In addition to a strong research program, the position involves commitment to teaching biological/physiological approaches to psychology at the undergraduate and graduate level.
Please, note that this position cannot support on-campus laboratory animal housing or extensive wet lab space.
The Department of Psychology includes 34 active faculty and 26 emeriti members with thriving labs addressing basic and translational research problems across six sub-area specialties: Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience, Clinical Science, Cognition, Cognitive Neuroscience, Developmental, and Social-Personality Psychology. Further support is provided by the affiliation of our faculty with University research units, including the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute and the Institute of Human Development and through faculty collaborations with researchers across the UC Berkeley campus and other institutions in the San Francisco Bay Area. Psychology has over 600 undergraduate majors and Department courses serve approximately 4000 students each semester.
The department is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia. For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of accompanying partners and spouses, please visit: http://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty.
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Ph.D. or equivalent international degree, or enrolled in Ph.D. or equivalent international degree-granting program at the time of application.
Preferred qualifications
Postdoctoral experience is preferred.
Application requirements
- Curriculum Vitae – Your most recently updated C.V.
- Statement of Research – Please discuss research accomplishments and proposed plans. This can include, for example, your publication record, awards, presentations, inclusive research practices that promote the excellence of your research, and areas for future research.
- Statement of Teaching and Mentoring – 2 pages max. The teaching/mentoring statement should describe your experience, accomplishments and interests, as well as plans for the future in these areas. This can include, for example, summaries of your teaching evaluations, your teaching and mentoring philosophy, specific competencies, inclusive practices that foster learning, advancement and professional development in all students, how you create an inclusive and welcoming teaching environment for all, or a description of how you would design curriculum.
- Statement of Service – 1 page max. The service statement should describe any service roles or activities you have engaged in or plan to engage in, such as to the department, campus, professional organizations, and/or society at large. This could include, for example, participating in a professional organization’s outreach activities, serving on committees that advance department, campus, or discipline goals, or participating in programs that support students from underrepresented groups.
- Sample Publication 1
- Sample Publication 2
- Sample Publication 3
- Facility and Equipment Need – Please provide a brief description of your facilities and equipment needs. Note that this position cannot support on-campus laboratory animal housing or extensive wet lab space.
- Authorization to Release Information Form – A reference check will be completed only if you are selected as the candidate to whom the hiring unit would like to extend a formal offer. Download, complete, sign, and upload the Authorization to Release Information form.
Reference requirements
- 3 letters of reference required
Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05054
Help contact: psychap@berkeley.edu