's R1 status. The successful candidate will be expected to foster faculty research, cultivate a positive, inclusive, and collaborative environment within the Department for faculty, staff, and students, and represent the Department to the broader institution and community.