This position will also support the interdisciplinary Neuroscience major. Candidates must have a Ph.D. (or equivalent terminal degree) in neurobiology, neuroscience, or biology with a concentration in neuroscience (or a related field). Postdoctoral research experience (or equivalent) is preferred. Teaching responsibilities will include Neurobiology and contributing to labs and/or lectures in the Biology core sequence.
Neurobiology, the final core course for the Neuroscience major and a Biology upper division elective, is team-taught as an integrated lecture and lab course focused on cellular and molecular understanding of the nervous system using structural and functional experimental approaches. The Biology core sequence consists of three semesters of lecture-lab combinations which are team-taught.
Additional teaching opportunities are available in upper division Biology/Neuroscience electives of the candidate’s choosing and general courses in the University curriculum.
The candidate is expected to build a sustainable neuroscience research program actively involving undergraduates in obtaining, presenting, and publishing data. Our current faculty employ model systems using lizards, birds, rodents, and non-human primates with emphasis in behavioral research. We therefore aim to hire a faculty member who will broaden experiences available to students in the areas of cellular and molecular research using aquatic vertebrate (e.g. Zebrafish, Xenopus, etc.), invertebrate, cellular, or computational model systems.
This research program is core to the mission of the University to provide experiential learning. The candidate’s research and teaching goals should align and demonstrate a commitment to the teacher-scholar model, excelling in both. The candidate must also demonstrate an ability to positively interact with and contribute to the Department and University.
