The Department of Psychology at Florida State University (FSU) invites applicants for a full-time tenuretrack Assistant Professor position in BEHAVIORAL/SYSTEMS NEUROSCIENCE. Candidates with lines of laboratory animal research in any area of Neuroscience are encouraged to apply, particularly those who work to understand experience-dependent neural activity in the normal or diseased brain. Such research might include spatial navigation, decision making, and/or learning and memory.

FSU is classified as a Carnegie R1 (Highest Research Activities) and ranks in the top 20 of National Public Universities (US News & World Reports). Candidates will find an outstanding research infrastructure with scientific colleagues housed in adjacent buildings, and relatively new laboratory space and vivarium. The department has a fully-staffed electronics and machine shop and faculty have access to core equipment and resources including surgical suites, a confocal microscope and common-use histology/molecular laboratory in the building and numerous other shared resources across the program facilities (see www.neuro.fsu.edu/rsrc/cores) and campus (e.g., 21T small animal magnet). Our department has outstanding resources, a favorable teaching load, a high level of research activity, and a collegial atmosphere. The neuroscience community across the state of Florida is also highly collaborative. More information about our department and the Program in Neuroscience can be found at www.psy.fsu.edu and www.neuro.fsu.edu. The University is in Tallahassee, the capital of Florida, where residents have access to a broad range of cultural amenities and an abundance of regional springs, lakes and rivers, and pristine beaches on the Gulf of Mexico.

Faculty will be expected to maintain a strong research program, train graduate students in the Interdisciplinary Program in Neuroscience, and have the potential for excellent teaching and mentoring of diverse student populations for undergraduate and graduate neuroscience courses in the Psychology Department. A doctoral degree is required. Applicants with a demonstrated commitment to expanding access to neuroscience through their program of research are encouraged to apply.

To apply, go to www.jobs.fsu.edu (Job ID 58629) and submit: (1) a cover letter, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a research statement, (4) a teaching statement, and (5) up to four peer-reviewed papers, and (6) the names and contact information for writers for 3 letters of recommendation. Application review will begin on October 30, 2024. FSU is an Equal Opportunity/Access/An Affirmative Action/Pro Disabled & Veteran Employer committed to enhancing the diversity of its faculty and students. Statement can be accessed at: hr.fsu.edu. Inquiries about the position may be directed to Aaron Wilber, Search Chair, at awilber@fsu.edu.