Assistant Professor in Human Neuroscience in the Department of Psychology

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Human Neuroscience at the University of Utah

The Department of Psychology at the University of Utah invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Human Neuroscience. We seek an outstanding scientist with a strong, theory-driven research program that advances our understanding of the human brain through innovative neuroscience research. We welcome applications from researchers across all areas of human neuroscience whose work addresses fundamental questions about brain function, cognition, development, learning, health, or disease. We are particularly interested in candidates who combine important theoretical questions with innovative computational, quantitative, or methodological approaches. Applicants employing computational modeling, advanced statistical and quantitative methods, multimodal neuroimaging, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or related approaches are encouraged to apply, particularly where these methods provide new insights into human brain function and behavior.

The Department seeks to expand its research strengths at the intersection of human neuroscience, developmental science, and computational approaches. We therefore welcome applicants whose research addresses questions related to brain development across the lifespan, learning, adaptation, brain health, resilience, translational neuroscience, or related areas. We are especially excited by scholars whose work integrates innovative computational or quantitative methods with important questions in human neuroscience and who will help strengthen connections among the department’s existing expertise in human cognitive neuroscience, developmental science, and quantitative methods.

The successful candidate will be expected to develop and maintain an active, externally funded research program and contribute to graduate and undergraduate teaching. Candidates with an outstanding record of research accomplishment and evidence of, or strong potential for, securing external funding are highly valued. The successful candidate will also contribute to the computational track of the University’s new undergraduate Neuroscience major by teaching courses such as computational neuroscience, computational modeling, machine learning, artificial intelligence in psychology, or related quantitative methods.

The Department of Psychology provides an exceptionally collaborative environment for interdisciplinary research. Candidates are strongly encouraged to collaborate with colleagues in the department’s four graduate programs (Cognition and Neural Sciences, Developmental, Clinical, and Social) and cross-area emphases (Quantitative and Health). The University of Utah has doctoral programs in developmental psychology and cognition and neural science, and an interdepartmental neuroscience graduate program: http://neuroscience.med.utah.edu.

Beyond the department, faculty benefit from extraordinary opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration across one of the nation’s fastest-growing academic medical centers. Potential collaborators span the School of Computing, Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Huntsman Mental Health Institute, College of Nursing, College of Social Work, College of Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, the Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System, Primary Children’s Hospital, the Center for Safe and Healthy Families, the Behavioral Health Innovation and Dissemination Center (BHIDC), the Huntsman Cancer Institute, the Utah Network for LGBTQ Thriving (ThriveNet), and numerous federally funded centers and institutes. The University of Utah has made substantial institutional investments in team science, implementation research, community-engaged scholarship, biomedical informatics, learning health systems, and health equity, creating exceptional opportunities for investigators pursuing innovative translational research.

The University of Utah is located in Salt Lake City nestled in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains. With an enrollment of 38,000 students (and growing), it is the flagship university for the state of Utah and a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU). The university administration provides strong support for faculty research and teaching in the Psychology Department.

Please submit statements of research and teaching interests, a curriculum vitae, three representative reprints or preprints of publications, and contact information for three individuals who will provide letters of recommendation. Review of applications will begin October 1, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled.  Questions about the position should be directed to the search committee chair, Dr. Jacquie Walsh-Snow, at snow@utah.edu

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