Bard College

Assistant Professor, TT- Psychology (Open Area)

Apply Here: https://apply.interfolio.com/152272

The Psychology Program at Bard College invites applications for a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor to start in the fall of 2025. The successful candidate will be an experimental psychologist with an active scholarly research program that grows the Psychology Program in novel directions. Areas of study for the position are open, but preference will be given to candidates with an applied emphasis broadly relating to (a) neurodivergence, (b) culture, or (c) health. This faculty member will complement the Program’s existing areas of specialization (see the Program website) and incorporate Bard undergraduate students in their research program. Candidates should show a strong commitment to equity and inclusion; as part of the Psychology Program’s own commitment to equity, we are working to build a diverse and inclusive faculty.

Applications will be reviewed as received with a deadline of October 1, 2024. The Program is simultaneously searching for a separate Assistant Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience, with the goal that these hires may augment one another.

For more information about this position and our faculty search please visit our 2024 Psychology Faculty Search FAQs website.

Responsibilities
In order to set this candidate up for long-term success across undergraduate teaching, research, and service to the broader Bard-Annandale community, the standard 3:2 course load will be reduced in the first year to 2:2. Regular teaching responsibilities will include Introduction to Psychological Science, a laboratory course focused either on research methods or statistics, 200-level courses in topics related to the candidate’s graduate work (e.g., cultural psychology, health psychology, abnormal psychology, neurodivergence, etc.), and upper-level seminars in the candidate’s area of specialization. The candidate will also directly supervise a diverse range of Senior Projects each year and advise our undergraduate students through the major.

Qualifications
Candidates should be able to articulate a commitment to quality, innovative undergraduate liberal arts teaching; a commitment to working with diverse, academically-oriented undergraduates; and an active research agenda with a concrete plan for sustainable productivity and meaningful inclusion of Bard undergraduates in their research programs. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in Psychology or a related field by the start date. Desirable experimental and pedagogical methodologies include the ability to conduct in-lab studies, use computational or big data methods, take a cross-cultural approach, and develop active lab learning experiences. An open science approach to research is highly valued; we encourage candidates to discuss plans relating to open science and undergraduate involvement in their research statement.

Application Instructions
To apply, please submit the following to Interfolio (https://apply.interfolio.com/152272): a cover letter; a curriculum vitae; and separate statements on teaching and research that demonstrate a clear understanding of and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Candidates are welcome (but not required) to include a separate DEI statement.

Candidates should include contact information for three potential references. References for candidates advancing beyond the initial review will be contacted directly, but letters are not required with the initial application.

Applications submitted by October 1, 2024 will receive full consideration.

Compensation: $88,750-$91,500
This salary range reflects the College’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation for the position at the time of the job posting. Salary decisions are dependent on several factors including but not limited to market and organizational considerations, experience, and qualifications of a selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.

Benefits Overview
We are pleased to offer our full-time employees an excellent benefit package which includes; multiple health insurance options; TIAA retirement plans; generous vacation, sick, and personal time; and more. To learn more about employee benefits and eligibility at Bard College, please visit https://www.bard.edu/humanresources/benefits/.

About the College
Bard College is a private liberal arts college that is centered around approximately 2000 undergraduates living and studying in the Hudson Valley, 90 miles north of New York City.

Faculty Mentoring
Bard aims to support its faculty through mentoring, professional development, and recognition. The primary goals of mentoring at Bard are orientation, knowledge of resources, formation of strong community ties, equity in professional opportunities, and the development of connections across the college and beyond. In addition to active mentorship from the Program’s existing faculty, the eventual hires will enjoy the College’s faculty cohort mentoring structure and external support from the Center for Faculty and Curricular Development and Bard’s membership in the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity. The NCFDD offers workshops, writing challenges, and a faculty success program.  

Contact Information
For more information contact the search chair, Justin Dainer-Best ([email protected])

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Bard is an equal-opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information.

Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.

AA/EOE