Assistant Professor in High-level Human Cognition at University of California San Diego
 
Position title: Assistant Professor
Salary range: A reasonable salary range estimate for this position is $88,300 - $108,900. The posted UC Academic salary scales set the minimum pay as determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See the following table(s) for the salary scale(s) for this position: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2026-27/policy-covered-oct-2026-scales/t1.pdf. The base salary range, from the salary table(s), for this position is $88,300. "Off-scale salaries" and other components of pay, i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions, qualifications, and experience. ​Additional UCSD salary information can be found here: https://aps.ucsd.edu/compensation/apo-salary.html 

Application Window
Open date: September 9, 2026
Next review date: Friday, Oct 9, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time), apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Saturday, May 1, 2027 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time), applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

More information can be found here: https://apptrkr.com/9813373
 

Virtual Motivation Science Preconference at SPSP

We are hosting the Motivation Science Preconference at this year’s annual meeting for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, which will be virtual on February 9, 2027.

We have an exciting program planned to feature the latest research on goals and goal pursuit, self-regulation, motivation, and behavior change. Keynote speakers include Constantine Sedikides (University of Southampton) and Gabriele Oettingen (New York University).

We are now accepting submissions for:

• Single-presenter talks: Brief (15 min) research presentations pertaining to the science of motivation
• Early-career (graduate students, post-docs, within 5 years post-PhD) data blitzes: Very short (5 min) presentations of original data pertaining to the science of motivation

The submission portal is open from Sept. 3rd – Oct. 8th, and can be found here: https://spsp.wufoo.com/forms/2027-preconference-submission-portal/

Please direct any questions to the Motivation Science Preconference co-chairs: Katie Garrison (kegarrison@ua.edu) and Blair Saunders (b.z.saunders@dundee.ac.uk).

We look forward to your submissions!