About the role
Title: Assistant Teaching Professor of Neuroscience
Position Type: Faculty Full-Time
VP Area: Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs
Department: Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences
Location: Elon Campus
Position Summary
Elon University invites applications for a full-time (9-month) teaching position at the rank of Assistant Teaching Professor of Neuroscience, beginning mid-August 2027. We welcome applications from broadly trained individuals with a terminal degree in Neuroscience, Exercise Science, Kinesiology, or related fields. The candidate will be housed in the department of Exercise Science. Applicants should hold a Master’s degree or higher prior to the start date.
A strong candidate will be able to teach our core neuroscience courses, neuroscience-specific Research Methods coursework currently under development, and courses within the Exercise Science curriculum. The candidate will also have opportunities to develop new courses to support the Neuroscience and Exercise Science programs as well as courses in University-wide programs, such as the Elon Core Curriculum.
We are especially interested in candidates with experience teaching a variety of neuroscience laboratory methods and candidates that can contribute to community outreach through exercise neuroscience programming and activities.
Elon is a dynamic private, co-educational, comprehensive institution that is a national model for actively engaging faculty and students in teaching and learning in a liberal arts-based residential campus. To learn more about Elon, please visit the University website at www.elon.edu.
Benefits of Working at Elon
Elon values and celebrates the diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences, and perspectives of our community members. As an equal opportunity employer, decisions related to hiring, compensating, training, evaluating performance, are made fairly, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees. We examine our unconscious biases and take responsibility for always striving to create an inclusive environment that makes every candidate feel welcome. At Elon we strive to follow our mission, where our employees are empowered to respect human differences, have a passion for lifelong learning, an emphasis on personal integrity, and an ethic of service.
Minimum Required Education and Experience
Master’s degree in Neuroscience, Exercise Science, Kinesiology, or related field.
Preferred Education and Experience
Experience teaching a variety of neuroscience methods; experience leading community outreach opportunities within the discipline; experience as instructor of record in disciplinary courses
Special Instructions to Applicants: Application materials must be submitted to the University’s official jobs website by October 26, 2026 to be assured full consideration.
Please include:
- Letter of consideration (4 page maximum) that summarizes your academic background, teaching philosophy, mentoring approach, and relevant engagement, and explains how you would contribute to our interdisciplinary undergraduate neuroscience program;
- Statement of inclusive excellence (2 page maximum) that describes how your experiences, training, and/or practices inform your approach to creating inclusive and accessible learning, mentoring, and service;
- Curriculum Vitae;
- Unofficial transcripts; and
- Contact information for three references.