What are the responsibilities and job description for the Tenure-Track: Assistant Professor position at Texas A&M University?
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.
The ideal candidate’s research program will fill a critical knowledge gap that will complement existing research strengths in the department (see http://medicine.tamhsc.edu/next/faculty/index.html), with novel in vivo behavioral and sleep recording, electrophysiological, flow cytometry technologies that will enable the candidate and department to be competitive for extramural funding.
Information about Texas A&M University can be found online here: https://www.tamu.edu/about/index.html.
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.
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Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
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Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.
As a tenure-track assistant professor, faculty are responsible for teaching, research, and service.
The ideal candidate’s research program will fill a critical knowledge gap that will complement existing research strengths in the department (see http://medicine.tamhsc.edu/next/faculty/index.html), with novel in vivo behavioral and sleep recording, electrophysiological, flow cytometry technologies that will enable the candidate and department to be competitive for extramural funding.
Information about Texas A&M University can be found online here: https://www.tamu.edu/about/index.html.
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.
- Evidence of interdisciplinary research.
- Evidence of innovative use of cognitive, social, and circadian behavioral analyses..
- Familiarity with optogenic/pharmacogenetic sensors or behavioral neurophysiology.
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Personal statement to include philosophy and plans for research, teaching, and service, as applicable
- Contact information for at least three (3) references to solicit letters of recommendation
Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.