Psychology - Assistant Professor (Socio-Environmental Issues: Social Psychology and Personality Section)

UQAM is seeking qualified candidates to renew its faculty and ensure quality development in strategic research areas.

FUNCTION SUMMARY:

• Teaching at all three levels
• Graduate supervision
• Research
• Community service

SELECTION CRITERIA:

• PhD in psychology or a related field
• Outstanding research record related to social and environmental issues concerning : factors promoting pro-environmental behaviors and their impact on well-being (e.g., environmental cognition, eco-anxiety); determinants and consequences of the polarization of political, social, and collective attitudes (e.g., misinformation, conspiracism); and factors enabling individuals and communities to develop optimal well-being (e.g., positive psychology, resilience)
• Proven ability to maintain an active, externally funded research program
• Strong publication record in internationally recognized scientific journals
• Meets the criteria for supervising doctoral students
• Demonstrated skills in teaching and supervision
• The candidate must have the ability to communicate in French or a willingness to learn*
• The successful candidate must have a functional mastery of the French language (ability to give courses in French) before the end of the first contract. Adequate mastery of the French language (level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) will be a necessary condition for obtaining tenure, in accordance with the provisions of the UQAM-SPUQ collective agreement. French lessons could be offered.

ASSETS:

• Teaching experience at the university level.
• Postdoctoral experience.
• Area of expertise likely to establish connections with those of other professors in the department.
• Use of innovative research methodologies (e.g., big data analysis, artificial intelligence, virtual reality).

STARTING DATE: JULY 1st, 2025 (subject to required authorizations)
SALARY: According to the UQAM-SPUQ collective agreement

UQAM aims to offer an environment for study, research, creation and work that is equitable, diverse and inclusive. The University subscribes to an equal access to employment program. As such, it invites women, Inuit, Métis or First Nations people, members of visible minorities, ethnic minorities and persons with disabilities to submit their applications. We encourage people who identify with one of these groups to complete the Identification Questionnaire (https://rh.uqam.ca/qaccesegalite/) and to send to the following address with the position title in the subject line: [email protected]. 

In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, priority will be given to those with the necessary authorizations to work in Canada. This criterion is not a priority within the meaning of the applicable collective agreements.

Interested individuals are requested to submit electronically a detailed, dated and signed curriculum vitae in French, PDF copies of publications, a statement of their teaching vision, research program and experience in equity, diversity and inclusion, as well as three letters of recommendation (sent directly) BEFORE FEBRUARY 28, 2025, 5:00 pm to:

Madame Isabelle Rouleau, Ph.D., directrice
Département de psychologie
Université du Québec à Montréal
C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville
Montréal, Québec, H3C 3P8
Télécopieur: (514) 987-7953
Courrier électronique : [email protected] 
Internet : http://www.psycho.uqam.ca