Assistant Professor in Psychological and Brain Sciences



Location:

Hanover, NH

Open Date:

Aug 13, 2024

Description:

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College invites applications for a full-time tenure-track appointment as Assistant Professor. We seek a colleague who studies social interaction using any one of multiple approaches, including language/conversation, close relationships, social networks, cultural psychology, lifespan, collective behavior, and/or hyper-physiological/sensor methods. We are interested in applicants whose research is focused on the question of how two or more minds interact. Qualified candidates may address this question by focusing on dyads (e.g., strangers, close relationships), small groups, and/or larger social networks/collectives. They may have methodological expertise in collecting behavioral data, remote sensing, psychophysiology, neuroimaging, natural language processing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, dynamical systems, and/or other types of computational modeling approaches. Qualified candidates may also focus on any population including across cultures and lifespan (e.g., developmental, young adult, aging), and/or clinical populations. Thus, although qualified candidates will study how people interact, we invite candidates who study this question from a variety of methods and perspectives. 

Our department offers the best of a well-resourced, externally funded research university environment along with the integrative, collaborative, cross-disciplinary nature of a liberal arts institution. Our state-of-the-art research and teaching facility houses human cognitive/social neuroscience and small-animal behavioral/systems neuroscience. In addition, the Consortium for Interacting Minds (CIM) provides additional testing space and meeting resources for a strong community of faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students engaged in social interaction research. More information about CIM can be found at
www.interactingminds.com.  

Dartmouth is committed to academic excellence and encourages the open exchange of ideas within a culture of mutual respect. People with different backgrounds, life experiences, and perspectives make the Dartmouth community diverse, which enhances academic excellence. In addition, we value applicants who have a demonstrated ability to contribute to Dartmouth's undergraduate diversity initiatives in STEM research, such as the Women in Science Project, the EE Just STEM Scholars Program, and the Academic Summer Undergraduate Research Experience. The Guarini School for Graduate and Advanced Studies also hosts several diversity and inclusion initiatives. Applicants should include a statement that addresses how their research, teaching, service, and/or life experiences prepare them to advance Dartmouth's commitment to diversity in service of academic excellence.

Applicants should have a PhD in Psychology, Neuroscience, or a related field; or be ABD with PhD expected before the start date of their appointment, anticipated to be July 1, 2025.

Please submit all materials electronically via Interfolio. Letters may be addressed to Professor Thalia Wheatley, chair of the search committee.

1. Cover letter


2. CV, including the names and contact information for 3 references


3. Research Statement (3 pages maximum, including interests and objectives)


4. Teaching and Mentoring Statement (2 pages maximum, including past experiences and future plans)


5. Statement addressing how the applicant's research, teaching, service, and/or life experiences prepare them to advance Dartmouth's commitment to diversity in service of academic excellence (1.5 page maximum)

Review of applications will begin on October 15, 2024 and continue until the position is filled. Reference letters and other additional materials may be requested at a later date. For questions regarding this position, please contact: Thalia Wheatley (thalia.p.wheatley@dartmouth.edu).

For all openings in Arts and Sciences, please visit our Faculty Recruitment page.

Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other category protected by applicable law, in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, employment, or other school administered programs. Applications by members of all underrepresented groups are encouraged. 

If you are an applicant with a disability and need accommodations to assist in the job application or interview process, please email ADA@dartmouth.edu. In the subject line, please state "Application Accommodations" and include the job number or title. Someone from the ADA Compliance Office will be in touch within 2 business days.   

For additional employment opportunities at Dartmouth College, please visit the Dartmouth Interfolio Job Board, the Office of the Provost, and the Office of Human Resources.

Offers of employment are contingent upon consent to a pre-employment background check with results acceptable under Dartmouth policy. Please visit the Office of Human Resources
 for details.

All Dartmouth College employees must comply with the College's health and safety guidelines and protocols, including but not limited to those related to COVID-19, such as any testing, masking, or distancing requirements that may be in place at any given time or place.