Position Description

Pomona College Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Systems Neuroscience.  The Department of Neuroscience seeks candidates with a demonstrated commitment to teaching and ability to establish an active research program that involves undergraduates. The position will begin July 2026.

Teaching responsibilities include two advanced systems neuroscience courses, each incorporating a laboratory, per year. Alternatively, the teaching responsibility may involve teaching an introductory neuroscience course with laboratory and one advanced systems neuroscience course with laboratory. Also expected is supervision of senior theses and other undergraduate research projects.  Areas of systems neuroscience could include developmental neuroscience, sensory neuroscience, motor systems neuroscience, neuroendocrinology, neuroimmunology, behavioral neuroscience, or others.

Pomona College and the Department of Neuroscience support equal access to higher education, and value working in a richly diverse environment. Pomona College’s student body consists of approximately 1,700 students, over 55% of whom identify as a person of color.   

Candidates should have a Ph.D. in neuroscience or a related field.  Post-doctoral experience and a record of scholarly publication are preferred.  Please submit a dossier including (a) a cover letter, (b) curriculum vitae, (c) transcripts, (d) three brief statements – one addressing teaching philosophy, experience, and courses you would teach, one addressing scholarship and potential research projects for undergraduates, and one addressing ability to teach and mentor a diverse student body (Writing Equity and Inclusion Statement), and (e) three letters of recommendation.

Review of applications will begin on September 15th and will continue until the position is filled. All dossiers will be submitted to Academic Jobs Online. Questions should be referred to Professor Karen Parfitt, karen.parfitt@pomona.edu.

Total compensation includes a robust benefits package and a salary commensurate with rank and experience, ranging from $95,000-$110,000.

Pomona College is a highly selective liberal arts college. We seek to attract, develop, and retain the highest quality faculty and are committed to building a culturally diverse workplace. Pomona College, located 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, is a member of the Claremont Colleges, which also include Claremont McKenna, Scripps, Pitzer, Harvey Mudd, Keck Graduate Institute and Claremont Graduate University. Collectively, the Claremont Colleges constitute an academic community of 9,000 students and close to 4,000 faculty and staff. In collaboration with the Claremont Colleges Consortium, Pomona College offers a variety of professional development, mentorship, and networking opportunities for faculty at all stages of their careers.