The Macalester College Neuroscience Program invites applications for a two-year full-time, non-tenure-track visiting assistant professor position to begin Fall 2025. The successful candidate will be able to teach Neuroanatomy (with lab) and advanced Neuroscience electives in areas that intersect with psychology. Candidates are not expected to conduct research but opportunities may be available. A strong commitment to liberal arts education, experiential learning, and undergraduate research activities is essential. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. In addition, candidates relying on an OPT Visa with a STEM extension are not eligible for hire. 

The ideal candidate has a PhD in neuroscience or psychology, but ABD candidates will be considered. This position is renewable for the 2026-27 academic year, pending review of teaching.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to Macalester’s educational mission and values. We are committed to the institutional change required for visioning and realizing a more equitable and socially just college and society. Strong candidates will have a record of experience or demonstrated commitment to teaching students of multiple and diverse backgrounds with attention to structural barriers that limit access to educational opportunities. 

The Neuroscience Program is an interdepartmental program that brings together neuroscientists from the Biology and Psychology Departments to offer a multidisciplinary major grounded in biology, chemistry, and psychology with advanced electives in molecular and cellular neuroscience, systems neuroscience, cognitive neuroscience and more. 

Students completing the neuroscience major go on to graduate school, medical school, and diverse pathways in research, public health and education. 

The starting range for most 1.0FTE visiting positions at Macalester College will be $60,000-$65,000, depending upon teaching experience and highest degree attained. At Macalester, we offer a generous package of employee benefits. Here are some highlights: 

At Macalester College, diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to our educational mission and values. We are committed to the institutional change required for visioning and realizing a more equitable and socially just college and society. Strong candidates will have a record of experience or demonstrated commitment to teaching students of multiple and diverse backgrounds with attention to structural barriers that limit access to educational opportunities. In addition to the materials noted above, applicants should submit a diversity statement (no longer than 2 pages) that discusses past experiences and demonstrated activities contributing to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in their teaching, advising, and mentorship.

 Applicants should electronically submit the materials listed below to [AJO] by April 15, 2025 for full consideration. Applications will be considered until the position is filled. 

Satisfactory completion of a criminal background check is a condition of employment.

Questions about the position may be directed to Darcy Burgund (dburgund@macalester.edu).

 About Macalester College: 

Macalester College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college in the vibrant Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, with a population of approximately three million people and home to numerous colleges and universities, including the University of Minnesota. Macalester College is located in Saint Paul on the ancestral homeland of the Dakota people who were forcibly exiled because of aggressive and persistent settler colonialism. Macalester's diverse student body comprises over 2000 undergraduates from all 50 states and the District of Columbia and 95 nations. The College maintains a longstanding commitment to academic excellence with a special emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and service to society. As an Equal Opportunity employer supportive of affirmative efforts to achieve diversity among its faculty, Macalester College strongly encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented minority groups.