Assistant Professor of Neuroendocrinology
Assistant Professor of Neuroendocrinology
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$ 74190 - 79000
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Job Description
The Department of Biology and the Neuroscience Program at St. Olaf College invite applications for a full-time tenure track position in Neuroscience at the Assistant Professor level to begin August 2026.
Teaching responsibilities include five course equivalents from the following Neuroscience Program courses:
- introductory neuroscience with lab
- a 300-level neuroscience seminar in your field of expertise
- at least two of the following three courses
- cellular/molecular neuroscience with lab
- systems neuroscience with lab
- behavioral/cognitive neuroscience with lab
Service expectations for this role include academic advising of Neuroscience and Biology students and leadership within the Neuroscience Program as appropriate to career stage.
Salary: $74190 - $79000
Qualifications
Qualified applicants will have a PhD in Neuroscience Biology Psychology or related field with demonstrated expertise in neuroendocrinology. Neuroendocrinology research that substantively involves undergraduates and is competitive for external funding is also required.
About the Department
Our Biology Department is ranked among the top three baccalaureate colleges for producing future PhDs a testament to our strong commitment to academic excellence and mentorship. The Neuroscience Program at St. Olaf is robust and growing with around 25 students completing the Neuroscience Concentration (interdisciplinary minor) in a typical year. The seven current Neuroscience Program faculty members are from the Biology Psychology and Physics Departments. A neuroscience major is slated to launch in the 2026-27 academic year. The Biology Department and the Neuroscience Program are both housed in a Platinum LEED certified science facility equipped with research and teaching infrastructure that includes a vivarium and surgical suite cell culture and microscopy facilities behavioral testing labs and advanced electrophysiology rigs.
For more information about the department visit For more information about the Neuroscience Program visit strive to be a campus of welcome where students faculty and staff thrive by bringing their full humanitygender identity sexuality race ethnicity national origin socioeconomic class disability religion spirituality and ageto St. Olaf each day. Our goal is to generate conversations and processes that over time create greater clarity transparency trust cooperation consensus respect and measurable outcomes. Practices that support this goal include listening cultivating a growth mindset respecting those with different views being informed by data and understanding that the work is ongoing collaborative organic and ever evolving. We encourage applicants to familiarize themselves with our Community and Belongingwebsite to learn more about our commitment and to identify how you might contribute to these efforts.
How to Apply
Throughout your materials include how you would contribute to the development of a diverse and inclusive learning community at our college through your teaching research and/or service. A complete application includes the following:
References: Provide contact information for three professional references who can speak to your abilities in teaching and scholarship. Letters will be solicited from references by the search committee for candidates who advance to the interview stage.
Supporting Documents and URLS:
- Cover letter outlining your qualifications and why you are interested in this particular position
- Curriculum vitae
- Graduate transcripts (unofficial)
- Teaching Statement: Describe the strategies you plan to use when teaching undergraduate neuroscience including details and activities specific to at least two of the courses listed above (no more than three pages).
- Professional Statement: Clearly lay out the research you plan to complete over the next five years including the role that undergraduates will play and strategies for attracting external funding (no more than five pages).
Review of applications will begin on October 1 2025 and will continue until the position is filled. Applications received by that date will receive fullest consideration. Finalist interviews are expected in December. Questions about the position department or College may be directed to James Demas Search Committee Chair at .
Employment Type
Full-Time
