Visiting Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Behavior, Two-Year Position

Vassar College

Visiting Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Behavior, Two-Year Position

Department: Neuroscience and Behavior Program

Posting Removal Date:

Posting Number: F128P

For full consideration applicants should apply by: 03/01/2025

About Vassar College

Vassar is a highly selective, coeducational liberal arts college of about 2400 undergraduate students, located in the Hudson Valley, seventy-five miles north of New York City. Vassar stands upon the https://www.vassar.edu/land-acknowledgment. The College is located in Poughkeepsie, home to a culturally diverse community, and benefits from convenient commuter rail access to New York City. Vassar faculty are committed teachers/scholars who bring research and creative discovery to life for students in classrooms, labs, and studios and in individually-mentored projects. They teach broadly in the curricula of their departments, advise students, and serve on college-wide and departmental committees. The College maintains a generous leave policy, provides strong support for research, and encourages multidisciplinary approaches to teaching.

Position Introduction

The Neuroscience and Behavior Program seeks a two-year visiting assistant professor to begin in the Fall of 2025.

AA Statement

Vassar College is deeply committed to increasing the diversity of the campus community and the curriculum, and to promoting an environment of equality, inclusion, and respect for difference. Candidates who can contribute to this goal through their teaching, research, advising, and other activities are encouraged to identify their strengths and experiences in this area. The College is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer, and especially welcomes applications from veterans, women, individuals with disabilities, and members of racial, ethnic, and other groups whose underrepresentation in the American professoriate has been severe and longstanding.

Position Description

Candidates should have a Ph.D. in neuroscience, biology, or a related discipline by time of appointment and demonstrate a commitment to undergraduate teaching. The successful applicant will teach classes that support, or are required for, our Neuroscience and Behavior major. Teaching responsibilities in the first year will likely include an upper-level biology seminar in an area of the candidate's expertise, an intermediate-level physiology course with lab, and an intermediate-level neuroscience and behavior course with or without lab. Teaching responsibilities may also include an introductory biology course or another course that supports the major. The successful applicant will have a dedicated office and access to shared equipment for teaching and research purposes. The teaching expectation is five course units per year (3-2 teaching load), with laboratories and lectures each counting as one unit.

Salary Wage Range

Pay Transparency Disclosure: The annual base starting salary range for this full-time visiting position is $87,000 to $91,000 (USD ). When extending an offer of employment, Vassar College considers factors such as (but not limited to) candidate's education/training, work experience, internal peer equity, as well as market and organizational considerations. This salary range represents the College's good faith and reasonable estimate at the time of posting.

How to Apply

Candidates should submit a letter of application, a CV, a 1-2 page statement of teaching experience and philosophy, a graduate transcript (an unofficial copy is acceptable for initial application), a candidate diversity statement, and the names of three people willing to submit letters of recommendation. Additional information on candidate diversity statements can be found at: https://offices.vassar.edu/dean-of-the-faculty/positions/candidate-diversity-statement/.

Applications should be addressed to the Neuroscience and Behavior Search Committee and submitted online at:https://apptrkr.com/5941955. A PhD is required and must be in hand by time of appointment. Address any questions to Megan Gall, Director of the Neuroscience and Behavior Program (megall@vassar.edu). Review of applicant materials will begin on March 1, 2025, and will continue until the position has been filled. There is no guarantee that applications received after this date will be considered.

Special Instructions to Applicants

All attachments must be in PDF or Word format.

To Apply

All applicants must apply online at: https://apptrkr.com/5941955.

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