Assistant Teaching Professor – Neuroscience

Cogdop; Missouri; On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

Educational fee discounts

Job summary

Cogdop seeks an Assistant Teaching Professor in Missouri to contribute to the new Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience program. The role involves teaching a variety of undergraduate courses and participating in departmental activities.

Candidates should have a PhD in psychology or neuroscience-related fields and demonstrated teaching experience. We offer a competitive salary and benefits including medical, dental, and educational fee discounts.

Qualifications

• Earned or all-but-dissertation PhD by the position start date.
• Demonstrated expertise to contribute to Neuroscience BS program.
• Experience teaching at the college level.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate courses online, hybrid, and face-to-face.
• Support the Neuroscience BS with relevant courses.
• Serve on committees and participate in administrative duties.

Skills

Teaching experience at the college level

Content expertise in psychology or neuroscience

Pedagogical knowledge

Ability to work with diverse student populations

Education

PhD in psychology or neuroscience-related discipline

Job description

Position Summary

The Department of Psychological Sciences at the University of Missouri, a public land‑grant research university in Columbia, invites applications for a full‑time (non‑tenure‑track, NTT) Assistant Teaching Professor to contribute to our new Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience program beginning August 2026.

Responsibilities

• Duties will include teaching face‑to‑face, hybrid, and/or online undergraduate courses under a load of four courses in the fall semester and four courses in the spring semester (80% of work effort).
• Teach psychology courses supporting the Neuroscience BS, such as Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience, and Career Foundations in Neuroscience.
• Teach courses that support the Department of Psychological Sciences more generally (e.g., research methods sequence, statistics, scientific writing) or additional lecture or discussion courses in the faculty member’s field of interest.
• Teach a variety of class enrollment sizes based on departmental need, including large lecture sections (more than 200 students) each semester.
• Serve on committees, participate in student development activities, and perform administrative duties (20% of work effort).

Qualifications

• Minimum qualification: earned (or all‑but‑dissertation) a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in psychology or a neuroscience‑related discipline; preference for candidates who will have earned the PhD by the position start date.
• Demonstrated expertise in content areas needed to contribute to the Neuroscience BS program.
• Experience and demonstrated success teaching at the college level.
• Success in working with a broad population of students.
• Pedagogical knowledge for on‑campus and online teaching.
• Eligible for promotion following departmental and university guidelines; NTT appointments reviewed regularly and may be renewed indefinitely.

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, retirement, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses.

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To request ADA accommodation, please call the Director of Accessibility and ADA at 573‑884‑7278.