Teaching Assistant Professor - Discovery Based Neuroscience Lab

Applications are invited for an appointment-stream Teaching Assistant Professor position starting September 2024. This recruitment is focused on individuals who can teach a new discovery-based neuroscience laboratory course for undergraduates focused on using invertebrate species to study learning. Successful candidates will be expected to contribute to other teaching in the Department of Neuroscience to round out a full-time academic year teaching load. Appointment-stream teaching faculty are full-time and completely integrated into all activities in the Department of Neuroscience. Collegial interactions are widespread within the Department of Neuroscience (http://www.neuroscience.pitt.edu/), and across the extensive, outstanding, and growing, neuroscience community found in Pittsburgh. Our neuroscience environment is exemplified by the Center for Neuroscience at the University of Pittsburgh (CNUP; https://www.cnup.pitt.edu/about).

Required qualifications are a doctoral degree and postdoctoral training in neuroscience or a related field, and experience teaching undergraduate courses in neuroscience. Desired qualifications include a record of service.

To apply, candidates should submit PDF documents of the following to this job posting in Talent Center (https://www.join.pitt.edu/): (a) a letter of application, (b) a current CV, (c) teaching statement, (d) past research experience, and (e) a brief description of how your research, teaching or service demonstrates a commitment to diversity and inclusion. At least three letters of reference should be sent by the recommenders to nrosci1@pitt.edu. Applications will be reviewed starting May 3, 2024. The Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences is committed to building and fostering a culturally diverse environment. Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of individuals and constituencies in support of a diverse community are required.

Summary of additional required documents; past research experience and a brief description of how your research, teaching or service demonstrates a commitment to diversity and inclusion. At least three letters of reference should be sent by the recommenders to nrosci1@pitt.edu.

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