Job Title:Assistant Professor of Biology and
NeuroscienceDepartment:BiologyJob Description:
The Department of
Biology and Neuroscience
Program at Rhodes College
seeks qualified applicants for a tenure-track faculty
position in the area of neuroscience to begin in August 2025.
Candidates must have a Ph.D. by August 2025, and post-doctoral or
professional experience is preferred. Applicants should have a
commitment to teaching undergraduates while maintaining an active
research program that engages undergraduate students. Start-up
funds will be provided to support the expected development of a
productive research program. Teaching responsibilities will include
five teaching involvements per year (labs count as a full teaching
involvement) consisting of a combination of introductory, upper
level, and senior seminar courses within the Biology Department and
the interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program. Normal teaching
responsibilities will include one upper-level biology course and
one upper-level neuroscience course with lab within the candidate’s
area of specialty, with some preference for candidates able to
teach Animal Physiology with lab.
The Department of Biology and the Neuroscience Program maintain
active partnerships with the UT Health Sciences Center, St. Jude
Children’s Research Hospital, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, and
the Memphis Zoo, and is an affiliate of the Gulf Coast Research
Laboratory. Nearby field sites include Overton Park, Meeman-Shelby
Forest State Park, Shelby Farms, and the Wolf River wetlands. The
successful applicant will participate in the interdisciplinary
Neuroscience program, and we encourage applications from
individuals whose interests go beyond traditional disciplinary
boundaries.
Rhodes is a nationally ranked residential
college committed to the liberal arts and sciences. Our highest
priorities are intellectual engagement, service to others,
commitment to diversity and inclusion, and honor among ourselves.
Our students live and learn on one of the country’s most beautiful
campuses, located in the heart of Memphis, an economic, medical,
and culturally diverse center, making Rhodes one of a handful of
prominent liberal arts colleges in
a major metropolitan area.
Rhodes College prides itself on being a diverse, inclusive, and
welcoming environment. We are an equal-opportunity employer
committed to diversity and
anti-discrimination.
A complete application will include 1) a cover letter that
addresses the strengths the candidate will bring as a teacher and
scholar to a liberal arts college environment; 2) a curriculum
vitae; 3) a separate statement that addresses how your experiences
with teaching, scholarship, and/or service will contribute to a
college community that includes a commitment to diversity and
inclusion as one of its core values. Also, you must include the
following under Additional Documents: 4) a statement of teaching
philosophy, 5) a research plan, and 6) unofficial copies of
graduate and undergraduate transcripts.
Review of completed applications will begin October 1,
2024, and will continue until the position is filled.
Candidates from backgrounds typically underrepresented in higher
education are strongly encouraged to apply. Letters of
recommendation will only be solicited for short-listed applicants,
at which time you will be prompted for the names and contact
information for three (3) references. Background checks are
required before candidates can be brought to campus for
interviews.
PI247277018
Location: Memphis, TN
Posted: Oct. 2, 2024, 7 a.m.
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