Open Date

Dec 01, 2025

Salary Range or Pay Grade

The expected academic base salary range for this position is $110,000- $144,500 (Assistant Professor level), $131,500 – $201,000 (Associate Professor level), and $156,00 – $316,000 (Full Professor level).

Description

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 (but are not limited to) 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. 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 ([email protected]) with subject “PBS Cognitive Psychology Search” with questions about this search.

Qualifications

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

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit a CV, 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. Apply here: https://apply.interfolio.com/178146

Open Date

Dec 01, 2025

Salary Range or Pay Grade

The expected academic base salary range for this position is $110,000- $144,500 (Assistant Professor level), $131,500 – $201,000 (Associate Professor level), and $156,00 – $316,000 (Full Professor level).

Description

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University invites applications for a full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty member, open rank, with a focus on cognitive neuroscience. The successful candidate will have a cutting-edge research program in any area of cognitive neuroscience, broadly construed. Areas of research could include (but are not limited to) perception, concepts, memory, learning, language, action, reasoning, metacognition, social cognition, moral cognition, cognitive development, comparative/animal cognition, and decision-making. Cognitive neuroscience research includes research with human participants using methods such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), magnetoencephalography (MEG) or EEG (Electroencephalography). 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 Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience. Candidates conducting research with animal models are invited to apply to the Behavioral Neuroscience position. Candidates using primarily behavioral and/ or computational measures are invited to apply to the Cognitive Psychology position. 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. Marina Bedny ([email protected]) with subject “PBS Cognitive Neuroscience Search” with questions about this search.

Qualifications

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

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit a CV, 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. Apply here: https://apply.interfolio.com/178129

Open Date

Dec 01, 2025

Salary Range or Pay Grade

The expected academic base salary range for this position is $110,000- $144,500 (Assistant Professor level), $131,500 – $201,000 (Associate Professor level), and $156,00 – $316,000 (Full Professor level).

Description

The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences (PBS) at the Johns Hopkins University invites applications from outstanding candidates for a full-time open-rank tenured or tenure-track position in behavioral neuroscience. We welcome researchers who employ innovative approaches to understand the neural underpinnings of animal behaviors. Preference will be given to applicants with research programs involving in vivo systems and behavioral neuroscience, coupled with computational approaches. 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 Cognitive Psychology. Candidates conducting primarily human neuroscience research are invited to apply to the Cognitive Neuroscience position. Candidates using primarily behavioral and/ or computational measures are invited to apply to the Cognitive Psychology position. Candidates are invited to apply to multiple searches when appropriate.

Within the highly collaborative environment of the Johns Hopkins University, PBS represents a vibrant community of researchers investigating the mind and the brain. We enjoy rich interactions with neuroscientists in the Departments of Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Science, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, the Mind/Brain Institute, Neuroscience, Neurology and Otolaryngology.

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. Shreesh P. Mysore ([email protected]) with the subject “[PBS Behavioral Neuroscience Search]” with questions about this search.

Consistent with the University’s goals of achieving excellence in all areas, we will assess the comprehensive qualifications of each applicant.

Qualifications

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Psychology, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience or related field, and relevant postdoctoral experience.

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit a CV, research statement, teaching statement, and three representative publications. For applicants applying at the level of Assistant Professor, three letters of reference are also required. Apply here: https://apply.interfolio.com/178110