Assistant Professor, Behavior Analysis

The Department of Behavior Analysis in the University of North Texas College of Health & Public Service invites applications for a full‐time Assistant Professor to begin in Fall 2023. The ideal candidate will have a doctoral degree in Behavior Analysis or a related discipline from an accredited institution, and will direct a strong programmatic line of research that is either currently externally funded or has the potential for external funding that makes a scholarly impact in the discipline. The candidate’s research program will involve students as junior colleagues, align with departmental priorities, and make synergistic use of the partners and collaborators available in the college and the university. The ideal candidate will contribute to the academic success of behavior analysis students through individualized mentorship across practical experiences and research projects and by developing and teaching courses in their areas of expertise. We seek colleagues who will work to make UNT welcoming to students, faculty, and collaborators from diverse backgrounds, so we can achieve our full potential as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and a Minority Serving Institution (MSI).

The Department of Behavior Analysis has eight full‐time tenured and tenure‐track faculty, two instructional faculty, one research faculty, and many part-time lecturers. The department takes pride in having a faculty of excellent scholars including many who have won prestigious awards and recognition from disciplinary bodies, the university, and local and regional governing bodies. Many of our faculty serve in leadership roles in the discipline including serving on editorial boards of our leading journals.

Our department prepares graduates for careers in behavior analysis as researchers, academicians, and scientist‐practitioners. We have been training students in behavior analysis for more than 30 years and have been recognized by ABAI for enduring programmatic contributions to the discipline. We offer four degree‐granting programs: a verified course sequence (VCS) leading to a Bachelor of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis, a VCS leading to a Master of Arts in Applied Behavior Analysis, an ABAI‐accredited Master of Science in Behavior Analysis, and a Ph.D. in Health Sciences with a concentration in Behavior Analysis. In 2022, the department had 320 graduate students while the undergraduate program had 180 students.

The College of Health & Public Service (HPS) at the University of North Texas, distinguished as one of the few Tier One research universities designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), prepares graduates to address diverse and complex social issues such as aging, disability, disaster management and recovery, criminal justice, health disparities, and public safety, and find solutions to challenges in public administration, public health, and urban planning. We have seven academic departments with undergraduate and graduate programs, the Center for Public Management, the UNT Speech and Hearing Center, UNT Workplace Inclusion & Sustainable Employment (WISE) and a number of professional development and clinical training programs to facilitate careers to address a global society.

HPS students are trained to lead nonprofits, become educators, researchers and professionals who strengthen the diverse communities we serve with thoughtful, inclusive and equitable practices as audiologists, behavior analysts, city managers, emergency managers, health care administrators, public safety administrators, public health specialists, rehabilitation counselors, speech language pathologists, social workers, urban planners and more.

The University of North Texas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.