"Assistant Professor in Cultural Neuroscience, Developmental Neuroscience, or Clinical Neuroscience"

The Swarthmore College Department of Psychology announces a tenure track position at the Assistant Professor level to begin in the fall semester, 2026. We seek a neuroscientist with specialization in cultural, developmental, or clinical neuroscience. Competitive candidates will have both 1) a strong commitment to teaching and 2) an active research program that can engage diverse and talented undergraduates. Teaching responsibilities may include intermediate and advanced undergraduate courses in the candidate’s area of specialization, a research practicum, supervision of student research projects, research methods, and introductory psychology. A teaching load is two courses each semester. Candidates at a more advanced stage may be considered though our primary focus is at the Assistant Professor level.

The candidate will have independent research and office spaces in the College’s new Singer Hall (https://www.swarthmore.edu/facilities-management/maxine-frank-singer-hall), which houses the Biology, Engineering, and Psychology Departments. They will also have access to shared departmental resources including a state-of-the-art EEG lab with multiple systems. Swarthmore College offers competitive start-up packages to support faculty research and teaching, funds for travel to professional meetings, summer support of undergraduate research collaborators, and a generous sabbatical policy.

Located in the suburbs of Philadelphia and near Wilmington DE, Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college whose mission combines academic rigor with social responsibility. Swarthmore has a strong institutional commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity. We welcome applications from all candidates with exceptional qualifications, particularly those with demonstrable experience effectively supporting, teaching, and engaging a highly diverse student body. For more information available to all faculty at Swarthmore, see https://www.swarthmore.edu/provosts-office/welcome-to-provosts-office.

Qualifications

Area of sub-specialization within cultural, developmental, or clinical neuroscience is open. Must have Ph.D. in hand by August 2026. Some teaching experience is preferred. Competitive candidates will use neuroscience methods to explore psychological questions.

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit a brief cover letter describing their interest in applying for this position, statements describing their teaching and research interests, a current CV, and reprints or preprints of recent work. The teaching statement should describe the applicant’s interests in teaching at an undergraduate institution, previous teaching experience, and approach to teaching and mentoring students from diverse backgrounds. The research statement should describe the applicant’s program of research (including research interests, recent and current research, and anticipated areas for future work) and its potential to engage undergraduate students. Relevant experience mentoring students in empirical research should be described in the teaching and/or research statement. In addition, applicants should arrange for three (3) confidential letters of recommendation to be submitted.

Apply via Interfolio: apply.interfolio.com/173252. Review of applications will begin October 1, 2025; applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. Inquiries may be made to the search chair, Frank Durgin, fdurgin1@swarthmore.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Swarthmore has a strong institutional commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity. We welcome applications from all candidates with exceptional qualifications, particularly those with demonstrable commitments to working effectively supporting, teaching, and engaging a highly diverse student body.