About the program
The Cognitive Psychology program at Iowa State University trains graduate students to understand and improve how people learn, remember, think, and make decisions. Students work closely with faculty from day one, developing the skills to design experiments, analyze data, and publish high-impact research.
Our program emphasizes the study of basic cognitive processes in naturalistic settings including education, criminal justice, virtual environments, and other real-world contexts.
New graduate students are admitted into a faculty mentor’s lab and become involved in that faculty member’s research program. Our graduates are competitive for careers in academia, industry, and government. We encourage prospective students to peruse faculty profiles to assess alignment of interests.
We are hiring! The Department of Psychology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in cognitive psychology. The start date for the position is August 16, 2027. To ensure full consideration, applications should be received by September 21, 2026, but will be accepted until the position is filled. Please view our job posting for more information or to submit an application.
