[CogSci] FACULTY OPENING: Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Cognitive Science at UNC Charlotte

Tue Feb 10 02:42:29 PST 2026

Dear colleagues, please find below the advertisement for a new open
position in Cognitive Psychology / Cognitive Science at the University of
North Carolina at Charlotte (see official job posting
<https://jobs.charlotte.edu/postings/66345>). Review of applications will
begin on February 27, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled.
Please contact the Search Committee Co-Chairs, Drs. Alexia Galati (
agalati at charlotte.edu) and Doug Markant (dmarkant at charlotte.edu) with any
questions about the position or the application process.

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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY / COGNITIVE SCIENCE.

The Department of Psychological Science at the University of North Carolina
at Charlotte (https://psych.charlotte.edu/) is seeking candidates in the
area of Cognitive Psychology / Cognitive Science for a tenure-track
position at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning on August 15, 2026.
The anticipated salary range is $85,000–$95,000.

Required qualifications: A Ph.D. degree in Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive
Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, or a closely related field; an active
program of research that can contribute effectively to our graduate and
undergraduate programs; a demonstrated record of (or strong promise for)
external funding for research; an ability to teach and mentor a diverse
student population at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Preferred qualifications: The successful applicant will be joining a
diverse group of faculty who value teaching, research, and service. They
will be someone who finds meaning from providing high-quality, innovative
learning experiences and who also seeks to be a productive scholar with a
programmatic, externally funded line of research.  Preference will be given
to candidates whose research and teaching complement existing strengths in
cognition and enhance interdisciplinary collaboration. The successful
candidate brings:

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   A track record of research productivity (publications and external
   funding) that has engaged (or could engage) graduate and undergraduate
   students.

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   Expertise in one or more areas such as: experimental cognitive
   psychology; cognitive neuroscience; computational or formal modeling of
   cognition; cognitive foundations or applications of artificial
   intelligence; empirical research on core cognitive domains (e.g., language,
   learning, memory, perception, attention, decision-making or motivated
   behavior).

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   Experience teaching courses at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels,
   and potential to teach courses in cognitive psychology and/or cognitive
   science.

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   Evidence of interdisciplinary research orientation or collaboration,
   with clear potential to contribute to interdisciplinary graduate programs
   in Cognitive Science, Health Psychology, Organizational Science, Computer
   Science, or related fields.

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   The capacity to provide service to the Department of Psychological
   Science to support its undergraduate program (including the Cognitive
   Science minor), the Cognitive Science graduate certificate, the Cognition
   concentration in the M.A. program, the Ph.D. programs in Health Psychology
   or Organizational Science, the College of Humanities & Earth and Social
   Sciences, and the University.

This position will have joint teaching and research responsibilities in the
Department of Psychological Science. The Department of Psychological
Science offers a B.S. degree in Psychology and an interdisciplinary
undergraduate minor in Cognitive Science. At the graduate level, the
department supports a graduate certificate in Cognitive Science, M.A.
degrees in general psychology (with a Cognition concentration option) and
industrial/organizational psychology, and the interdisciplinary Health
Psychology and the Organizational Science Ph.D. programs.

Cognitive faculty play a central role in supporting undergraduate
instruction for a large and growing major, as well as graduate training
across multiple programs. They are actively involved in the Cognitive
Science Graduate Certificate, Psychology M.A., Health Psychology Ph.D., and
Organizational Science Ph.D., all of which emphasize intensive research
training, interdisciplinary collaboration, and methodological breadth.

The interdisciplinary Health Psychology Program (
http://healthpsych.charlotte.edu) includes faculty from the departments of
Psychological Science, Public Health, Communication Studies, Nursing,
Applied Physiology, Health, & Clinical Sciences, and other relevant
disciplines. It comprises three concentrations: an APA-accredited Clinical
Psychology concentration, a Community Psychology concentration, and a
Behavioral Science concentration, with which cognitive faculty are often
affiliated and contribute through research supervision, graduate mentoring,
and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Shared research resources include eye-tracking systems, EEG labs,
virtual/augmented reality equipment, computational modeling infrastructure,
and college- and university-wide initiatives related to AI and
human–technology interaction. The Department also houses the Biobehavioral
Core Lab, a shared research facility for the collection, processing, and
analysis of biological specimens.

Department faculty and students collaborate with scholars across the
university, including across the College of Humanities & Earth and Social
Science as well as the College of Computing and Informatics, the College of
Health and Human Services, the Belk College of Business, and the Cato
College of Education. A new tenure-track hire would strengthen these
existing research networks and contribute to emerging areas such as
human-AI collaboration, computational modeling of behavior, large-scale
behavioral and neural data analysis, or cognitive approaches to social and
health-related problems.

As the largest and most academically diverse college at UNC Charlotte, the
College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences houses 15 departments, 13
interdisciplinary programs, and 7 applied centers. We offer a wide range of
undergraduate and graduate degree programs with extensive honors and
early-entry options. The College plays a pivotal role in delivering on the
university’s goals in the areas  of research excellence, student success
and experience, and community engagement. Through their scholarship and
teaching, the College’s 350+ faculty members seek to deepen our
understanding of complex problems and lead the university in
interdisciplinary collaboration.

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is the second largest
institution within the University of North Carolina system. This past Fall,
UNC Charlotte enrolled 32,207 students and experienced record growth with
its incoming first-year class and graduate programs. UNC Charlotte is also
the fastest growing institution in the UNC System, comprising eight  academic
colleges offering 83 programs leading to Bachelor’s degrees, 64 Master’s
degrees, and 24 Doctoral degrees. UNC Charlotte is proud to have 3,747
passionate
and committed faculty and staff members and more than 185,000 living alumni.

Applications must be submitted electronically at
https://jobs.charlotte.edu/ (position
number: #007353). Please attach the following documents with your
electronic application: (1) a letter of interest in the position explaining
how you meet the requirements, (2) a statement of research and teaching
interests, (3) curriculum vitae, (4) up to three representative
publications, (5) evidence of teaching and mentoring effectiveness (if
available), and (6) names and contact information for three people who can
provide recommendations (letters will be requested for candidates who are
invited for a phone or virtual screening interview). Finalists will be
asked to discuss how their teaching practices engage, include, and
eliminate barriers to learning for UNC Charlotte students, and how their
educational approach helps increase the engagement and success of all
students regardless of their entry pathway into the university. The
candidate chosen for this position will be required to provide an official
transcript of their highest earned degree and will be subject to a criminal
background check. Review of applications will begin on February 27, 2026 and
will continue until the position is filled. Please contact the Search
Committee Co-Chairs, Drs. Alexia Galati (agalati at charlotte.edu) and Doug
Markant (dmarkant at charlotte.edu) with any questions about the position or
the application process. Hiring is subject to budget availability.

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is committed to equality of
educational and employment opportunity and does not discriminate against
applications, students, or employees based on any protected status.

Douglas B. Markant, Ph. D.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Psychological Science
<https://psych.charlotte.edu/>
Director, Cognitive Science Grad. Certificate Program
<http://cogsci.charlotte.edu/>
Associate Director, Health Psychology Ph.D. Program
<http://healthpsych.charlotte.edu/>
University of North Carolina, Charlotte

office: 4022 Colvard
email: dmarkant at charlotte.edu
web: www.markantlab.org
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