Tenured​/Tenure-track position in Cognitive Psychology

Overview

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University invites applications for a full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty member with a focus on cognitive psychology. The successful candidate will have a cutting-edge research program in any area of cognitive psychology, broadly construed. Areas of research could include perception, concepts, memory, learning, language, action, reasoning, metacognition, social cognition, moral cognition, cognitive development, comparative/animal cognition, and decision-making.

The department invites applications from outstanding candidates at the Associate and Full Professor ranks; exceptional candidates at the Assistant Professor stage, especially those nearing their tenure review, will also be considered. The department is also conducting open-rank searches in Cognitive Neuroscience and Behavioral Neuroscience.

Candidates conducting primarily human neuroscience research are invited to apply to the Cognitive Neuroscience position. Candidates conducting research with animal models are invited to apply to the Behavioral Neuroscience position. For information about these other two searches, please visit the Johns Hopkins PBS job page:
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Candidates are invited to apply to multiple searches when appropriate. The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences is located on the Homewood Campus of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, and maintains close ties and collaborative relationships with the Departments of Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, and Philosophy, as well as the Mind/Brain Institute and the SNF Agora Institute. Review of applications will begin December 1, 2025, and will continue on a rolling basis.

Preference will be given to applications received on or before January 15, 2026. Applicants may write to Dr. Chaz Firestone with subject "PBS Cognitive Psychology Search" with questions about this search.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Psychology, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience or a related field by the start of the position.

Applicants should submit a CV, a cover letter, research and teaching statements, and three representative publications. For applicants applying at the level of Assistant Professor, three letters of reference are also required. To apply for this position, visit:

Salary Range
The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University s good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will depend on multiple factors, which may include geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

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Equal Opportunity Employer
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Pre-Employment Information
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Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check including education verification.

EEO is the Law
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Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided for religious beliefs or medical reasons.

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