[FUN_Mail] Assistant Professor of Neuroscience (TT Hire)

[Timothy Schoenfeld]

Assistant Professor of Neuroscience

The Department of Psychological Science and Neuroscience in the College of Sciences and Mathematics at Belmont University in Nashville (TN) is seeking applications for a tenure track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning August 1st, 2024.

Job responsibilities include twelve hours of undergraduate teaching per semester as well as other departmental, college, and university professional responsibilities, including academic advising, student mentoring, scholarly activity, and service. Candidates must be committed to superior teaching, and teaching responsibilities will include Introduction to Neuroscience for majors, General Neuroscience as a general education course, Neurobiology, and other service-level, elective, and/or laboratory courses depending on the candidate's interests and training background.

In addition to teaching courses, candidates are expected to engage in scholarly activity and the supervision of independent undergraduate research in an empirically-oriented department with 75 neuroscience majors and additional minors. Paid summer research and teaching opportunities are available to further scholarship and/or training activities. Student-led projects are presented yearly at conferences, including Society for Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience Society. At Belmont, a variety of scholarly productivity is valued, including the scholarship of teaching, discovery, integration, and application.

This position will eventually lead to leadership opportunities as neuroscience program director. The exact experimental neuroscience focus for this position is open, as well as the model used (human, rodent, computational, etc.). There is strong interest in individuals with a background in cellular and/or molecular techniques, as well as those with computational and modeling techniques in the neurosciences. For additional information about the position, email co-chairs of the search committee Carole Scherling (carole.scherling at belmont.edu) and Tim Schoenfeld (timothy.schoenfeld at belmont.edu).

Applicants must have either earned a Ph.D. in any area of neuroscience, psychology, biology, or related fields, or are expected to complete all Ph.D. requirements by August 2024; teaching experience and/or postdoctoral experience is strongly preferred. To complete the online application, candidates are directed to <https://tinyurl.com/bddjtnpm/> <https://jobs.belmont.edu/> https://tinyurl.com/bddjtnpm/. An electronic version of a Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae, and Response to Belmont’s Aspirational Aim must be attached to complete the online application. Separate Teaching and Research Statements will be requested of eligible applicants after they apply. Review of applications will begin immediately, until the position is filled.

Tim Schoenfeld, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Psychological Science and Neuroscience
Belmont University
Nashville, TN, 37212
615-460-6252
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   Assistant Professor of Neuroscience

   The Department of Psychological Science and Neuroscience in the College
   of Sciences and Mathematics at Belmont University in Nashville (TN) is
   seeking applications for a tenure track faculty position at the rank of
   Assistant Professor beginning August 1st, 2024.
   Job responsibilities include twelve hours of undergraduate teaching per
   semester as well as other departmental, college, and university
   professional responsibilities, including academic advising, student
   mentoring, scholarly activity, and service. Candidates must be
   committed to superior teaching, and teaching responsibilities will
   include Introduction to Neuroscience for majors, General Neuroscience
   as a general education course, Neurobiology, and other service-level,
   elective, and/or laboratory courses depending on the candidate's
   interests and training background.
   In addition to teaching courses, candidates are expected to engage in
   scholarly activity and the supervision of independent undergraduate
   research in an empirically-oriented department with 75 neuroscience
   majors and additional minors. Paid summer research and teaching
   opportunities are available to further scholarship and/or training
   activities. Student-led projects are presented yearly at conferences,
   including Society for Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience Society.
   At Belmont, a variety of scholarly productivity is valued, including
   the scholarship of teaching, discovery, integration, and application.
   This position will eventually lead to leadership opportunities as
   neuroscience program director. The exact experimental neuroscience
   focus for this position is open, as well as the model used (human,
   rodent, computational, etc.). There is strong interest in individuals
   with a background in cellular and/or molecular techniques, as well as
   those with computational and modeling techniques in the
   neurosciences. For additional information about the position, email
   co-chairs of the search committee
   Carole Scherling (carole.scherling at belmont.edu) and
   Tim Schoenfeld (timothy.schoenfeld at belmont.edu).
   Applicants must have either earned a Ph.D. in any area of neuroscience,
   psychology, biology, or related fields, or are expected to complete all
   Ph.D. requirements by August 2024; teaching experience and/or
   postdoctoral experience is strongly preferred. To complete the online
   application, candidates are directed
   to [1]https://tinyurl.com/bddjtnpm/. An electronic version of a Cover
   Letter, Curriculum Vitae, and Response to Belmont’s Aspirational Aim
   must be attached to complete the online application. Separate Teaching
   and Research Statements will be requested of eligible applicants after
   they apply. Review of applications will begin immediately, until the
   position is filled.

   Tim Schoenfeld, PhD
   Associate Professor
   Department of Psychological Science and Neuroscience
   Belmont University
   Nashville, TN, 37212
   615-460-6252
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References

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   1. https://tinyurl.com/bddjtnpm/

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   3. https://tinyurl.com/bddjtnpm/
   4. https://jobs.belmont.edu/
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