"Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Behavior"

The Department of Neuroscience and Behavior at Mount Holyoke College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Neuroscience beginning July 1, 2026. A Ph.D. or ABD is required.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to build a rigorous program of high-quality research that actively involves undergraduate students and will possess a record of strong undergraduate teaching, including experience mentoring students who are broadly diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, disability, and religion.

Research interests across the discipline are welcome and may include human subjects research, vertebrate or invertebrate models, and/or computational approaches. We seek candidates with a strong commitment to undergraduate education who will contribute to the department’s core curriculum at the introductory (with lab), intermediate, and advanced levels by teaching four courses per year.

The ideal candidate will develop new intermediate-level courses that support the growing demand for quantitative reasoning across the discipline, as well as upper-level laboratory and seminar courses in their area of expertise. Applicants are required to submit (1) a teaching philosophy, (2) a statement of research interests, and (3) a statement about mentoring a diverse student body by September 1, 2025.

Minimum starting rate of pay: $90,000.

Background Checks:

Mount Holyoke College is committed to providing a safe and secure environment, supported by qualified employees that will allow all of its students, faculty, staff and those associated with them to successfully carry out the mission of the college. As a condition of employment, the College will conduct appropriate background checks for all new hires. Mount Holyoke has designated the Office of Human Resources as the office responsible for ensuring that background checks (CORI, SORI, Credit History, & Driver Credential) are completed and utilized in the hiring process and Five College Office of Compliance and Risk Management as the office responsible for facilitating background checks as articulated in this policy.

Special Instructions for Applicants:

Apply online; application materials must include:

• A cover letter summarizing interests and qualifications
• A complete resume or curriculum vitae
• For faculty positions, statements on mentoring, teaching, and research will also be required.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment.