Assistant Professor, Cognitive Neuroscience Psychology

Department of Psychology
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Assistant Professor
Fall 2025

The Department of Psychology at California State University, Fullerton, invites applications for a tenure‐track Assistant Professor position in Psychology with a focus on Cognitive Neuroscience with an appointment to begin August 2025.

California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) is a minority-serving institution, affirmative action, and equal opportunity employer. CSUF is firmly committed to increasing the diversity of the campus community and the curriculum and fostering an inclusive environment within which students, staff, administrators, and faculty thrive. Candidates who can contribute to this goal through their teaching, research, advising and other activities are encouraged to identify their strengths and experiences.

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Position
CSUF faculty are committed teacher-scholars who bring research and creative discovery to life for students in classrooms, labs, and individually mentored projects. They teach broadly in the curricula of their departments, advise students, and serve on departmental and university-wide committees. Candidates are expected to teach courses in psychology that include, but are not limited to: Biopsychology, Laboratory in Biopsychology, Learning and Memory, Laboratory in Learning and Memory, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Psychology Laboratory, and other courses within their area of expertise. Candidates should show potential for developing other courses relevant to the faculty member’s area of expertise within cognitive neuroscience. Additionally, candidates must conduct research that incorporates issues relevant to cognitive neuroscience, neuroscience, and/or computational neuroscience. Candidates must also demonstrate willingness to mentor and support both undergraduate and graduate students from diverse backgrounds. This position is for a psychologist or neuroscientist with strong emphases in research, teaching, and mentoring. The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to and participate in the life and development of the department, advise and mentor students, serve on committees, and participate in the broader university and disciplinary communities. The Psychology Department and CSUF have a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty. Individuals advancing the University’s strategic diversity goals and those from groups whose underrepresentation in the American professoriate has been severe and longstanding are strongly encouraged to apply.

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology, Neuroscience, Computational Neuroscience, or a related field. ABDs may apply but must show evidence that the degree will be completed by the appointment date.
• Demonstrated experience and commitment to excellence in teaching and mentorship.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct scholarship that leads to publications and/or external funding.
• Demonstrated commitment to fostering an equitable and inclusive environment through activities in research, teaching, and mentorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing a strong research program that involves undergraduate and graduate students
• Demonstrated interest in developing and teaching courses on diversity, equity, and inclusion issues relevant to Cognitive Neuroscience, such as aging studies, neurodiversity, etc.

Application
A complete online application must be received by electronic submission to be considered. To apply, please visit http://hr.fullerton.edu/careers/Faculty.php, choose full-time faculty, search for the position 542155, and provide the following required materials:

• Cover letter in which you respond to the required qualifications
• Curriculum vitae
• Transcripts from highest degree earned (Unofficial transcripts to be accepted during the application process. Official transcripts required upon start of appointment if selected).
• Research statement in which you describe your research program and discuss how students will be incorporated into your research.
• Teaching statement, indicators of teaching/mentorship excellence, and course syllabi. All submitted as a single pdf.
• Candidate statement on commitment to inclusive excellence
  • This statement provides the candidate’s unique perspective on their past and present contributions to and future aspirations for promoting diversity, inclusion, and soci