Assistant Professor (Social & Health Psychology) - Department of Psychology, College of Arts & Sciences

Location: Stony Brook, NY. Open Date: Sep 08, 2026. Deadline: Oct 07, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time. Anticipated start date: Fall 2027. This is a tenure-track, FLSA-exempt position; the selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.

About the role

The Department of Psychology at Stony Brook University invites applications for a tenure‑track Assistant Professor position. We seek scholars with expertise in Social Psychology, Health Psychology, or their interface, especially those whose work can foster novel collaborative initiatives within the Social and Health Psychology area, across other departmental areas (Clinical Psychological Science, Cognitive Science, Integrative Neuroscience), and/or across university units such as Public Health, School of Medicine, Political Science, Sociology, and Social Welfare. Preference will be given to applicants with a record of first‑rate research, evidence of or potential for funding, and the ability to teach and mentor students at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. We welcome scholarship that will contribute to the department’s intellectual breadth, methodological diversity, and collaborative strengths, particularly work that complements existing expertise in health and development across the lifespan, diversity science and health disparities, social relationships and their implications for health/development/behavior, and advanced quantitative approaches to measuring, modeling, and predicting patterns in human behavior.

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent research in social and/or health psychology.
• Seek external funding and maintain an active research program.
• Publish scholarly work in peer‑reviewed venues.
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses related to social and/or health psychology.
• Mentor graduate and undergraduate students in research and professional development.
• Engage in collaborative initiatives within the department and across other university units.

Requirements

• PhD degree in Psychology or a related field.

Qualifications

• Training in social psychology or health psychology.
• A strong record of publications.
• Evidence of funding or potential for funding.
• Teaching experience (e.g., teaching assistant, lecturer, adjunct) at the undergraduate level, preferably related to social and/or health psychology.