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.

CSUF is committed to retaining all faculty and has established affinity groups you can join to support your success.

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 social justice in their professional careers. This statement aims to help the department identify candidates with professional experience, intellectual commitments, and/or willingness to engage in activities that could help CSUF contribute to its mission in these areas. The statement shall address one or more of the following criteria:
    1. The candidate has acquired knowledge of barriers for underrepresented students and faculty in higher education.
    2. The candidate has experience in and is committed to engaging in service with underrepresented populations in higher education.
    3. The candidate is committed to teaching and/or mentoring underrepresented students in a higher education environment.
    4. The candidate has experience and/or a plan to integrate underrepresented populations and communities into scholarly and creative activities.

• a list of three references with relevant contact information
  • Finalists must submit three letters of recommendation. Please have these ready for the referents to submit. On the References page of the online application, enter information and email addresses for three referents who will provide a confidential letter of reference for your application. At the appropriate time in the search process, they will receive a request via email along with information on uploading the letter. You can verify that CSUF has received each letter by logging back into your applicant portal.

Please direct all questions about the position to Adam Roberts (Search Committee Chair: adamroberts@fullerton.edu) or Jessie Peissig (Department Chair: jpeissig@fullerton.edu).

Application Deadline
To be assured full consideration, all application materials must be received by October 15, 2024. The anticipated appointment date is August 2025.

The College and Department
The Department of Psychology is one of nineteen departments housed within the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (H&SS). We are one of the largest on campus with over 3,000 majors. We offer the B.A. in Psychology and Master's degrees in general experimental and clinical psychology. The department serves a diverse student body, many of whom are involved in one or more student groups, including the Latinx Student Psychological Association (LSPA) and the Psychology Association of Graduate Students of Color and Allies (PAGSOCA). Our students bring a wealth of knowledge and diverse experiences into the classroom, making for a dynamic and engaging learning environment.

We currently have 27  full-time faculty with a wide range of research interests and expertise. Colleagues who share interests with psychology faculty are found in many other departments including Biology, Child and Adolescent Studies, Human Services, Counseling, Linguistics, and African American Studies. The department prides itself on the extent to which faculty are able to combine teaching and research and involve students in research activities. 

The department has research space allocated for faculty research. We also have a videotaping room and animal vivarium. Every faculty member has an office computer connected to a campus network and the Internet. In addition to the department computer laboratory, there are open student computer labs located in several buildings on campus. Finally, limited access to a confocal microscope may be provided.

H&SS is the largest college at CSUF, offering 23 undergraduate degrees, 38 minors, and 15 graduate degrees. Our mission is to educate students to be culturally, globally, socially, historically and environmentally astute, civically responsible alumni able to navigate an increasingly complex and interconnected world. Three primary initiatives in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences - CoJET, Passage to the Future, and IBII - showcase our core pillars of civic engagement, social justice, and global awareness. Our faculty-based Collective for Justice, Equity & Transformation (CoJET), consists of H&SS faculty fellows whose expertise addresses equity, diversity, justice, community and organizational transformation. Faculty teaching our Passage to the Future courses help position our students for future success by helping them connect H&SS experiences and knowledge to career paths. The Institute of Black Intellectual Innovation (IBII) is a cross-campus and community-minded initiative to institutionalize the support and inclusion of Black people, culture, creative arts, and intellectual history at California State University, Fullerton and throughout Orange County.

Compensation
The Assistant Professor (Academic Year) classification salary range is $6,221 to $13,224 monthly (12 monthly payments per academic year). The anticipated hiring range is $7,315 to $7,459 per month. 

Salary offered is commensurate with experience and qualifications. In addition, the California Equal Pay Act prohibits employers from paying its employees less than those of the opposite sex and/or another race or ethnicity for substantially similar work (https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/california_equal_pay_act.htm). 

Summer research grants, moving expenses, start‐up funds, and a reduced teaching load may be available.

CSUF Benefits
An excellent comprehensive benefits package includes health/vision/dental plans; spouse, domestic partner, and dependent fee‐waiver; access to campus child‐care; and a defined‐benefit retirement through the state system and optional tax sheltering opportunities. For a detailed description of benefits, please visit https://hr.fullerton.edu/total-wellness/.

CSU Policies
The person holding this position is considered a ‘mandated reporter’ under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and must comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083, revised July 21, 2017, as a condition of employment.

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be formally offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or the continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.

Reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified applicants with disabilities who self‐disclose.

Notice of Non-Discrimination based on Gender or Sex and Contact Information for Title IX Coordinator (http://www.fullerton.edu/titleix/about/notice.php).

In accordance with the California State University (CSU) Out-of-State Employment Policy, the CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California. It requires hiring employees to perform CSU-related work within the State of California.