"Postdoctoral Teaching & Research Fellow, Anatomy"

Overview

The Department of Anatomy at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM), Old Westbury campus, invites applications for a three-year Postdoctoral Teaching and Research Fellow position.

The position is open July 01, 2026. Preference will be given to applications received by January 15th, 2026. Please contact simone.hoffmann@nyit.edu for any questions about the position.

The Anatomy Department includes 9 full-time faculty with active research programs in paleontology, evolution, development, functional morphology, biomechanics, and neurosensory anatomy. The successful applicant will have access to the department's Visualization Center equipped with micro-CT scanner, CT processing software; a fresh tissue laboratory for histology and staining; an embryology laboratory for in vivo experiments; a microscopy facility with confocal microscopes; both human and animal gait labs for collecting kinematic, kinetic, energetic, and EMG data; and the Center for Biomedical Innovation for robotics, VR, AR, and 3D printing. For further information regarding the College of Osteopathic Medicine's Department of Anatomy please visit: https://www.nyit.edu/medicine/department_of_anatomy.

Responsibilities

The successful applicant will participate annually in teaching human gross anatomy to osteopathic medical students along with the department's 9 full-time faculty. They will engage in independent research and/or collaborative research with the department's faculty.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will possess a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. Prior experience with clinically-oriented human anatomy is desirable but is not required.

To apply please submit:

• Curriculum Vitae
• Research statement (2-page maximum)
• Teaching statement (2-page maximum)
• Contact information for 3 professional references including e-mail addresses.
• Accessibility statement (optional). In this statement you can describe how you have (or would) engage students of all backgrounds and improve accessiblity and community engagement through your teaching and/or research.
• Kindly include all of the above in one PDF document.

Salary

Minimum Salary: USD $63,000.00/Yr.

Maximum Salary: USD $66,000.00/Yr.