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Assistant Professor - (Animal Cognition, Primate Cognition, or Animal Welfare) Psychology Department

FACULTY VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

The Department of Psychology at Hunter College, City University of New York invites applicants for a tenure-track position at the assistant professor level beginning in Fall 2026. Our department is one of the largest in the college, and we are a collaborative community with a diverse faculty and student body.

We seek a faculty member who will contribute to teaching and mentoring in the Animal Behavior and Conservation (ABC) graduate program (at the master’s level) and will be able to contribute to the psychology major’s undergraduate focus in animal behavior and cognition. Faculty will also have the opportunity to recruit Ph.D. students through the Psychology Program at the CUNY Graduate Center. **We welcome applicants with expertise in any area of animal cognition. Applicants with a strong background in primate cognition or animal welfare science are especially encouraged to apply.**

QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Psychology, Anthropology, Biology, Animal Behavior or a relevant field. We seek candidates who are prepared to contribute to our commitment to engagement and inclusion of diverse students, staff and faculty. Successful candidates will be expected to make significant contributions to scholarship in their area of expertise, have a history of extramural funding, or the potential for procuring such funding. Successful candidates will be expected to engage collaboratively in the Department’s activities, including as primary mentor for students in our growing graduate and undergraduate programs, as well as in the PhD Programs at the CUNY Graduate Center.

Preferred Qualifications:

For this faculty search, we encourage all applicants with both research and teaching experience in any area of animal cognition to apply. We are especially interested in reviewing applications from candidates who study nonhuman primate cognition (e.g., experimental or observational research on topics including but not limited to nonhuman primate tool use, communication, social cognition and/or decision making), or animal welfare (e.g., domesticated – companion or farm – and/or wild animal welfare practice and/or policy). The successful candidate would ideally have experience or an interest in teaching one or more of the following courses: comparative cognition, primate social behavior and cognition, animal welfare and policy, urban wildlife cognition, research methods in animal behavior, ethology, conservation psychology and behavior, or ethics.

COMPENSATION

CUNY offers faculty a competitive compensation and benefits package covering health insurance, pension and retirement benefits, paid parental leave, and savings programs. We also provide mentoring and support for research, scholarship, and publication as part of our commitment to ongoing faculty professional development.

Assistant Professor salary range is $82,928 -$99,532.

CUNY is in the process of implementing salary schedule increases. Once implemented, salaries of eligible employees will increase by approximately 9.54% with an additional increase of 3.5% effective 9/1/26, in accordance with the terms of the PSC-CUNY collective bargaining agreement.

HOW TO APPLY

Applications must be submitted online by accessing the CUNY Portal on City University of New York job website www.cuny.edu/employment. To search for this vacancy, click on SEARCH ALL POSTINGS and in SEARCH JOBS field, enter the Job Opening ID number 30714.

Click on the "APPLY NOW" button and follow the application instructions. Current users of the site should access their established accounts. New users should follow the instructions to set up an account.

Please have your documents available to attach into the application before you begin. Note, the required material must be uploaded as ONE document under CV/ Resume (do not upload individual files for a cover letter, references, etc.). The document must be in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf, or text format- and name of file should not exceed ten (10) characters – also DO NOT USE SYMBOLS (such as accents (é, è, (â, î or ô), ñ, ü, ï , –, \_ or ç)).

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Your application should include a cover letter (500 word maximum) that summarizes your qualifications and your reasons for interest in this specific position. In addition to the cover letter, please submit:

1) a curriculum vitae,

2) a research statement (1000 word maximum),

3) a teaching statement (1000 word maximum), and

4) contact information for 3 references.

These references will only be contacted if your application is selected for an initial virtual interview.

In your cover letter, please indicate which of your papers you consider most important and why. In your research statement, please indicate both the intellectual merit and the broader impacts of your research. In your teaching statement, please include information about your experience teaching, mentoring and/or supervising students from diverse backgrounds and indicate what courses you can or would like to teach. In either statement, if relevant, please indicate the community service you have performed.

CLOSING DATE

The committee will begin reviewing complete applications on October 1, 2025. The search will remain open, and screening and review of applications will be ongoing-- until the position is filled. Applications submitted after the deadline will only be considered if the position(s) remain open after initial round.

JOB SEARCH CATEGORY

CUNY Job Posting: Faculty

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.

Job ID

30714

Location

Hunter College