Employment Opportunities - Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience

03-05-WED-2008

Neuroscience/S3M S-STEM Postdoctoral Position
Skidmore College – Saratoga Springs, NY
Review process begins immediately.

The Neuroscience Program at Skidmore College invites applications for a post doctoral position beginning Summer 2008. This position will run for two-years with the possibility of renewal for an additional two. Skidmore College seeks candidates who are firmly committed to undergraduate education and to faculty/student collaborative research.

Excellent teaching and research facilities support many opportunities for faculty/student collaborative work in the classroom, lab, and field. This position will provide a unique opportunity to work with the Skidmore Scholars in Science and Mathematics (S3M), an NSF sponsored program to increase the number of science students from traditionally under-represented groups.

For this position we seek a neuroscientist, broadly defined, but are particularly interested in applicants with specialization in neurochemistry, neurobiology, neurophilosophy and/or modeling. The successful candidate will be expected to teach three courses per year, including Introduction to Neuroscience and an advanced special topics seminar in their area of specialty. This position also includes the supervision of the S3M students as well as direction of the Sophomore Summer Transitional Program.

The SSTP takes place over five-weeks in the summer and is designed to facilitate the intellectual development of the S3M students as they begin to understand methods of scientific inquiry and further explore their interests in the sciences and mathematics.

The review process begins immediately.

Skidmore College is a liberal arts institution of approximately 2,200 students and 200full-time faculty, located in upstate New York. We seek to attract an academically and culturally diverse faculty, welcoming applications from women and men of diverse background. Preference will be given to candidates with a Ph.D. in neuroscience or a related field, and teaching experience. ABD candidates will be considered only if they will complete their degree by Fall 2008. Candidates should send a vita, evidence of excellence in teaching, selected reprints, and three letters of recommendation to: Prof. Flip Phillips, Director, Neuroscience Program, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.

02-28-THU-2008

Visiting Assistant Professor – Behavioral Neuroscience
Mount Holyoke College - South Hadley, MA
Review of applications begins March 1, 2008.

The Psychology Department at Mount Holyoke College is seeking candidates for a one-year visiting position in behavioral neuroscience at the rank of Assistant Professor. The teaching load is four courses per year. Courses can include first-year seminars, intermediate level content courses, and advanced level laboratory courses and seminars. Supervision of student research projects in the faculty memberís research area is expected.

Successful teaching experience with diverse student populations and a doctorate completed by September 2008 are preferred. Review of applications will begin on March 1, 2008. Mount Holyoke is committed to fostering multicultural diversity and awareness in its faculty, staff, and student body and is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and persons of color are especially encouraged to apply.

Mount Holyoke is an undergraduate liberal arts college for women with 2,100 students and 200 faculty. Half the faculty are women; one-fourth are persons of color. It is located about 80 miles west of Boston in the Connecticut River valley, and is a member of the Five College Consortium consisting of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts.

Please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching and research interests, and three letters of reference to: Administrative Assistant, Search Committee, Department of Psychology and Education, Mount Holyoke College, 50 College Street, South Hadley, MA 01075-1462. Please indicate that you are applying for the behavioral neuroscientist position and whether you plan to attend the Eastern Psychological Association Meeting in Boston.

02-22-FRI-2008 / Applications due March 1, 2008.

Tenure Track Assistant Professor at Dominican University
River Forest, IL

Tenure-Track Position beginning August 2008 in the psychology department
of Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. Ph.D. in psychology is required. Area of specialization is open. The successful candidate will teach statistics and research methods and other courses consistent with her/his preparation and interest. All faculty members are invited to contribute to the University's Core Curriculum. The candidate must have a research program that incorporates student collaboration and fits within the context of a liberal arts and sciences institution. Evidence of successful teaching is essential.

Please submit by March 1 curriculum vitae, contact information for three professional referees, a statement of teaching philosophy, and a brief description of proposed research projects to Dominican University Human Resources, 7900 W. Division Street, River Forest, IL 60305 or hr@dom.edu. Dominican University is an equal employment opportunity employer seeking applicants from underrepresented groups.

02-22-FRI-2008

Visiting Scholar in Neuroscience for the 2009-2010 Lund-Gill chair at
Dominican University in River Forest, IL

The Lund-Gill chair was created to bring to campus each year an individual of the highest moral and intellectual reputation who can address themes and issues at the heart of the liberal arts and sciences. The position makes an ideal sabbatical semester; it involves leading a small weekly honors seminar, giving a public lecture, and enjoying the invigorating intellectual atmosphere on our scenic campus, just miles from downtown Chicago. Scholars from all disciplines within the neurosciences are encouraged to apply, especially those interested in the intersections between neuroscience, social policy, and morality.

Please send a letter of intent and curriculum vita to Dean JeffreyCarlson at jcarlson@dom.edu. Dominican University is an equal opportunity employer.

4-JAN-2008 / Applications due March 1, 2008.

Tenure-track Assistant Professor - Biopsychology
Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, GA

The Department of Psychology invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in biopsychology, beginning August 2008. The normal teaching load is 3-3, including Behavioral Neuroscience, Drugs, The Brain, and Behavior, Sensation and Perception, and contribution to the core curriculum in COR 401 Science and Human Nature: . . . READ MORE

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