Academic Joint Health Department-Assistant Professor-Neurobiology Bookmark this Requisition Print Preview | Apply for this Job Posting Details Position Information School/College Academic Joint Departments Title Academic Joint Health Department-Assistant Professor-Neurobiology Assignment Category Full-Time Rank Assistant Professor Tenure Status Non-Tenure Track Payroll Status Faculty 12 Job Description Neuroscience
Teaching Faculty PositionDepartment of NeurobiologyUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Heersink School of Medicine (HSOM) invites applications for a teaching faculty position in the Department of Neurobiology. We are seeking candidates who apply innovative approaches to teaching the development, function, and malfunction of the nervous system at multiple levels of
analysis. Appointment will be at the Assistant Professor level, non-tenure earning, with the possibility of transitioning to tenure-earning in the future. While all neuroscience areas are welcome, candidates with expertise in motivated behavior (drug use), neurodevelopmental disorders, neuropharmacology, or computational neuroscience are particularly encouraged to apply. The Department of Neurobiology at UAB’s HSOM
has a long history of promoting scientific and teaching excellence. UAB is a research-intensive university ranked in the top 10 among public universities for NIH funding. The Department of Neurobiology (link) co-directs UAB’s undergraduate neuroscience major with the Department of Psychology; the program has grown to more than 360 students, most of whom are honors students. Neuroscientists with an interest in a
full-time teaching position at the undergraduate and graduate level are needed to teach advanced electives and introductory courses in the fundamentals of neuroscience alongside three or more full-time teaching faculty. UAB’s teaching facilities are outstanding; each classroom is equipped with modern videoconferencing technology and many are designed to facilitate active learning and team-based learning scenarios.
The Department of Neurobiology also provides extensive opportunities for teaching in undergraduate honors, graduate, and/or medical training programs. Modern faculty offices are in the Shelby Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building and nearby Civitan Building.On the research front, the department has strengths in the molecular mechanisms of neuronal function, synaptic communication and plasticity, motivated
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