Assistant Professor (T/TE), Educational Psychology and Cognitive Science

The position is a joint appointment between the Department of Educational Psychology in the College of Education and Cognitive Science in the College of Science. The successful candidate will be positioned to connect these communities, bringing cognitive perspectives to interdisciplinary work on AI, data, learning, and educational systems. The Department of Educational Psychology () conducts research and graduate training in learning and cognition, human development, motivation, measurement, and research methodology.

Faculty use a range of experimental, quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches to study learning and behavior in educational and other real-world settings. The department is also expanding its work in areas such as artificial intelligence and data literacy. The Cognitive Science Program () serves as an interdisciplinary hub, bringing together many affiliated faculty members from various departments including Computer Science, Information Sciences, Psychology/Neuroscience, Linguistics, Speech Language Hearing Sciences, Education, and Philosophy.

A small but growing group of core faculty members are jointly appointed between the CogSci program and their home department. The CogSci program offers a joint undergraduate major (B.S. in Neuroscience and CogSci) and a graduate minor in CogSci. Students and affiliated faculty in the community actively collaborate and regularly come together for interdisciplinary activities.

Located in the beautiful desert Southwest, Tucson is nestled between the Catalina and Tucson Mountains and Saguaro National Park. This bicycle-friendly city is known for its arts, music, food, and rich history. Tucson is a designated UNESCO City of Gastronomy and is consistently ranked as one of the country’s best places to live.

Duties

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain an active, independent research program that advances understanding of human cognition and decision making, particularly in AI- and data-rich environments, with applications to learning and education.
• Pursue external research funding through grant proposals.
• Develop collaborations within and across disciplines, particularly as they related to the cluster hire initiative.
• Disseminate research findings through peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and other scholarly activities.
• Teach graduate and undergraduate courses, including in-person and online courses in Educational Psychology and Cognitive Science, with opportunities to contribute to instruction in data literacy.
• The expected teaching load is 3 classes per academic year.
• Advise and mentor master's and Ph.D. students by supporting their research and professional development.
• Actively participate in departmental, college, university, and interdisciplinary program service.