Graduate Student Job Opportunities
We currently have three 50% graduate student teaching assistant position available for the Fall 2022 semester for Psych 225 Research Methods (2 available) and Psych 508 Psych of Human Emotions (see this link for the schedule). Please see the student job board to apply. Questions should be directed via email only to Melanie Jones (mjones@wisc.edu) or Kevin Belt (kbelt@psych.wisc.edu).
Undergraduate Research & Job Opportunities
Research for Credit: There are many opportunities for undergraduates to gain research experience in the Department of Psychology. Check out the listing of positions available, now available online!
*Applications must be received through UW-Madison’s online application system.
Computational Neuroscience and/or Cognitive Science
With Emphasis on Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The Department of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has an opening for an Assistant Professor in the area of Computational Neuroscience and/or Cognitive Science, with an emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI).
The domain of behavior or cognition is open, and could include perception, attention, memory, decision making, reasoning, cognitive control, or motor control.
The Department of Psychology at UW-Madison is a multidisciplinary and highly collaborative environment.
The successful candidate will advance the educational mission of the College of Letters & Science that values, prioritizes, and actualizes evidence-based and student-centered teaching and (undergraduate student) mentoring. They will contribute to an environment that fosters engagement and a sense of belonging for faculty, staff, students and members of the broader community.
The successful candidate, as a faculty member of the College of L&S, will teach, mentor, participate in research and service. They will be expected to participate in interdisciplinary and collaborative efforts with other departments, schools and colleges.
In the College of Letters & Science, we provide a liberal arts education that is both broad and deep through excellent, empathic teaching. We hire faculty who are interested in pursuing difficult questions, making new discoveries, and making an impact in their field. We reward excellent teaching and classroom innovation, and we are committed to shared governance. Learn more about the L&S mission on our webpage: https://ls.wisc.edu/about/mission.
This position is part of the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative. Through accelerated and strategic faculty hiring, research infrastructure enhancement, interdisciplinary collaboration, and increased student and educational opportunities, RISE addresses complex societal challenges of importance to the state, nation and world. Building on UW–Madison’s strengths, RISE expands the University’s successful track record of connecting with communities and industry on collaborative solutions.
Over the next three academic years, UW–Madison will substantially increase current hiring levels, bringing 150 new RISE faculty to campus. Candidates hired through RISE will join a community of scholars working across disciplines, schools and colleges on research, teaching and outreach endeavors. The community will engage regularly in venues such as seminar series and colloquia to share ongoing projects and identify opportunities to work together. The University will support the community, facilitating access to research infrastructure, and funding to support broad and rich collaboration.
Further information regarding RISE can be found at: https://rise.wisc.edu/
Key Job Responsibilities:
The ideal candidate will pursue a research program leveraging tools and approaches from AI–including, but not limited to, for example, deep learning, machine learning, natural language processing, signal processing, learning theory, optimization, and neuroAI–to address core problems in computational neuroscience or cognitive science, while making significant contributions to the department’s teaching mission. Successful applicants will conduct scholarly research, teach graduate and undergraduate classes, mentor students, and provide service to the department, college, university, and academic community.
Find additional position and application details here: Job Requisition JR10003251
Full Consideration Date is October 10th 2025