Description
DEPARTMENT CHAIR AND ASSOCIATE/FULL PROFESSOR: The Department of Psychology at The University of Alabama in Huntsville invites applications for a Department Chair at Associate or Full Professor rank in the area of Human Factors, with appointment beginning Fall 2025. Department Chairs receive their base salary plus an administrative stipend.
Responsibilities: This position will involve serving as Chair of the Psychology Department, with a focus on enhancing recruitment and retention to facilitate growth of our undergraduate (B.A., B.S.) and graduate (M.S. and Ph.D.) programs, and strategic planning for further development of our department through the implementation of a M.A. program in Counseling Psychology. This role also will include responsibility for strategic leadership in developing and implementing a shared departmental vision; modeling, supporting, and rewarding faculty excellence in teaching and research; developing partnerships and networks across the university, with alumni, and the broader community; communicating with and providing support to Psychology majors; evaluating departmental faculty, including reviews for tenure and promotion; assessing and revising the curriculum; coordinating department course scheduling; managing and administering fiscal resources; and representing the department in college and university-level planning and strategy development. Additionally, as an Associate or Full Professor, the candidate will be responsible for teaching undergraduate/graduate level courses in Human Factors, while contributing to the Human Factors concentration in the new Applied Experimental Psychology doctoral program. Applicants will be expected to conduct and publish high-quality scholarly research in a collegial environment where both intra- and inter-disciplinary collaborations and the pursuit of external funding are valued.
Qualifications: A Ph.D. in Human Factors or a related field is required. Candidates should be at the Associate or Full Professor level already or be able to obtain tenure at UAH prior to starting. Candidates should have demonstrated a strong record of publications, the ability to obtain external funding, and excellence in teaching.
Appointment Date: August 2025
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT: The Department of Psychology offers a minor, a major with two different concentrations (B.A. in Psychological Services and a B.S. in Psychological Sciences), a M.S. in Experimental Psychology with the option to specialize in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Applied Experimental Psychology (concentrations in Human Factors and Psychology & Law). Faculty are committed to excellence in teaching, research, and service.
ABOUT THE COLLEGE: The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at The University of Alabama in Huntsville has nine departments, supporting fifteen bachelor’s degree programs, five master’s programs, one Ph.D. program, and eight certificate programs. The college also has a number of interdisciplinary minors, including Global Studies; Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies; Justice and Equity Studies; and Game Design and Development. Our class sizes are relatively small, and our faculty are committed to students’ success. Our college is housed across three separate buildings on campus, including the newly refurbished Morton Hall, with state-of-the-art facilities for teaching, research and creative activity. Applicants may find more information about the College, the University, and Huntsville at https://www.uah.edu/ahs/prospective-faculty.
ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY: Founded in 1969, The University of Alabama in Huntsville is one of America’s premier doctoral-granting, comprehensive universities known for addressing some of the world’s most critical technological challenges. UAH, a part of the University of Alabama System, offers an environment where students are able to explore, discover, create and communicate knowledge. With eight colleges, more than 100 areas of study and 17 high-tech research centers, UAH is a Carnegie R1 top-tier research university. Located in the heart of the Technology Hub of the South, UAH serves as the anchor tenant of the second-largest research park in the United States, Cummings Research Park. UAH boasts storied partnerships with Redstone Arsenal, NASA and the Department of Homeland Security. The institution is a member of the Gulf South athletic conference. UAH is where technology and human understanding converge to prepare students to transform their future. Learn more at www.uah.edu.
ABOUT HUNTSVILLE: The Huntsville area is a culturally diverse community and maintains one of the highest per capita incomes and standards of living in the Southeast. U.S. News ranked Huntsville as the best place to live in 2022-2023 among the 150 most populous metro areas in the country. Known as “Rocket City,” Huntsville has a major presence of technology, space, and defense industries, including the FBI, which allow the city to offer a variety of educational, recreational, and cultural opportunities. Huntsville is the most populous city in Alabama, with more than 1.2 million people residing in the Huntsville metro area. Huntsville’s Cummings Research Park is the country’s second largest research and technology park, housing nearly 300 companies and 29,000 employees involved in technology research and development. Huntsville has a high concentration of Ph.Ds., engineers, and STEM workers, and is recognized as a leading technology city with a rapidly expanding and diverse corporate ecosystem rich in innovation. Huntsville boasts a number of museums, historic sites, parks, and professional sports venues, including Huntsville Museum of Art, Burritt Museum and Park, EarlyWorks Children’s Museum, Alabama Constitution Village, Huntsville Botanical Garden, Monte Sano State Park, the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Minor League Baseball’s Toyota Field, the Huntsville City Football Club soccer team, and Propst Arena for professional hockey. Active downtown and mid-city arts and entertainment districts, including Broadway and symphony performances and an outdoor amphitheater music venue, contribute to Huntsville’s vibrant cultural life. For more information about Huntsville and its convenient location with easy access to Nashville, Birmingham, and Atlanta, please visit http://www.huntsville.org.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE AND DEADLINE: Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the positions are filled. Applicants should submit the following materials via email to the department's staff assistant, Ms. Beth Hodges
(1) cover letter addressing position qualifications (no longer than two pages);
(2) curriculum vitae;
(3) brief statement of research interests (one page);
(4) evidence of teaching effectiveness, if available (no more than three pages);
(5) copy of unofficial graduate transcripts;
(6) name and contact information for three academic references who could submit letters (references will be contacted for finalists)
The University of Alabama in Huntsville is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer of minorities/females/veterans/disabled.
Please refer to log number: 25-26-399
Requirements
Qualifications: A Ph.D. in Human Factors or a related field is required. Candidates should be at the Associate or Full Professor level already or be able to obtain tenure at UAH prior to starting. Candidates should have demonstrated a strong record of publications, the ability to obtain external funding, and excellence in teaching.