Assistant Teaching Professor – Neuroscience

Position Summary

The Department of Psychological Sciences at the University of Missouri, a public land‑grant research university in Columbia, invites applications for a full‑time (non‑tenure‑track, NTT)
Assistant Teaching Professor to contribute to our new Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience program beginning August 2026.

• Duties will include teaching face‑to‑face, hybrid, and/or online undergraduate courses under a load of four courses in the fall semester and four courses in the spring semester (80% of work effort).
• Teach psychology courses supporting the Neuroscience BS, such as Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Career Foundations in Neuroscience.
• Teach courses that support the Department of Psychological Sciences more generally (e.g., research methods sequence, statistics, scientific writing) or additional lecture or discussion courses in the faculty member’s field of interest.
• Teach a variety of class enrollment sizes based on departmental need, including large lecture sections (more than 200 students) each semester.
• Serve on committees, participate in student development activities, and perform administrative duties (20% of work effort).

• Minimum qualification:
  
  earned (or all‑but‑dissertation) a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in psychology or a neuroscience‑related discipline; preference for candidates who will have earned the PhD by the position start date.
• Demonstrated expertise in content areas needed to contribute to the Neuroscience BS program.
• Experience and demonstrated success teaching at the college level.
• Success in working with a broad population of students.
• Pedagogical knowledge for on‑campus and online teaching.
• Eligible for promotion following departmental and university guidelines; NTT appointments reviewed regularly and may be renewed indefinitely.

We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, retirement, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses.

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To request ADA accommodation, please call the Director of Accessibility and ADA at 573‑884‑7278.