Assistant Professor (Social Psychology)

Position Number: Pending Position Number Hiring Unit: UHM College of Social Sciences - Psychology Location: Manoa Campus Date Posted: October 20, 2026 Closing Date : Continuous; application review begins on November 21, 2026. Applications received by November 20, 2026 will be given priority.

Salary

Information: Commensurate with qualifications and experience Monthly Type: 9 Month Tenure Track: Tenure Full Time/ Part Time: Full Time Temporary/Permanent: Permanent Other Conditions: The Department of Psychology, College of Social Sciences (CSS), University of Hawai’i at Manoa (UHM, Honolulu, Hawai’i) invites applicants for the position of Assistant Professor (F-3) position in Social Psychology. The hire will join the Cognitive, Neuroscience, and Social area, and desired applicants will add to the department’s strengths in cognition, neuroscience, and/or social psychology and have expertise in psychological intervention and social influence, although any area of social psychology will be considered. This is a 9-month, full-time, permanent, tenure-track faculty appointment to begin August 1, 2027, subject to position clearance and availability of funds. More information about the department is available at https://psychology.manoa.hawaii.edu/ About the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa: UHM is an R1 (Very High Research Activity, Carnegie Classification) institution located on a beautiful arboretum campus.

UHM is a land- grant, sea-grant, and space-grant university with the core mission of generating, preserving, and disseminating knowledge for the greater good of the people of the state of Hawai‘i and the world beyond through teaching, research, and service.

Duties and Responsibilities

Develop a research program; undertake research/scholarly projects in the field or branch of learning represented by and consistent with the goals of the UHM Department of Psychology and the Cognition, Neuroscience, and Social Area . Seek extramural funding. Publish research in peer-reviewed journals. Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in social psychology, seminars in specialty area, and courses serving departmental needs (e.g., Statistical Techniques in Psychology).

Supervise and mentor undergraduate, MA and PhD students. Maintain a professional level of performance and productivity in assigned areas of teaching, research, and service. Contribute to development activities at the discipline, department, and campus levels. Work independently and with colleagues to select, develop, and revise curricular materials, instructional techniques, and assessment strategies at the course, credential and/or discipline levels.

Provide service to department, college, university, and community. Participate in professional and self-development activities. Other duties as assigned by the Department Chair.

Minimum Qualifications

Ph.D. in Psychology with an emphasis in Social Psychology, or closely related area from an accredited college or university or foreign equivalent. ABDs will be considered, but all degree requirements must be completed and a PhD conferred prior to the date of hire; Record of research accomplishment (e.g., publications, grants) commensurate with time in the field; Demonstrated ability to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in social psychology and seminars in specialty area; Demonstrated ability to mentor students in the applicant’s area of research; Demonstrated ability to maintain professionalism in meeting and conferring with others. Desirable Qualifications : Post-doctoral or comparable research experience. Demonstrated ability to secure extramural funding.

Demonstrated ability to teach undergraduate and/or graduate statistics, which could include stats courses relevant to applied psychology (e.g., SEM, MLM, longitudinal data analysis, statistics for program evaluation). Experience teaching student populations with varying backgrounds. To Apply: Please submit the following required documents at https:// academicjobsonline.org/ajo/ jobs/33169 : Cover letter addressing how you satisfy the minimum and desirable qualifications; Curriculum vitae; A statement summarizing your program of research; A statement summarizing your teaching philosophy and interests; Three (3) relevant publications; Summaries of teaching evaluations; Contact information for three (3) recommenders (references will be contacted upon being shortlisted). Finalists must be prepared to submit copies of official transcripts prior to campus visit.

Official transcripts will be required upon hire. Application materials will not be returned. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. Inquiries: Dr.

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