Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Neuroscience

RIT Inn and Conference Center•Rochester, NY

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About The Position

The Integrated Sciences Academy in the College of Science at the Rochester Institute of Technology invites applications for a Tenure Track (TT) position in the area of Neuroscience to begin in the fall of 2026. This TT position is supported in part by one of the world's leading funders of fundamental scientific research: the Simons Foundation as part of the Simons Empire Faculty Fellows Program to stimulate faculty hiring across New York State. This position is designed to support the development of strong, independent research programs while fostering interdisciplinary collaboration that advances the Simons Foundation's mission to push the boundaries of mathematics and the basic sciences. Responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate courses, publishing high-quality scholarly research, and securing extramural research funding to support and advise undergraduate researchers. RIT's new and growing Neuroscience BS program is a joint program between the College of Science and the College of Liberal Arts. The successful candidate will have the unique opportunity to contribute significantly to building and shaping this growing interdisciplinary program. If appropriate, the candidate may also participate in our Cognitive Science PhD, Color Science PhD, or Experimental Psychology MS programs. We are seeking a candidate with a PhD in neuroscience or related field. Our preference is for a specialization in the fields of neurobiology, visual neuroscience, or computational neuroscience. The candidate will have broad experience with neuroscience topics and tools. They will preferably have post-doctoral research experience demonstrating success with, or strong potential for, securing external funding for their planned research program. Our ideal candidate will have demonstrated strong skills in teaching college courses, preferably independently (beyond Teaching Assistant). They will be enthusiastic about teaching undergraduate courses and training undergraduate researchers, as well as providing student support and mentorship, showing active consideration of the needs of all students. Potential teaching assignments may include introductory neuroscience courses and advanced electives such as "Neurobiology" or "Animal Vision". The candidate would also be expected to develop courses based on their expertise. We are seeking an individual who has the ability and interest in contributing to a community committed to student-centeredness; professional development and scholarship; integrity and ethics; innovation and flexibility; and teamwork and collaboration. Select to view links to RIT's core values and honor code. To attract and retain an excellent and innovative faculty, RIT offers several programs and professional development opportunities to help faculty succeed from our onboarding and orientation on through to the tenure and promotion process. https://www.rit.edu/aes/ofr

Requirements

Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Neurobiology, or a related field at the time of appointment
Evidence of peer-reviewed publications in disciplinary journals
Demonstrated teaching experience at the college level
Ability to establish a program of extramurally funded research
Ability to effectively mentor and collaborate with scholars from a variety of disciplines

Nice To Haves

specialization in the fields of neurobiology, visual neuroscience, or computational neuroscience
broad experience with neuroscience topics and tools
post-doctoral research experience demonstrating success with, or strong potential for, securing external funding for their planned research program
demonstrated strong skills in teaching college courses, preferably independently (beyond Teaching Assistant)
enthusiastic about teaching undergraduate courses

Responsibilities

teaching undergraduate courses
publishing high-quality scholarly research
securing extramural research funding to support and advise undergraduate researchers
contributing significantly to building and shaping this growing interdisciplinary program
participate in our Cognitive Science PhD, Color Science PhD, or Experimental Psychology MS programs
training undergraduate researchers
providing student support and mentorship
developing courses based on their expertise
contributing to a community committed to student-centeredness; professional development and scholarship; integrity and ethics; innovation and flexibility; and teamwork and collaboration

Benefits

RIT offers several programs and professional development opportunities to help faculty succeed from our onboarding and orientation on through to the tenure and promotion process.

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