Assistant Professor of Animal Behavior and Conservation, Psychology

Submitted: 11/16/2024
Submitted By: Jessica Rothman
Department: Psychology
Institution: Hunter College of CUNY
Job type: Tenure-track
Apply by: 12/09/2024
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Application URL: https://cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/assistant-professor-animal-behavior-and-conservation-psychology/34CC9864657A44039B5E485EE98D41AD/job/

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 2025. 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 Graduate Center. We welcome applicants with expertise in any area of animal behavior, cognition, welfare and/or applications of animal behavior research to wildlife conservation. Applicants with an ability to connect their research program with local wildlife (e.g., using native or invasive wildlife as study species and/or through engagement with local New York City area communities) are especially encouraged to apply.

QUALIFICATIONS

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Psychology, Anthropology, Biology, Behavioral Ecology 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 Animal Behavior & Conservation graduate and undergraduate programs, as well as in the PhD Programs at the Graduate Center, City University of New York.

Preferred qualifications

The successful candidate would ideally have experience or an interest in teaching one or more of the following courses: urban wildlife cognition or ecology, research methods in animal behavior, academic writing, ethology, comparative cognition, animal welfare, conservation psychology and behavior, or ethics. Faculty with an interest in teaching quantitative/statistical methods (e.g., using R) for our Animal Behavior & Conservation MA students are especially encouraged to apply.