Assistant Professor - Neuroscience
Assistant Professor - Neuroscience
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Job Description
The Department of Biology at Syracuse University invites applications for a tenuretrack position in the dynamic and broad field of neuroscience. The candidate is expected to complement and build on existing strengths in the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program including cell and molecular neurobiology the biology of aging and neurodegeneration behavioral and systems neuroscience neurological disease modeling and developmental neurobiology. The successful candidate is expected to develop a vigorous externally funded research program and participate in graduate and undergraduate teaching and mentoring in the areas of their expertise. The research environment at Syracuse University is highly collaborative both within and between departments research centers and institutes. The candidate will establish their research lab in the Biology Department housed in the worldclass Life Sciences Complex . In addition to the broad research expertise in the Biology Department at Syracuse University faculty benefit from interactions with the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program the Aging Studies Institute and the BioInspired Institute . In addition the Department of Biology has strong research and educational ties to the adjacent State University of New York Upstate Medical University. Competitive salary startup funds and laboratory space will be provided. Located between the Adirondack Mountains Finger Lakes and Lake Ontario regions of upstate New York the metropolitan area of Syracuse boasts myriad cultural and recreational opportunities and offers a wide array of urban small town and rural living. Questions can be addressed to search chair Jessica MacDonald at .
Responsibilities
Responsibilities include: Teaching two courses per year 1:1 load) research and service. Complementing and building on existing strengths in the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program including cell and molecular neurobiology the biology of aging and neurodegeneration behavioral and systems neuroscience neurological disease modeling and developmental neurobiology. Developing a vigorous externally funded research program and participating in graduate and undergraduate teaching and mentoring in the areas of their expertise.
Qualifications
Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Neuroscience Biology or a related field with an outstanding record of research in Neuroscience. Potential candidates at more senior ranks are encouraged to contact the search committee chair Jessica MacDonald at to discuss opportunities in Neuroscience at Syracuse University.
Employment Type
Full Time
