[visionlist] faculty positions available in cognitive science at Stony Brook University

[gregory.zelinsky at stonybrook.edu]

The Department of Psychology at Stony Brook University invites applications 
for two tenure-track Assistant Professors in the area of Cognitive Science.

For the first appointment, we seek a candidate who uses advanced 
quantitative methods to study human perception or cognition. Preferred 
quantitative methods would use deep learning / machine learning, including 
generative artificial intelligence (e.g., large language or vision-language 
models) to understand human perception, attention or cognition. Other 
comparably advanced computational methods will be considered. For this 
position, we are particularly interested in a scholar whose work lends 
itself to novel collaborative initiatives across areas and disciplines.

For the second appointment, we seek a candidate who has a proven record of 
research in the area of Cognitive Science.  We are particularly interested 
in scholars whose research focuses on language or judgment and decision 
making. However, we will consider applications from all areas of Cognitive 
Science.

Each applicant should be able to teach and mentor Cognitive Science students 
at the graduate and undergraduate levels. The Psychology Department at Stony 
Brook University encompasses doctoral programs in Cognitive Science, 
Clinical Psychology, Integrative Neuroscience, and Social and Health 
Psychology. Available resources relevant to the position include the Stony 
Brook University Institute for Advanced Computational Science (IACS), the 
Institute for AI-Driven Discovery and Innovation, the Institute for 
Engineering-Driven Medicine, and the Social, Cognitive, and Affective 
Neuroscience (SCAN) Center.

Required Qualifications
A PhD degree in Psychology, Cognitive Science, or a closely related field.

Preferred Qualifications
A record of publication(s) that use behavioral, computational, and/or 
quantitative methods to study human perception or cognition.
Evidence of funding or potential for funding.
Teaching experience (such as TAship, lecturer, adjunct) at the undergraduate 
level, preferably related to cognitive science.

Applicants must include a cover letter (1-page limit), CV, statements of 
research (past, current, and future directions) and teaching interests (your 
experience, future teaching interests, teaching and mentorship style) (max 
1,000 words each), diversity statement (past, current, and future plans to 
contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion [DEI]) (max 500 words), 
representative publications (limit 3), and 3 letters of recommendation.

All application materials must be submitted online via the link below:

Position URL
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We strongly encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

For questions regarding this position, please contact Cynthia Forman at 
psychology_search at stonybrook.edu

Special Notes:
This is a tenure track position.  FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the 
overtime provisions of the FLSA. Anticipated Start Date: Fall 2025.

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.
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Campus Description:
Stony Brook University, one of four research intensive campuses within the 
State University of New York (SUNY) system, has been designated a Flagship 
Institution by the Governor of New York State, Kathy Hochul. The University 
embraces its mission to provide comprehensive undergraduate, graduate and 
professional education of the highest quality, and its rankings bear that 
out. It’s included among the top 1% of universities in the world by the 2018 
QS World University Rankings and among the top 40 public universities by 
U.S.News & World Report’s 2020 Best Colleges rankings. It is a member of the 
prestigious Association of American Universities, composed of the top 62 
research institutions in North America. As Long Island’s largest single site 
employer, Stony Brook has nearly 15,000 full- and part time employees, 
including more than 2,700 faculty. It enrolled roughly 26,800 students in 
fall 2019 — 17,900 undergraduate students and 8,900 graduate students — and 
offers more than 200 majors, minors and combined-degree programs. The 
Department of Athletics supports 18 Division I varsity intercollegiate 
athletic programs that compete at the highest level within the NCAA. Located 
approximately 60 miles east of Manhattan on Long Island’s beautiful North 
Shore, Stony Brook is situated on 1,454 wooded acres, encompassing 13 
schools and colleges; a Research and Development Park; world-class athletics 
facilities, including an 8,300-seat stadium and a 4,000-seat arena; and 
Stony Brook Medicine, Long Island’s premier academic medical center. Also 
part of the University is a teaching and research campus in Southampton, New 
York, which offers graduate arts programs and is the site of the Marine 
Sciences Center. In addition, Stony Brook has a role in running, and 
performs joint research with, Brookhaven National Laboratory, the only 
Department of Energy Laboratory in the Northeast. Home to the Emerson String 
Quartet, the Pollock Krasner House in East Hampton, NY, and the Humanities 
Institute, with endeavors that extend to the Turkana Basin Institute in 
Kenya and the Ranomafana National Park in Madagascar, Stony Brook sustains 
an international reputation that cuts across the arts, humanities, social 
sciences and natural sciences.

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