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Carnegie Mellon University seeks highly qualified applicants for two tenure-track positions.

One position is solely within the Department of Psychology, while the second is split between the Neuroscience Institute and Psychology. Appointments will be considered at ranks from assistant to associate professor (including tenured associate). We are especially interested in collaborative applicants who will contribute to the diversity of our community through their research, teaching, and service.

For the joint search between Psychology and the Neuroscience Institute, we seek candidates  undertaking programmatic, theory-driven research that addresses how the complex neural  processing in the human brain realizes intelligence and behavior. We are particularly interested  in collaborative candidates who can capitalize on Carnegie Mellon's state-of-the-art MRI capabilities to understand healthy brains and mental or neurological disorders, and whose  theoretical approaches and methodologies can link to Carnegie Mellon University's core strengths in cognitive science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, data science, engineering, and biological sciences. 

For the search fully within Psychology, we seek candidates undertaking programmatic, theory driven research that advances our understanding of human behavior, cognition, language  processing, learning/development, and perception. We are particularly interested in applicants  whose theoretical approaches and methodologies link across these strengths, as well as to  computational modeling, large-scale and longitudinal data collection, neural foundations, or  applications to the learning sciences or intelligent systems.

Information about the Department of Psychology can be found here, the Neuroscience Institute  can be found here, and our facilities can be found here. 

Carnegie Mellon University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CMU is committed to increasing  the diversity of its community on a range of intellectual and cultural dimensions. CMU welcomes  faculty applicants who will contribute to this diversity through their research, teaching and  service. Qualified candidates who can contribute through their work/life experiences to the  diversity and excellence of the academic community are encouraged to apply. CMU seeks to  meet the needs of dual-career couples and is a member of the Higher Education Recruitment  Consortium (HERC) that assists with dual-career searches. CMU offers highly competitive salaries  and start-up packages in an attractive and livable urban environment. 

To be considered for positions beginning Fall 2024, interested applicants should submit 1) a  statement that describes their research (2-4 pages), 2) a 1-page cover letter describing fit to  psychology and/or neuroscience, 3) a CV including prospective teaching interests and relevant  experience. Applicants may also submit a 1-page DEI and Service statement. 

The submission website will be available for applications starting October 1, 2023 and applicants  are welcome to submit at any time thereafter until November 15th. We will begin to review  applicant materials on or before November 1, 2023, and will request full applications from  appropriate candidates on a rolling basis. Formal interviews – expected to be in person, but  depending on circumstances, remote is also possible – will begin in the Fall of 2023. 

Contact search co-chairs Matt Smith and Brad Mahon with any questions.

Applicants may apply via Interfolio at the following link:

apply.interfolio.com/132608

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About Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon (www.cmu.edu) is a private, internationally ranked research university with programs in areas ranging from science, technology and business, to public policy, the humanities and the arts. More than 12,000 students in the university’s seven schools and colleges benefit from a small student-to-faculty ratio and an education characterized by its focus on creating and implementing solutions for real problems, interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. A global university, Carnegie Mellon’s main campus in the United States is in Pittsburgh, Pa. It has campuses in California’s Silicon Valley and Qatar, and programs in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and Mexico.

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