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Academic Career & Executive Search (ACES) selected by North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University for Chair of the Department of Psychology Search

(September 29, 2026, WEST HARTFORD, CT) Academic Career & Executive Search (ACES), a leading higher education focused executive search firm, has been selected to recruit the next Chair of the Department of Psychology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T).  Jennifer Muller, Managing Partner, will be leading the search.

Building on the strengths and the University’s expanding research enterprise to achieve R1 status, the next Chair will lead the department through its next stage of growth, strengthening research, expanding interdisciplinary and external partnerships, supporting faculty scholarship and graduate education, and advancing its strong foundation in teaching and student success. The Department of Psychology offers a B.A. in Psychology, an M.S. in Health Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Applied Psychology, with doctoral concentrations in Cognitive-Behavioral Neuroscience and Social-Community Psychology. Faculty research spans neurocognition, aging and dementia, substance use, health psychology, behavioral science, and community-based research, creating opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and externally funded scholarship. This is a 12-month position reporting to the Dean of the Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences.

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. A&T) is a top-flight doctoral research institution and the nation’s largest historically Black university. An 1890 land-grant university within the University of North Carolina System, N.C. A&T is nationally recognized for excellence in STEM education, research, and inclusive student success. With an enrollment of more than 15,000 students, the University offers a broad portfolio of undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs and serves as one of North Carolina’s leading public research engines.  The John R. and Kathy R. Hairston College of Health and Human Sciences (HCHHS) is the largest academic college at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and is comprised of six departments and the School of Nursing. The College offers seven undergraduate degree programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Health Services Management, Kinesiology, Nursing, Psychology, Social Work, and Sociology.

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Contact Jennifer Muller, Managing Partner, at 860-740-2600 or Jennifer@ACESrch.com, or visit https://acesrch.com/.