Job description
Posting Number: F00498P
Classification Title: Open Rank Tenure-Track Faculty
GSU Information
Georgia State University is a national model for innovation and opening opportunities for all, among the top five most innovative by U.S. News & World Report, ranked 1st among public universities in undergraduate teaching, the number 1 nonprofit university to award bachelor’s degrees to African American students, 4th in the country for its first-year student experience, and highly ranked for enabling the social and economic mobility of its students. Among the most diverse universities in the nation, Georgia State opens global perspectives as the number 1 U.S. public university sending African American students to study abroad.
A regional gateway to higher education, the five suburban Perimeter College campuses provide more than 30 associate degree pathways. The downtown Atlanta campus offers more than 250 degree programs in 100 fields of study at the undergraduate, graduate and first-professional degree levels.
With five university-wide research centers and numerous centers and institutes at the college and school levels, Georgia State’s interdisciplinary, dynamic and productive research enterprises address major health and societal challenges. It is one of only 146 universities with an R1 designation from the Carnegie Foundation<https://www.carnegiefoundation.org/>, an honor reserved for the nation’s most active research institutions. Outgoing research expenditures have doubled in the last decade and topped $1.2 billion over the last six years, an indication of the University’s rapid research growth.
Georgia State is vital to the regional economy, with a more than $2.9 billion economic impact, and is also a vital part of Atlanta’s vibrant arts and entertainment community, with highly regarded programs in music, art, creative writing and film, the Rialto Center for the Arts, and the Creative Media Industries Institute that contributes to innovation and the workforce for interactive media and media entrepreneurship.
General information on faculty roles and responsibilities can be obtained from the Faculty Handbook https://faculty.gsu.edu/faculty-handbook/ and the Office of Faculty Affairs website https://faculty.gsu.edu/. All faculty at Georgia State are, as part of their essential job duties, expected to: (1) be physically present on-campus as needed to contribute to Georgia State’s in-person educational experience, and (2) be able to teach in each of the following instructional modalities – in-person, online, or blended/hybrid – as determined by their Department Chair or Dean.
Department: Psychology
College
College of Arts & Sciences
Campus: Atlanta
Posting Type: Internal/External
About the Department
Bolstered by a strong external funding record, high-impact faculty publications, a diverse and large undergraduate major, and a nationally competitive doctoral program, the Department of Psychology (http://psychology.gsu.edu) is committed to conducting cutting-edge scholarship; providing excellent training and education; and serving our students, college, university, and community. Our vibrant and interdisciplinary department’s work aligns tightly with the university’s strategic plan (https://president.gsu.edu/four-pillars/), which emphasizes building Georgia State’s strengths as a center for research and innovation, promoting student success, supporting the college to career transition, and advancing identity and placemaking initiatives. The Department of Psychology is also home to the GSU Psychology Clinic (https://psychologyclinic.gsu.edu). This doctoral training clinic provides high quality and affordable psychological services to adults, children, adolescents, families, and couples from the greater Atlanta area.
Position Description
Assistant/Associate Professor of Psychology.
How to apply
The Department of Psychology at Georgia State University invites applications for two tenure-track positions at the Assistant and/or Associate Professor level in our Clinical Psychology Graduate Program (https://psychology.gsu.edu/graduate/). Our program has been continuously APA-accredited since 1973 and operates under the scientist-practitioner training model.
The position could begin as early as January 2027.”
