Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)- Psychology

Description

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 2026. 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 a clinical psychology emphasis, and/or those who study neurodevelopmental disorders. 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 the program’s belief that equity and justice are vital foundations for innovation, leadership, and cultural awareness; values that are core to the Psychology Program at Bard.

For more information about this position and our faculty search please visit our 2025 Psychology Faculty Search FAQs website.

 

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.  

 

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., clinical 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 academically-oriented undergraduates from a range of different social and ethnic backgrounds; and an active research agenda with a concrete plan for sustainable productivity and meaningful inclusion of Bard undergraduates in their research program. 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, 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: a cover letter; and a curriculum vitae. In your materials, we are looking for a demonstration and clear understanding of your commitment to working inclusively with students and colleagues from a variety of social, ethnic and geographic backgrounds and to creating a welcoming and accessible environment through continued efforts in pedagogy, curriculum, inclusive representation, collaboration, and respect. Candidates may incorporate this information into their submissions or include this information in a separate 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, 2