Adjunct Assistant Professor of Neuroscience

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Neuroscience

The Department of Biology at St. Olaf College invites applications for a part-time (0.267 FTE), one-semester position at the Adjunct Instructor or Assistant Professor level to begin February 2024. We are seeking an experienced electrophysiologist to teach Cell and Molecular Neuroscience (lecture and lab) for students majoring in Biology or Psychology and required for those concentrating in Neuroscience. We have a state-of-the art electrophysiology teaching lab and the course includes opportunities for extra- and intra-cellular electrical recording suitable for using a variety of animals (frogs, crayfish, insects, leeches, snails or small rodents).

NEURO 239 focuses on the physiology and development of neurons and neural circuits across the animal kingdom. The labs taught this year included action potential measurements in earthworms, cockroach mechanoreception, frog action potentials and synaptic delay and concluded with several weeks exploring crayfish neuronal and muscle electrophysiology including recordings and data analysis. The lab is well equipped with AD Instruments PowerLab Data Acquisition Systems, General Oscilloscopes (Tektronix or equivalent) to view voltage-time varying signals, and LabChart Software (mostly for recording data). Details for each lab exercise are available with variations welcome depending on the interests of the successful candidate.

Qualifications:

Our ideal candidate will have completed or nearly completed a Ph.D. in some area of neuroscience and have some experience teaching, including electrophysiology lab techniques.

About the Department:

The Neuroscience Concentration is an active interdisciplinary program at St. Olaf supported by about 11 faculty with primary appointments in Biology, Psychology and Kinesiology providing a range of neuroscience courses and research opportunities. It is an active program with nearly 20 students graduating each year. They participate in a Neuro Club and weekly informal gatherings. The faculty offer courses in neuroscience and in the disciplines of their primary departments. The lab space is extremely well equipped for teaching with five comprehensive electrophysiology rigs and supporting stations for dissection, electrode pulling etc. There are adjacent animal holding facilities and support. For more information about the department, visit wp.stolaf.edu/neuroscience.

Diversity:

At St. Olaf College, we are committed to equity and inclusion. We strive to be a campus of welcome where students, faculty, and staff thrive by bringing their full humanity—gender identity, sexuality, race, ethnicity, national origin, socioeconomic class, disability, religion, spirituality, and age—to the Hill each day. Our goal is to generate conversations and processes that over time create greater clarity, transparency, trust, cooperation, consensus, respect, and measurable outcomes. Practices that support this goal include listening, cultivating a growth mindset, respecting those with different views, being informed by data, and understanding that the work is ongoing, collaborative, organic, and ever evolving. We encourage applicants to familiarize themselves with our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Plan to learn more about our commitment and to identify how you might contribute to these efforts.

How to Apply:

A complete application includes:
1. Cover letter
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Graduate and undergraduate transcripts
4. The contact information for three professional references who can speak to your abilities in teaching and scholarship

Review of applications will begin on March 31 and will continue until the position is filled. Questions about the position, department, or college may be directed to Steve Freedberg, Department Chair, at freedber@stolaf.edu.

Who We Are:

Founded in 1874, St. Olaf College is a residential, coeducational liberal arts college with approximately 3,000 students and 800 faculty and staff employees. The college is located on a picturesque 300-acre campus in Northfield, Minnesota, a vibrant, restored, historic river town of 20,000 located 45 minutes south of culturally rich and diverse Minneapolis and St. Paul.

The college offers an academically rigorous, nationally ranked liberal arts education that fosters the development of the whole person in mind, body, and spirit and emphasizes learning in an inclusive and globally engaged community. We encourage applications from candidates committed to multicultural understanding and the enrichment of our diverse community.

The college offers a comprehensive benefits package including a 9% company retirement match, company monthly contributions to a retirement healthcare account, company contributions to eligible employee's health savings account, significant tuition discount (up to 80% off) at ACM and ELCA colleges and universities for employee's children, and generous paid time off. For a full review of benefit offerings, see the summary of the benefits program here: https://wp.stolaf.edu/hr/benefits/

To provide a safe and secure educational environment, St. Olaf College verifies the accuracy of all credentials presented by applicants and conducts a criminal background check on every new hire.

A link to our DEI page: https://wp.stolaf.edu/equity-inclusion/

A virtual campus tour: https://www.stolaf.edu/multimedia/play/?p=483

An overview of Northfield: https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/northfield/

An overview of the Twin Cities: https://wp.stolaf.edu/admissions/visit/twincities/

The college strongly recommends that incoming students and new employees complete the primary COVID vaccine series before beginning their studies or work on campus, and that all members of our campus community remain up to date with COVID vaccines, per CDC guidance.

St. Olaf College is an equal employment opportunity and voluntary affirmative action employer. The College is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our community. With regard to its hiring and employment practices, the College prohibits all forms of discrimination and harassment based upon an individual's legally protected status including race, color, creed, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, disability, marital status, veteran status, or status with regard to public assistance.

For Staff Application Assistance:
employment@stolaf.edu
507-786-3068

For Faculty Application Assistance:
facultysearch@stolaf.edu
507-786-3356

Title IX Contact Information:
Pamela McDowell, Title IX and Section 504 Coordinator
1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Tomson Hall 180
Northfield, MN 55057
507-786-3465
mcdowell@stolaf.edu


To apply, visit https://careers.stolaf.edu/jobs/adjunct-assistant-professor-of-neuroscience-northfield-minnesota-united-states


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