Assistant Professor in Animal Behavior or Behavioral Ecology

## Assistant Professor in Animal Behavior or Behavioral Ecology Apply locations:
Santa Clara, CAtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday time left to apply:
End Date:
October 2, 2026 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition :
R7812
** Position Type:
** Assistant Professor in Animal Behavior or Behavioral Ecology
** Position Type:
** Regular
* * Salary Range:**$105,122 to $116,846
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* Purpose:

**** Assistant Professor in Animal Behavior or Behavioral Ecology
** Santa Clara University, a Jesuit, Catholic university, seeks an Assistant Professor in the area of Animal Behavior or Behavioral Ecology (specifically, the Michael and Elizabeth Valeriote Assistant Professor of Biology). This appointment includes annual discretionary funds to support professional development and scholarly activities for the duration of the probationary period. We seek to fill this full-time tenure-track position starting September 1, 2027.

SCU is a welcoming and inclusive community of teaching scholars whose work is grounded in the University’s fundamental values. Those values, which include academic excellence, social justice and community engagement, are infused with a culture of care that defines our community,  upholding the dignity of all. The University draws on the many resources of the greater Bay Area, including Silicon Valley, where we are located.

The successful candidate will be expected to teach, engage in independent research, and contribute service to the Biology Department, College of Arts and Sciences, the University, and profession. The position comes with comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, and University contributions toward retirement. Recognizing the high cost of housing in the local area, there are two University housing assistance programs:
Rental assistance to ease the transition into the local housing market, and housing purchase assistance for tenure-stream faculty.
** Required Qualifications
** A Ph.D. in Animal Behavior, Behavioral Ecology, Zoology, or a related field is required. Ph.D must be completed at the time of submission of application. At least 12 months of postdoctoral experience is required, as it pertains to the candidate’s ability to develop an independent research program. Evidence of high-quality research and potential for ongoing productivity involving undergraduate students is expected.

Demonstrated potential for effective and inclusive teaching and mentoring of a diverse undergraduate student population is expected.

Experience with inclusive pedagogical practices that promote access and academic success for all students is encouraged.
** Responsibilities.
** Tenure-track faculty at SCU are teaching scholars who are expected to balance teaching, research, and service. This is an in-person position. More specifically, duties include but are not limited to the following:
** Teaching
* * Teach lower- and upper-division courses in the major and university core curriculum, as assigned by the Chair in collaboration with the faculty member. The successful candidate will be expected to regularly teach in our collaboratively-taught Introductory Biology Series, as well as upper division courses with laboratory in Animal Behavior, Biostatistics, and/or an organismal biology course relevant to their research interests (e.g., entomology, mammalogy, ornithology, etc.).

SCU is on the quarter system and a typical load is two courses per quarter (one lecture and two laboratory sections is equivalent to two courses). High-quality teaching is prioritized at SCU; therefore, significant faculty-student interaction is expected. The University offers many opportunities to develop teaching skills through Faculty Development, including regular lunchtime workshops on pedagogy, teaching and technology grants, communities of practice, teaching mentors, and a scholarship of teaching and learning faculty group.

Teaching will be evaluated according to the Teaching Effectiveness Standards and Evaluation (TESE) document developed by each department. Ignatian pedagogy, a hallmark of Jesuit, Catholic universities, is based on the principle of
* cura personalis*, that is, teaching…