03 Nov Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Systems/Behavioral Neuroscience
Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences (Open Rank), Systems/Behavioral Neuroscience
Dartmouth College: School of Arts & Sciences: Sciences: Psychological and Brain Sciences
Associate Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Systems/Behavioral Neuroscience
Dartmouth College: School of Arts & Sciences: Sciences: Psychological and Brain Sciences
Location: Hanover, NH
Open Date: Aug 14, 2023
Description
The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Dartmouth College invites applications for a tenured Associate Professor position in Systems/Behavioral Neuroscience. The anticipated start date is July 1, 2024. We are also advertising a position at the Assistant Professor rank in the same field.
We seek applicants with a record of excellence in research and who are able to provide high-quality teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. We are interested in qualified candidates who use advanced neurobiological methods to study the mechanisms underlying cognitive and behavioral function using small mammals as an experimental model.
Our department offers the best of a well-resourced, externally funded research university environment along with the integrative and cross-disciplinary nature of a liberal arts institution. In particular, our state-of-the-art research and teaching facility houses human cognitive/social neuroscience and small-animal behavioral/systems neuroscience in the same building. Collaboration across areas centered on common research questions and/or methods is frequent and encouraged. Beyond our department, our graduate students and postdoctoral scholars are supported by the Guarini School for Graduate and Advanced Studies, including their diversity and inclusion initiatives. We are particularly interested in applicants who have experience working with undergraduate researchers, and who will encourage undergraduate involvement in ongoing behavioral/systems neuroscience research activities in their labs. Opportunities for this include Dartmouth mentoring programs such as the Women in Science Program, E. E. Just STEM Scholars Program, and Academic Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (ASURE).
The broader neuroscience community at Dartmouth includes research programs in the Department of Biological Sciences, Geisel School of Medicine, Thayer School of Engineering, and the cross-departmental Integrative Neuroscience at Dartmouth (IND) graduate program. Behavioral/systems neuroscience labs in the department attract strong graduate students via the PhD program in Psychological and Brain Sciences as well as the IND program.
The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and Dartmouth are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive population of students, faculty, and staff. Dartmouth recently launched a new initiative, Toward Equity, that embraces shared definitions of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging as a foundation for our success in institutional transformation. We are especially interested in applicants who are able to work effectively with students, faculty, and staff from all backgrounds and with different identities and attributes. Applicants should provide a statement addressing how their teaching, research, service, and/or life experiences prepare them to advance Dartmouth’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. This statement will be evaluated as part of the selection process.
Qualifications
Applicants should have a PhD in Neuroscience or a closely related field. Effective classroom teaching is essential for this position. Candidates should have a proven track-record of outstanding teaching and scholarship in the field, and the potential for broader forms of institutional and administrative leadership.
Application Instructions
Please submit all materials electronically via Interfolio:
- Letter of application (1-2 pages),
- CV,
- Statement of research experience and plans (2-4 pages),
- Statement of teaching experience and plans (1-2 pages),
- Statement addressing how the applicant’s teaching, research, service, and/or life experiences prepare them to advance Dartmouth’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (1 page).
Review of applications will begin October 15, 2023 and continue until the position is filled. Additional materials, including reference letters, may be requested at a later date. Inquires may be addressed to kyle.s.smith@dartmouth.edu.
For all openings in Arts and Sciences, please visit our Faculty Recruitment page.
Application Process
This institution is using Interfolio’s Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other category protected by applicable law, in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, employment, or other school administered programs. Applications by members of all underrepresented groups are encouraged.
If you are an applicant with a disability and need accommodations to assist in the job application or interview process, please email ADA@dartmouth.edu. In the subject line, please state “Application Accommodations” and include the job number or title. Someone from the ADA Compliance Office will be in touch within 2 business days.
For additional employment opportunities at Dartmouth College, please visit the Dartmouth Interfolio Job Board, the Office of the Provost, and the Office of Human Resources.
Offers of employment are contingent upon consent to a pre-employment background check with results acceptable under Dartmouth policy. Please visit the Office of Human Resources for details.
All Dartmouth College employees must comply with the College’s health and safety guidelines and protocols, including but not limited to those related to COVID-19, such as any testing, masking, or distancing requirements that may be in place at any given time or place.
Please click here to apply.
Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.