Tenure Track Position for an Assistant Professor in Social Psychology

NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, Department of Psychology invites applications for a tenure track position for an Assistant Professor in Social Psychology (Ph.D. required upon appointment). Our department promotes excellence in both teaching and research and has a curriculum that reflects those priorities. The successful candidate is expected to maintain a research program in Social Psychology that involves undergraduate and MA students. We are looking for candidates with research interests in any area of Social Psychology. Preference will be given to those focusing on topics such as prejudice and discrimination, intergroup relations, interpersonal relationships, culture, forensic psychology, as well as the study of race, and gender. The successful applicant is expected to teach courses such as introductory social psychology, laboratory in social psychology, undergraduate and MA-level capstone and thesis projects, and other elective courses. Applicants may also have opportunities to develop courses in their area of expertise and to teach in affiliated departments such as Latina/o and Latin American Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, and African and African American Studies. They should expect to mentor both undergraduate and graduate students as well as to contribute to service in departmental, university and community activities. Salary range: $62,000 - $68,000.

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Please submit the following to: M. Takahashi, PhD (m-takahashi@neiu.edu), Department of Psychology, NEIU, Chicago, 60625. For more info go to our website 

  • letter of application,
  • statement of teaching philosophy and research program,
  • CV,
  • evidence of teaching effectiveness,
  • 3 letters of recommendation,
  • 2-3 representative and recent publications, and
  • a copy of your most recent transcript  

Review of applications begins 3/25/25.

91Porn is a comprehensive state university of over 7,000 students located on a 67-acre campus in a residential neighborhood on the northwest side of Chicago. Along with quality academic programming consistent with the University’s mission of excellence and access, the University is known for support of the fine arts, global education opportunities for students, a strong track record in external grant funding, and leadership in teacher preparation and education. Northeastern is nationally recognized as one of the two institutions with the most ethnically diverse student body in the Midwest and is a designated
Hispanic Serving Institution.

In addition, the University has outreach centers in the metropolitan area: The Center for Inner City Studies addresses educational needs in the African-American community on the south side of Chicago, El Centro provides educational opportunities in the Hispanic community on the northwest side of Chicago, and the Chicago Teachers’ Center is actively engaged in Chicago
public school reform. NEIU is an AA/EOE.