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Assistant Professor, Psychology

Position overview

Salary range: The salary range for this position is $78,200-$113,100. The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See Professor and Professor of Teaching Series – Academic Year Regular Scales. “Off-scale salaries” and other components of pay, i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.

Application Window

Open date: October 10, 2024

Most recent review date: Sunday, Nov 10, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date: Saturday, Feb 15, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The Department of Psychological Science at the University of California, Irvine invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level. We seek to hire an individual with expertise related to developmental and/or health psychology. We are especially interested in candidates who are conducting research related to factors that may influence accelerating aging and health and/or who bring expertise related to the integration of biological and environmental measures as they relate to reducing disparities in health and psychological wellbeing. Expertise in the novel assessment of development over the life course, including the use of new methods for capturing gene-environment interplay, impacts of early and ongoing adversity on health, and/or interventions designed to reduce disparities in health and psychological wellbeing are also highly valued.

To ensure your application is given full consideration, files should be completed by November 10, 2024. Priority will be given to applications received by that date; however, applications will be accepted until the position is filled. The position will begin July 1, 2025 (teaching duties will begin Fall 2025).

Applications must be uploaded electronically through the on-line Recruit system: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09335. Candidates should submit a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, Research, Teaching, and Inclusive Excellence Activities statements, representative publications/writing, as well as provide names and contact information for three professional references.

Please direct questions about this position to the chair of the search committee, Professor Candice Odgers (codgers@uci.edu)

Department: https://ps.soceco.uci.edu/
School: https://socialecology.uci.edu/

Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

Candidates must have a doctoral degree in psychology or a closely related discipline.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
Reference requirements
  • 3 required (contact information only)
Apply link: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09335

About UC Irvine

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC anti-discrimination policy.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

Job location

Irvine, CA