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Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track) in Computational Psychology or Computational Neuroscience

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences invites applications from candidates using computational approaches to understand behavior, learning, and cognition in humans and non-human animals. We welcome candidates working in any area of psychology (including cognitive, developmental, social, affective, developmental, or clinical psychology, and cognitive or behavioral neuroscience) using computational or quantitative methods (including artificial intelligence, machine learning, modeling, robotics, or data science). Candidates who use a combination of computational and experimental approaches are also invited to apply. The successful candidate will have an outstanding research record and an innovative research program. The position also involves teaching at the graduate and undergraduate levels and mentoring of students in research and professional development. Review of applications begins October 2, 2023 and will continue until the position is filled. The position begins as early as August 2024.

The University of Iowa is a leading public university located in Iowa City, a UNESCO City of Literature with a high quality of life. This faculty position continues an extended period of departmental investment, highlighted most prominently by the recent completion of a new Psychological and Brain Sciences Building. The successful candidate will join growing groups of computational neuroscientists and psychiatrists and will have opportunities to collaborate with basic and clinical scientists working in such areas as learning and plasticity, neural circuits, development, perception and cognition, cognitive control, sleep, and brain disorders. Our faculty contribute actively to the university's large and vibrant neuroscience community that includes the Iowa Neuroscience Institute, an NIH-supported Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Neuroscience, a popular undergraduate major in neuroscience, and the NIH-funded iDream postbaccalaureate program. The Behavioral-Biomedical Interface Training Program, also supported by NIH, creates unique opportunities for integrative and cross-disciplinary research. The DeLTA Center brings together researchers interested in all aspects of learning and development.

There are extensive opportunities for collaboration with researchers in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Carver College of Medicine, the College of Engineering, the College of Education, and the College of Public Health. Department faculty have ongoing collaborations with colleagues in such departments as Neuroscience and Pharmacology, Psychiatry, Biology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Radiology, Computer Science, Health and Human Physiology, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Public Health, and Otolaryngology. The university also supports a variety of institutes, centers, and facilities, including the Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, the Magnetic Resonance Research Facility, which houses research-dedicated 3T and 7T scanners, the Center for Neurodegeneration, the Central Microscopy Research Facility, the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Injury Prevention Research Center, and the Iowa Institute of Human Genetics.

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

To apply, please visit the Jobs@UIowa website (https://jobs.uiowa.edu) and enter requisition #74906. Materials are submitted electronically and include a letter of interest, CV, copies of three significant papers, a research statement, a teaching statement, and contact information for three letters of recommendation. Inquiries about the position can be directed to the department chair, Mark Blumberg, at mark-blumberg@uiowa.edu.

Successful candidates will be required to disclose any misconduct history or pending research misconduct investigation, including but not limited to sexual misconduct in prior employment, along with a related release. Successful candidates will also be subject to a criminal background and credential check.

The Department and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are strongly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion; the strategic plans of the University and College reflect this commitment.

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational preferences.