Title: Tenure-Track Professor in Clinical Psychology
School: Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Department/Area: Psychology
Position Description: The Department of Psychology at Harvard University seeks to appoint a tenure-track professor in Clinical Psychology. The appointment is expected to begin on July 1, 2027. The tenure-track professor will be responsible for teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and for mentoring graduate and undergraduate students.
We seek candidates with expertise in clinical psychological science, broadly conceived. Our interest is less in specific topic areas or methods than in innovation and excellence in the applicant’s research program. Successful candidates might employ data science (including ML/AI, computational modeling, and related approaches), cognitive neuroscience, genetic, or cross-cultural work, among other approaches. We seek candidates whose scholarship complements existing research in the Department .
Basic Qualifications: Doctorate or terminal degree required by the time the appointment begins. Candidates should have demonstrated a promise of excellence in both research and teaching.
Additional Qualifications: Demonstrated strong commitment to teaching and advising is desired.
Special Instructions: Please submit the following materials through the ARIeS Portal . Candidates are encouraged to apply by September 15, 2026.
Cover letter
Curriculum Vitae
Teaching/advising statement (describing the candidate’s teaching philosophy and practices as well as their approach to creating a learning environment in which students are encouraged to ask questions and share their ideas)
Research statement
Service statement describing efforts to strengthen academic communities, e.g., the candidate’s department, institution, and/or professional societies.
Sample publications (up to 3)
Names and contact information of 3-5 referees, who will be asked by a system-generated email to upload a letter of recommendation once the candidate’s application has been submitted. Three letters of recommendation are required, and the application is considered complete only when at least three letters have been received. At least one letter must come from someone who has not served as the candidate’s undergraduate, graduate, or postdoctoral advisor.
Contact Information:
Matthew K. Nock, Ph.D.
Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology
Search Committee Chair
Department of Psychology
Contact Email: nock@wjh.harvard.edu
Salary Range: $100,000 – $140,000
Pay offered to the selected candidate is dependent on factors such as years of experience, training or qualification, field of scholarship, and accomplishments in the field.
Minimum Number of References Required: 3
Maximum Number of References Allowed: 5
Keywords: Assistant, associate, faculty, tenure track, Boston, Cambridge, Massachusetts, MA, Northeast, New England, Clinical psychology, clinical science, psychopathology
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Applicant Documents
Required Documents
Curriculum Vitae
Cover Letter
Statement of Teaching Philosophy
Statement of Research
Publication
Publication 2
Publication 3
List of References
Service Statement
Optional Documents
Course Evaluation
Sample Syllabus
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