OPEN RANK, TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITION, PSYCHOLOGY CORNELL UNIVERSITY
The Department of Psychology at Cornell University invites applications for an open-rank, tenure-track position in relationship science, broadly defined, to begin in Fall 2026. Candidates must hold a PhD or equivalent degree and a strong record, or clear promise, of excellence in research, teaching, and mentoring at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
The successful candidate will teach Cornell’s Human Bonding course, which regularly enrolls over 1000 undergraduates each year. The candidate will build upon the foundation established by a retiring faculty member who developed this well-regarded course. Candidates are expected to lead a vigorous, externally funded, and internationally recognized research program commensurate to the rank at which they are applying.
The successful candidate will join a community of 53 full-time faculty whose research spans the study of behavior and its cognitive, hormonal, neural, and social underpinnings across diverse environmental contexts. Our faculty conduct theoretical and empirical work in developmental, cognitive, neuroscience, and social and personality psychology. Our department is internationally recognized for its ecological perspective and embraces interdisciplinary and translational research.
Review of applications will begin on November 1, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled.
TO APPLY: Click the link to submit your application materials as requested below on Academic Jobs Online: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30665
If you have questions, please send your inquiries to the Search Committee Chair, Vivian Zayas (vivianzayas@cornell.edu).
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Pay Ranges:
The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined by the following criteria:
- Prior relevant work or industry experience.
- Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position.
- Academic Discipline (faculty pay ranges reflects 9-month annual salary)
- Unique applicable skills.