Assistant / Associate / Full Professor of Personality Psychology
Job no : 533974
Work type : Faculty - Tenure Track
Location : Eugene, OR
Categories : Research / Scientific / Grants, Instruction, Psychology
Department : Arts & Sciences, College of
Department : Psychology
Rank : Assistant Professor
Annual Basis : 9 Month
Application Deadline
November 1, 2024; position open until filled
Required Application Materials
Applicants are asked to apply online at by submitting a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three representative publications, and three statements : 1) research accomplishments and future plans (research statement), (2) teaching experience and approach (teaching statement), and 3) personal contributions to foster an environment of equity and inclusion for faculty, staff, and students from diverse backgrounds (DEI statement).
We encourage candidates to speak to their understanding of dimensions of diversity attained through personal experiences and / or investment in learning about the experiences of underrepresented individuals in their statements.
Three letters of recommendation will be requested if applicants advance to further rounds of consideration.
Position Announcement
The University of Oregon’s Department of Psychology invites applications for an Open Rank (Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor) tenure-track position in Social-Personality Psychology to begin in Fall 2025.
We particularly welcome applicants whose work emphasizes advanced quantitative methods for investigating individual differences (broadly defined) in topic areas such as Personality, Health Psychology, or Social Cognition.
These methods include, but are not limited to, structural equation modeling, multilevel modeling, intensive longitudinal analysis, psychometrics, Bayesian inference, network analysis, and machine learning.
Successful candidates will contribute to research, teaching and mentorship, and leadership within the Social-Personality area.
The Department of Psychology at University of Oregon is a leading institution in the study of personality and individual differences, and the Social-Personality area includes faculty who do work on a broad range of topics and using a variety of methodologies.
Excellent candidates will contribute to theoretically grounded, foundational research on topics related to individual differences in one or more areas within social and personality psychology and adjacent fields, for example personality structure and stability, interpersonal perception and judgment, or individual differences in health behavior.
Several Social-Personality area faculty are also members of our Diversity Science cluster, and we particularly encourage applications from scholars who are from groups historically underrepresented in the academy.
Department or Program Summary
Minimum Requirements
- Ph.D. in Psychology or a related field (e.g., Public Health) at the time of appointment
- An active research program
- Capable of outstanding research and teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels.
Preferred Qualifications
- An established research profile, peer-reviewed publications, external funding experience, and a proven record of teaching experience, commensurate with career stage.
- Able to demonstrate an ability to teach in ways that value the varied learning needs and interests of a culturally diverse student population and that reflect a commitment to encouraging the success of all students.
About the University
The University of Oregon is one of only two Pacific Northwest members of the Association of American Universities and holds the distinction of a very high research activity ranking in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
The UO enrolls more than 20,000 undergraduate and 3,600 graduate students representing all 50 states and nearly 100 countries.
The University of Oregon is guided by a diversity framework that involves a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion of all students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members.
In recent years, the university has increased the diversity of its student body, as well as campus-wide efforts to build a welcoming, inclusive community for our student body.
The UO’s 295-acre campus features state-of-the art facilities in an arboretum-like setting within the traditional homelands of the Kalapuya people.
The UO is located in Eugene, a vibrant city of 177,000 with a wide range of cultural and culinary offerings, a pleasant climate, and a community engaged in environmental and social concerns.
The campus is within easy driving distance of the Pacific Coast, the Cascade Mountains, and Portland.
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