Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Developmental Psychology

The Department of Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience at Cornell College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position beginning in August 2025.  Applicants must have or be completing a doctorate in Developmental Psychology or a closely related field by September 2025.  The Department seeks individuals committed to excellence and innovation in undergraduate education.

The ideal candidate will be able to develop and teach six courses per year, including several of the following: Child Psychology, Lifespan and Development, Research Methods, a topics course(s) in the candidate's specialty, and contribute to the foundation courses of the College’s Ingenuity core curriculum.

The ideal candidate will also demonstrate interest in facilitating student/faculty research and mentoring additional student practicums and internships.

The position is instrumental in maintaining a thriving Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience program, which represents one of the largest majors at Cornell College.  Cornell’s Psychology program follows national guidelines for excellence in undergraduate Psychology education.  Recent assessment data indicate up to 77% of our Psychology alumni pursue advanced education within 5 years of graduation.  

Because Cornell College values diversity and strives to create a welcoming community in which all individuals are respected and included, the entire campus community engages in dialogue around issues of difference, identity, and ideology.

The college is committed to fostering a faculty and staff community that reflects our diverse student body.

We encourage applications from candidates who share our vision for a campus that embraces differing backgrounds, viewpoints, and identities, and who will excel at teaching and mentoring a student body that is broadly diverse.  (See our diversity statement.)

All Cornell faculty are expected to participate in service to their department and to the college and to facilitate their department's support of the college's Ingenuity core curriculum.

The college encourages interdisciplinary interests among its faculty and the development of teaching strategies that capitalize on our unique academic calendar.

Our academic calendar allows us the freedom to take students off-campus without impinging on other course commitments.

In addition, class size is limited to 25 students, and upper-level courses are often smaller.

Full-time faculty teaching load is 6 OCAAT courses during the academic year with the other 2 blocks reserved for ongoing research projects, course preparations, or travel to academic meetings; further opportunities for summer teaching and research supervision may also be available.

About Cornell College

Cornell College is a national liberal arts college committed to excellence in teaching and the creation of a welcoming community in which all individuals are respected and included.

Our innovative curriculum includes a focus on the essential abiliti...