Assistant Professor - Cognitive Sciences
About the role
The Department of Cognitive Sciences at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks an innovative researcher for a tenure-track assistant professor position with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2027. We seek a researcher whose work combines the following two elements:
- Research addresses substantive theoretical questions concerning how people understand, reason about, and interact with other people and social environments, broadly construed. This may include, for example, research on how people reason about the beliefs, knowledge, intentions, and capabilities they attribute to other agents; perceive intentions and social interactions from visual scenes; form and revise inferences about other minds, including how these capacities develop; reason about moral actions and judgments; solve problems in groups. Relevant work may be situated within social cognition, judgment and decision making, developmental psychology, cognitive neuroscience, or neighboring areas. We are particularly interested in approaches that can be applied to naturalistic data.
- Research uses quantitative methods and/or computational modeling to develop and test theories of social reasoning and behavior. The position is intended for researchers whose primary emphasis is theoretical and quantitative.
The successful candidate will build an independent research program while contributing to teaching, mentoring, and service.
Pay
The salary range for this position is $93,500–$121,400. The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. “Off-scale salaries” and other components of pay are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions.
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application): Ph.D. by date of employment.
Application Requirements
- Cover Letter: Candidates are welcome to explain how they have contributed to inclusive excellence in their teaching, research, and service.
- Curriculum Vitae: Your most recently updated C.V.
- Research Statement: Describe the scope and impact of your previous research and plans for your future research program, specifically addressing their relevance to the intellectual scope of the position.
- Teaching Statement: Specify prior courses taught (if any) and your teaching philosophy/outlook.
- Publication #1: Provide three (3) relevant papers. Journal or conference papers that are published or accepted for publication are preferred, but preprints and working papers are also acceptable.
- Publication #2: Provide three (3) relevant papers. Journal or conference papers that are published or accepted for publication are preferred, but preprints and working papers are also acceptable.
- Publication #3: Provide three (3) relevant papers. Journal or conference papers that are published or accepted for publication are preferred, but preprints and working papers are also acceptable.
Reference Requirements
3 required (contact information only). Applicants must provide the names and contact information of their references. The department will request confidential letters at a later date.