The Department of Cognitive and Information Sciences (CIS) at the University of California, Merced seeks applicants for four (4) tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant Professor level. CIS is a highly interdisciplinary group offering bachelor’s degrees in Cognitive Science and Philosophy as well as an intensive research-based PhD in Cognitive and Information Sciences. We seek outstanding scholars who will establish and maintain creative research paradigms, participate actively in the development of interdisciplinary programs, and teach and mentor effectively at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Applicants must have either a strong research record or evidence of the potential to develop an independent and innovative research program. We are especially seeking candidates whose research involves one or more of the following areas: (1) Cognitive and Data Science, (2) Language, Communication, and Culture, and (3) Applied Ethics. Applicants must hold a PhD in a relevant discipline, such as Cognitive Science, Psychology, Philosophy, Neuroscience, Linguistics, Computer Science, or Anthropology, by the position start date, which is anticipated to be July 1, 2019.