Assistant Professor in Work and Organizational Psychology

This is a tenure-track position governed by the UC Academic Regulations (Reglamento Académico UC), available online or upon request. The position’s principal responsibilities are research and teaching. Applicants must demonstrate the potential to develop an independent, original line of research of international relevance. The successful candidate will be expected to teach at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. As the language of instruction in these programs is Spanish, fluency in both Spanish and English is required.

Institutional Context

The Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile is a leading university in Latin America, consistently ranked among the best in the region. Since its founding in 1957, the School of Psychology at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile has trained more than 5,000 professionals. The School is currently composed of 40 tenure-track faculty members, 10 special-track faculty members, and approximately 900 undergraduate and 120 graduate students. At the undergraduate level, the UC School of Psychology offers the bachelor’s degree (Licenciatura) in Psychology and confers the professional title of Psychologist, with five professional tracks: clinical, work and organizational, educational, community, and health psychology. At the graduate level, it offers three doctoral programs (psychology, psychotherapy, and neurosciences) and four master's programs (educational psychology, clinical psychology, health psychology, and strategic people management and organizational behavior). Our faculty conduct both basic and applied research across diverse areas of psychology and participate in a wide range of international collaborations with universities around the world. Further information about the School can be found at https://psicologia.uc.cl/

Position Profile

We are seeking a scholar holding a PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Occupational Psychology, Organizational Behavior, or related disciplines, with experience in research and teaching in work and organizational psychology, who can contribute to the development of this field within the School and to strengthening its academic offerings.

Required and Desired Competencies

The successful candidate is expected to conduct research and teach in work and organizational psychology, addressing significant phenomena of work and organizations from a psychological, evidence-based perspective, through a research agenda that contributes to knowledge about individuals, groups, and organizations in contemporary work settings.

Applicants with knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas will be particularly valued:

• Personnel selection and assessment
• Job analysis and competency modeling
• Performance appraisal and management
• Work motivation and attitudes
• Leadership, teams, and group processes
• Organizational climate and culture
• Occupational health, stress, and workplace well-being

The successful candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses in work and organizational psychology, such as:

• Introduction to the Practice of Work and Organizational Psychology
• Personnel Selection
• Assessment of People in Organizations
• People Management
• Organizational Behavior
• Advanced courses in the specialty

Approximately 50% of the appointment will be devoted to teaching, equivalent to three classes per year, or two classes plus other teaching activities such as the supervision of Master's and/or Doctoral theses. During the first year, the successful candidate is expected to teach one course per semester.

In addition, the candidate will be required to:

• Develop and consolidate an independent line of research, with publications in internationally recognized academic journals and the capacity to secure external funding.
• Supervise Master's and/or Doctoral theses.
• Participate actively in the academic life of the School and in curricular and academic development initiatives.
• Contribute to strengthening education and training in work and organizational psychology at the undergraduate and graduate levels.

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute actively to strengthening the academic environment and the School's standing in the field of work and organizational psychology, promoting initiatives that connect scientific research, student training, and the contemporary challenges of the world of work.

The following will be especially valued:

• Experience in applied research and/or professional practice in work and organizational psychology, including organizational consulting and work with organizations.
• Willingness to strengthen national and international research networks in work and organizational psychology and organizational behavior.
• The ability to integrate scientific research and evidence into addressing contemporary problems of organizations and the world of work.
• Experience with, or interest in, the study of emerging transformations of work and organizations, including the effects of new technologies and artificial intelligence.

Availability

The appointee must be available to begin working at the School of Psychology as of March 1, 2027.

Application Materials

• A complete Curriculum Vitae, including a full list of publications and teaching experience.
• Candidate's letter of interest in the position, including a brief account of their academic and teaching trajectory, highlighting their interests and contributions in the areas of this call. Please indicate at least two scientific publications you consider relevant for the purposes of this application and that reflect your line of research in the call. We ask that you justify the selection of these works in terms of their relevance to the position and their impact in relation to your academic and professional development at UC. You are also expected to convey your interest in joining the Universidad Católica and to indicate what contributions you expect to make to the UC community, considering your areas of development and the University's mission (maximum 2 letter-size pages). You may consult UC's vision and mission here: https://www.uc.cl/universidad/
• An academic teaching proposal to be developed at the UC School of Psychology, mentioning the core undergraduate courses and elective undergraduate and graduate courses (maximum 1 letter-size page). You may consult the Psychology program's course structure at https://psicologia.uc.cl/pregrado/estructura-curricular/admision-2022/ and at https://psicologia.uc.cl/pregrado/estructura-curricular/lineas-de-formacion/
• An academic research proposal to be developed at the UC School of Psychology, reflecting the research you intend to pursue and how it connects with the Work and Organizational Psychology area (maximum 1 letter-size page).
• A copy of the doctoral degree certificate.
• Two confidential letters of reference, which must be sent directly to cca@uc.cl, indicating in the subject line: “Letter of Recommendation for (name of candidate) – Work and Organizational Psychology Position”.
• Copies of teaching evaluations obtained at this or other institutions, at the undergraduate and graduate levels. If teaching evaluations are not available, applicants must explain why.

For further inquiries regarding this call, please contact Professor Carlos Cornejo, Director of the School of Psychology, at cca@uc.cl

A candidate of foreign nationality without permanent residency in the country, or applying from abroad, will subsequently need to arrange, in their country of origin, the visa required to join the University's academic faculty.

All application materials must be uploaded before October 26, 2026, to the platform: https://airtable.com/app4SKGo7TxIlvwwZ/pagHjgln9Kx6DMfuZ/form

The selection process involves several stages at the School, Faculty, and University levels, and usually takes about two months after the close of the application period.