Tenure track Assistant Professor Position - Carnegie Mellon University

Tenure track Assistant Professor position (starting Fall 2026). The Department of Social & Decision Science (SDS) seeks candidates with research in one of two areas:

Cognitive Decision Science: candidates who use computational modeling to illuminate fundamental questions about representation and cognitive operations in higher order cognition.

Complex Social Dynamics: candidates who use mathematical or computational modeling along with empirical data to address transdisciplinary questions about decision making in complex social systems.

Candidates should have a PhD by the start of the appointment.  The successful candidate will teach in our undergraduate and graduate programs (including the PhD tracks in Cognitive Decision Science and in Autonomous and Human Decision Making) and contribute to the Institute for Complex Social Dynamics.

Application review will begin on October 15, 2025, Apply at https://apply.interfolio.com/168910.   

Carnegie Mellon University is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

 https://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/sds/careers.html

Application review will begin on October 15, 2025. Applicants should submit:

  • CV

  • Research Statement (3-4 pages)

  • Teaching Statement (1-2 pages)

  • At least 1 and up to 3 papers or manuscripts  

  • 3 letters of reference

Evelyn Rodarte