"Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Neuroscience"

Job Details

Haverford College invites applications for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Neuroscience.

Haverford College is seeking applications for a tenure-track assistant professor of Neuroscience (open area). The successful candidate will join the thriving Bi-College (Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges) Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program, which offers both a major and minor in Neuroscience. Candidates will teach the equivalent of five courses across the academic year, including teaching credit for supervising senior thesis research. The position begins July 1, 2026, for the fall semester of 2026, and it is expected that the Ph.D. will be completed prior to the start date. Postdoctoral experience is highly desirable.

Haverford is designated as a Research College and University by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Faculty are expected to mount an independent, productive research program with potential for extramural funding. The successful candidate will be able to teach effectively at all levels of the undergraduate curriculum, including Introduction to Neuroscience, intermediate and advanced content courses in their area of expertise, laboratory courses, and senior thesis research supervision. Candidates whose teaching and research falls within the areas of cellular/molecular neuroscience and/or computational neuroscience are especially encouraged to apply. We cannot accommodate additional research programs that require housing for vertebrate model organisms (e.g., rodents, fish, birds, non-human primates) on campus. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to engaging a wide range of students from different backgrounds and experiences and creating an inclusive classroom environment in a liberal arts context.

Applicants should submit the following via Interfolio (https://apply.interfolio.com/171185):

• A one-page cover letter
• A CV
• A Research Statement (2-3 pages) describing your proposed research projects and articulating how you will execute your research program in an undergraduate-driven environment.
• A Teaching Statement (2-3 pages) describing your teaching and mentoring experience, teaching philosophy, and/or curricular plans, as well as articulating how you would foster inclusion and success in a diverse student body through your teaching and mentoring. Applicants are also welcome to highlight in their statements any curricular connections to the College's other departments or interdisciplinary programs.
• Two representative publications (or preprints)
• Applicants should arrange for three confidential letters of recommendation to be submitted directly by the recommenders via Interfolio.

All application materials must be received by the end of the day on September 15, 2025 via Interfolio in order to receive consideration.

Questions about the position can be directed to hc-neurosciencesearch@haverford.edu. For technical questions about Interfolio, please contact Interfolio directly at 1-877-997-8807 or help@interfolio.com.

For more information about the Bi-College Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program, please visit https://www.haverford.edu/neuroscience-program

Haverford College is a leading liberal arts college located 9 miles from the center of Philadelphia. The idyllic residential campus is home to 1,435 exceptional undergraduate students who are motivated by their deep intellectual curiosity, respectfully collaborative spirit, and commitment to improving the world around them. The wide variety of neighborhoods comprising the greater Philadelphia area are home to many cultural icons and recreational spaces, with direct public transportation access from Haverford's campus and excellent access to many cities on the East Coast. The concentration of higher education institutions in the region provides excellent opportunities for facilitating professional connections. For more information about Haverford and this position, please see here: https://www.haverford.edu/provost/available-positions/tenure-track-search-neuroscience-additional-information

_Haverford College is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, social justice, and providing equal opportunities and access to all individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, age, marital status, disability, or veteran status. Women, non-binary and transgender individuals, people of color, Indigenous people, and those with other or multiple historically marginalized and/or underrepresented identities are especially encouraged to apply. Haverford College and our consortial partners are located on Lenape lands._