Open Faculty Positions

Associate to Full Professor and Department Chair, Psychology and Neuroscience

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY'S DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE seeks a visionary leader to fill a full-time (tenured) Associate Professor (advanced) or Professor position who will serve as Department Chair beginning in August 2024. This position offers an opportunity to guide and elevate our successful and well-supported programs within a dynamic and forward-thinking department.

Our department of 29 full-time faculty members consists of distinguished researchers, clinical scientists, and practitioner scientists who are leaders in their respective fields. The successful candidate will possess the qualities necessary to excel as a leader in this complex, interdisciplinary environment, fostering collaborations across diverse research types, including basic, clinical, and epidemiological research and various psychology subspecialties. We prioritize the generation, testing, and dissemination of new scientific ideas. We are a leading department at the University in securing external funding and in our publication rates, with both our esteemed Ph.D. and Psy.D. (practitioner-scientist) programs contributing significantly to this achievement. The successful chair will demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of relevant funding streams and accreditation standards, ensuring effective resource allocation and program development. (more...)

Assistant Professor, Tenure Track, Psychology and Neuroscience

BAYLOR UNIVERSITY, DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE seeks to fill a full-time Assistant Professor tenure-track faculty position in Clinical Psychology beginning August 2024. We are searching for a collegial faculty member with expertise in Clinical Psychology. Successful candidates should have received their doctoral degree from an APA or PCSAS-accredited clinical psychology program or closely related field and have completed an APA-approved clinical psychology internship. The specific area of research is open but may include: trauma, stress management, anxiety disorders, depression, wellness, substance misuse, obesity, tobacco cessation, aging, mechanisms of psychological interventions, evidence-based psychotherapy, integrative behavioral health, psychological assessment, or mindfulness-based interventions. Individuals whose research directly addresses or encompasses minority populations, cultural factors in health, or mental health inequities are especially encouraged to apply. 

Lecturer in Psychology and Neuroscience

The Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, in the College of Arts & Sciences, at Baylor University, invites applications for a full-time Lecturer faculty position beginning in August 2024, with a possibility of appointment as early as January 2024. We seek applicants with strong interest and experience in teaching psychology courses at the undergraduate level, with primary responsibilities in instruction, mentoring, and service. This appointment is a renewable full-time, benefits-eligible, teaching-focused position with a 6-year promotion path to Senior Lecturer for successful candidates (see: https://www.baylor.edu/risk/doc.php/339361.pdf). We seek a collegial faculty member who will contribute positively to the department’s culture of innovative teaching, student-centered mentoring, and dedicated service to our undergraduate programs in an inclusive environment.