Tenured Associate or Full Professor in Computational Cognition and Mental Health
Binghamton University, State University of New York

Category:: Faculty
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Department:: Psychology
Locations:: Binghamton, NY
Posted:: Sep 23, 2024
Closes:: Open Until Filled
Type:: Full-time
Ref. No.:: 7042
Position ID:: 181360

About Binghamton University:

Binghamton University is a world-class institution that unites more than 130 broadly interdisciplinary educational programs with some of the most vibrant research in the nation. Our unique character - shaped by outstanding academics, facilities and community life - promotes extraordinary student success.

Binghamton merges rigorous academics, distinguished faculty and state-of-the-art facilities to engage and challenge its 18,000 students. The high-achieving Binghamton student body also represents a great diversity of life experiences, from first-generation college-goers to international students. Beyond their talent, these classmates share a desire to shape the future through technology, insight, intellectual exploration and community service.

Job Description:

The Department of Psychology at Binghamton University, part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system, is seeking exceptional candidates for a tenured Associate or Full Professor position to begin Fall 2025.

This appointment, sponsored by the SUNY Empire Innovation Program, is broadly construed at the intersection of computational cognition and mental health. This entails integrative research that connects the study of the human mind, the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) and/or data science methods, and applications to mental health and wellness. A primary focus for the search is externally funded research that leverages machine learning and/or other computational approaches to study cognitive processes along with their role in psychiatric and neurological disorders, dysfunctional cognitive aging, or other aspects of mental health broadly construed.

The position will be housed in the Cognitive & Brain Sciences area of the Psychology Department, so the ideal candidate should augment existing research foci including behavioral, computational, neuroimaging, and developmental/lifespan approaches to memory, language, categorization, perception, reasoning, and decision-making. The successful candidate will also be expected to interact collaboratively with faculty in the Clinical area of the Psychology Department and members of the growing Machine Learning and Data Science community across campus. This position is part of the University's broader mission to create a systems-based, holistic, and integrated program for mental health research, leveraging the transformative potential of AI and advanced data science and analytics. The goal is to hire faculty who are national leaders in this interdisciplinary area and to establish Binghamton University as a leader in this space.

The Department of Psychology is dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive teaching, research, and working environment. Applicants who share this goal and who are members of underrepresented groups, women, veterans, and/or persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. Binghamton is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Requirements:

The successful candidate will have a doctoral degree in psychology or a related discipline and is expected to have a record of peer-reviewed publications demonstrating significant experience in the use of computational methods to study human cognition and its relationships to mental health, broadly construed. They should also have been Principal Investigator for an awarded extramural grant in support of their research. Applicants who also have experience in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels are especially welcome.

Additional Information:

Binghamton University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, contact: Ada Robinson-Perez, ADA Coordinator email: arobins@binghamton.edu.

The State University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. It is the policy of Binghamton University to provide for and promote equal opportunity employment, compensation, and other terms and conditions of employment without discrimination on the basis of age, race, color, religion, disability, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military service member status, marital status, domestic violence victim status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, or arrest and/or criminal conviction record unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

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Binghamton University is a tobacco-free campus effective August 1, 2017.

Application Instructions:

Application review will begin November 15, 2024, and will be ongoing until the position is filled. Interested candidates should submit the following to http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=181360:

• a cover letter
• curriculum vitae
• statement of research interests/direction
• statement of teaching interests
• statement describing experiences and contributions to diversity through teaching, research, professional activities and/or service and how these experiences could contribute to enhancing diversity and/or department, college, and/or university climate.
• names and contact information for three references

Additional materials, including letters of recommendation, will be requested from candidates who move forward to subsequent rounds of the search.