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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center of El Paso lists this Assistant Professor - Human Factors opportunity in el paso, Texas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Assistant Professor in Human Factors Psychology
The Department of Psychological Sciences in the College of Arts & Sciences at Texas Tech University invites applications for a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor to begin in September 1, 2027. The successful candidate will be a core faculty member in the human factors psychology program, which is fully accredited by the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, and will recruit, mentor, and train graduate students in the Experimental Psychology graduate program (MA and PhD).
The specialty area for this position is open, with preference given to research that supports Texas Tech University's strategic research themes, such as the following:
Strengthening National Security: Human factors research supporting defense applications, such as human–AI teaming, trust in automation, and human interaction with cyber-physical systems. Additional areas of interest include military human performance, training and simulation, decision-making in command-and-control systems, and the usability and safety of defense technologies.
Advancing One Health: Human factors research that improves the safety, effectiveness, and integration of healthcare and public health systems, including patient safety, provider workload and well-being, and the design and evaluation of health technologies. Additional interests include human-centered design for underserved healthcare delivery and interdisciplinary coordination across medical and environmental contexts.
Preference may also be given to candidates whose research complements the research interests of current faculty and aligns with federal funding priorities.
Worksite address
el paso, TX, 88568, US
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