Simons Empire Faculty Fellow - Biological Sciences; Assistant Professor - University at Albany

Location: Albany, NY Category: Faculty Job Type: Full-time Posted On: Mon Sep 22 2025

Job Description: The Department of Biological Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences at the University at Albany invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position—a Simons Empire Faculty Fellow—at the rank of Assistant Professor in Quantitative Systems Neuroscience
. The candidate will pursue excellence in research, teaching, and service at a Carnegie R1 institution and will contribute to robust undergraduate and graduate programs, enhance collaboration within the Department and across university centers to promote multidisciplinary research and increase extramural funding, and perform community outreach and service to the University, College, and Department.

• Research
  :
  Scholarship and the creation of new knowledge through scholarly activities. Conducting innovative research and publishing in peer-reviewed journals, presenting research at professional meetings and conferences, and securing external funding to support programmatic research.
• Teaching
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  Educating students, mentoring them, and fostering their intellectual development, including teaching undergraduate and graduate courses and course preparation and development.
• Service
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  Contributing to the governance and functioning of the university, college, and department, including participating in admissions, advising, and mentoring graduate students and chairing and serving on doctoral dissertation committees.

• Reports to:
  
  Department Chair
• Supervises graduate and undergraduate students as well as laboratory personnel (e.g., postdoctoral researchers, research scientists, technicians, etc.).

Minimum Qualifications:

• A terminal doctoral degree (PhD or equivalent) in neuroscience, biological sciences, or a related field from an accredited institution by August 15, 2026.
• A record of research and scholarly activity in systems neuroscience or fields directly related to the position description, as demonstrated by peer-reviewed publications, preprint manuscripts, books, or conference proceedings.
• The ability and a plan to effectively teach undergraduate and graduate level courses.
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated ability to develop inclusive and equitable relationships within a diverse campus community.
• Demonstrated ability to support diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and belonging relative to the role.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in using quantitative approaches (broadly defined), computational modeling, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, or similar tools in systems neuroscience or related discipline.
• A record of innovation in quantitative systems neuroscience with peer-reviewed publications in impactful journals.
• Experience using modern neuroscience methodologies to drive innovative research directions.
• Evidence of potential for securing extramural funding for research and creative activities.
• Experience in teaching and curriculum development at the collegiate level.

• Typical office, classroom, and scientific research lab environments.

Professional Rank and Salary Range: A5, Assistant Professor 10 Months. Salary commensurate with experience.

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