Tenure-Track Faculty Position Announcement
Department: Psychology
Faculty Hire Number: #26-04
Rank: Assistant Professor
Effective Date of Appointment: August 19, 2026 (Subject to Budgetary Approval)
Salary Scale: $73,000 - $80,000 (Dependent upon qualifications)
CSUN’s Commitment to You:
CSUN is committed to achieving excellence through teaching, scholarship, learning and inclusion. Our values include a respect for all people, building partnerships with the community and the encouragement of innovation, experimentation, and creativity. CSUN strives to cultivate a community in which a diverse population can learn and work in an atmosphere of civility and respect. CSUN is especially interested in candidates who make contributions to equity and inclusion in the pursuit of excellence for all members of the university community.
As a Hispanic-serving Institution (HSI), inclusiveness and diversity are integral to CSUN’s commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and engagement. As of Fall 2025, CSUN enrolls 36,960 students, where 57.5% are Latinx, 18.4% are White, 8.5% are Asian-American, 5.5% are Black/African American, 0.1% are Native American, and 0.1% are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
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About the College:
For more information about the Department of Psychology, see: https://www.csun.edu/social-behavioral-sciences/psychology
About the Department:
For more information about the Department of Psychology, see: https://www.csun.edu/social-behavioral-sciences/psychology
Position:
The Department of Psychology at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is seeking a tenure-track faculty member in the area of Quantitative Psychology or a closely related field, at the rank of Assistant Professor.
The successful candidate will teach upper-division statistics and research methods courses in our undergraduate program, as well as graduate-level statistics courses in our Clinical Psychology and Psychological Science MA programs. Course topics may include areas of quantitative psychology (e.g., univariate and multivariate statistics, latent variable models) and/or data science (e.g., machine learning and AI, Bayesian methods, predictive analytics). In addition, all faculty members are expected to conduct research in the subdiscipline of their expertise (e.g., quantitative, data science, clinical, social, cognitive, developmental, or diversity science) and involve undergraduate and/or graduate students in their research.
Applicants are expected to understand and serve the needs of a diverse student body and must clearly demonstrate their contributions to equity, diversity, and justice through teaching, mentoring, research, and/or service that fosters an equitable and inclusive scholarly environment.
In addition to teaching, the position requires weekly office hours, attending faculty meetings, developing curriculum, participation in assessment of student learning, and service to the department, college, and university. The successful candidate may be required to teach on weekdays, evenings, weekends, and/or online and will be held to the standards and requirements of the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Department of Psychology recommending tenure and promotion. Given CSUN’s commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and engagement in a diverse environment, the successful candidate will help the Department achieve equitable academic outcomes for all students through teaching, student mentorship, scholarship, and service.
Required Qualifications:
- PhD in Psychology or a closely related field from an accredited institution. Degree must be awarded by date of appointment.
- Evidence of, or clear potential for, excellence in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in our curriculum, including statistics and research methods courses.
- Evidence of, or clear potential for, excellence in research in a core area of psychology (e.g., quantitative, data science, clinical, social, cognitive, developmental, or diversity science) that is aligned with department curriculum.
- Evidence of, or clear potential for, working with the pedagogical needs of a diverse student population, which includes commitment to teaching and enhancing the learning environment of students from diverse and marginalized backgrounds.
- Commitment to and clear potential for inclusively mentoring diverse and underrepresented undergraduate and graduate students.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Evidence of training in advanced quantitative psychology (e.g., univariate and multivariate statistics, latent variable models) and/or data science methodology (e.g., machine learning and AI, Bayesian methods, predictive analytics)
- Experience in, or demonstrated potential for:
- Creating a student-centered and active learning environment.
- Using culturally responsive pedagogy that advances equitable outcomes for all students.
- Participating in professional development opportunities and/or service activities, particularly those that build effectiveness in advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and intercultural communication.
- A record of research contributions within the candidate’s specialty area that incorporate advanced quantitative methods.
- A clear potential research program that can be successfully accomplished as a faculty member at CSUN while including undergraduate and/or graduate students.
Application Deadline:
Screening of applications will begin November 10, 2025. Priority will be given to applicants who meet the screening deadline; however, the position will remain open until filled.
How to Apply:
Candidates should apply by completing the CSUN online application. To apply and for more detailed information on the application and hiring process, please visit this link: www.csun.edu/careers
Applicants must submit the following to the website in the section above:
- Letter of application or cover letter briefly summarizing your qualifications and interest
- Current curriculum vitae
- Evidence of teaching effectiveness, including a teaching statement containing a description of your mentoring and/or supervision style
- Research statement describing your program of research and potential future directions at CSUN, along with samples of scholarship
- Statement on diversity, equity, and inclusivity (DEI) which includes candidate’s experiences related to and/or philosophy of addressing DEI and anti-racism in an academic setting
- Three letters of recommendation
In later stages of the search process, applicants may be requested to provide additional materials.
At the time of appointment, the successful candidate, if not a U.S. citizen, must have authorization from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to work in the United States. Please note: California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is not currently sponsoring staff, management or faculty positions for H-1B employment visas. Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States.
General Information:
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The person holding this position may be considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.
A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the CSU. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for the position.
In accordance with the California State University (CSU) Out-of-State Employment Policy, the CSU is a state entity whose business operations reside within the State of California and prohibits hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside of California.
CSUN is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, and disability. Our nondiscrimination policy is set forth in the Interim CSU Nondiscrimination Policy. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for applicants with disabilities who self-disclose by contacting Arely Sanchez at 818-677-2828.
