Tenure-Track: Assistant Professor
- Full-time
The Department of Neuroscience & Experimental Therapeutics (NExT) in the Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine at Texas A&M University College of Medicine seeks to fill one (1) Assistant Professor (tenure-track) position for a full time, 11-month appointment with an anticipated start date in the fall of 2026. Applications will be accepted at the rank of Assistant Professor, commensurate with qualifications.
As a tenure-track assistant professor, faculty are responsible for teaching, research, and service.
Together, Texas A&M University, Texas A&M Health, and the Naresh K. Vashisht College of Medicine are working to improve healthcare through transformative education, innovative research, and team-based care delivery. We offer a competitive start-up package with generous lab and office space, competitive compensation and benefits.
Required:
- Ph.D. or M.D. or equivalent degree in neuroscience or a relevant/related field.
- Demonstrated record of research productivity.
- High level of expertise in aging and dementia research, and in the study of circadian dysregulation in Alzheimer’s Disease.
- Experience with in vivo behavioral and sleep recording, electrophysiology, and flow cytometry technologies.
- Evidence of ability to secure extramural funding.
- Strong track record of collaborative research and team-based funding.
- Commitment to teaching and mentoring in graduate and medical programs.
Preferred:
- Evidence of interdisciplinary research.
- Evidence of innovative use of cognitive, social, and circadian behavioral analyses..
- Familiarity with optogenic/pharmacogenetic sensors or behavioral neurophysiology.