Job description
Little Rock, AR
The Department of Psychological Science invites applicants for a full-time, nine-month tenure track Assistant Professor position beginning August 2025 (R0064443). UA Little Rock is a doctoral-intensive metropolitan university serving a diverse student body of approximately 10,000 full- and part-time students. The Department of Psychological Science houses one of the largest degree programs at UALR with about 500 active majors, state-of-the-art classrooms, and both flexible and fixed laboratory resources (e.g., statistics, developmental, bio-behavioral, emotion-cognition laboratories.) Support for faculty and student-engaged research and the pursuit of extramural funding is possible. Please visit http://www.ualr.edu/psychology for more information about the Department of Psychological Science. Candidates who have already been teaching and have an active research program and those from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply. This position is governed by state and federal laws, and agency/institution policy.
Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in Psychology, ABD considered.
Preferred Qualifications: A focus in one of the following: Human Factors, Emotion and Motivation, Learning, Psychometrics, Quantitative Psychology, or Human Experimental Psychology; Experience teaching Psychological Statistics and Research Methods in Psychology; Existing scholarship in area of expertise.
How to apply
Application materials must be submitted through the online application system. Additional information about this position and application requirements are available under the Jobs link on the Human Resources’ website at http://ualr.edu/humanresources/. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
This position is subject to a pre-employment criminal background, sex offender registry. A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication and/or adverse financial history information alone shall not disqualify an applicant in the absence of a relationship to the requirements of the position. Background check and drug screening information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution. The university welcomes applications without regard to race/color, sex, gender, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, religion, marital or parental status, protected veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal or state law. Under Arkansas law, all applications are subject to disclosure. Persons hired must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States.
