Position Detail

Visiting Assistant Professor of Animal Behavior

Hampshire College, an independent, innovative liberal arts institution in Massachusetts, is accepting applications for a half-time (.5 FTE) faculty position in Animal Behavior/Comparative Cognition to begin July 1, 2016. This visiting position is for three years, with the plan of conversion to a regular half-time position pending budgetary, academic, and teaching considerations.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. by time of appointment in a relevant field such as animal behavior, cognitive ethology, comparative psychology, evolutionary biology, behavioral ecology, or computational biology.  The position is located in the School of Cognitive Science, and we expect applicants to be interested in collaborating in teaching and/or research with colleagues in a range of fields including psychology, neuroscience, computer science, philosophy, biology, and linguistics. 

Candidates should have a demonstrated ability to engage undergraduates in science through innovative teaching and collaborative research.  Responsibilities include designing and teaching two courses per year, pursuing an active research program, student advising and mentoring students engaged in advanced independent research projects, at the half-time level.

Hampshire College is committed to an active, intentional, and ongoing engagement with diversity—in the curriculum, in people, and in the college’s intellectual, social, and cultural endeavors. Hampshire recognizes that institutional excellence comes from fully engaging with diversity in all aspects of institutional activities. We encourage applicants who will contribute to the College’s commitment to creating an inclusive and diverse academic community.

Hampshire College is a member of the Five College consortium (Amherst College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, and the University of Massachusetts), with rich opportunities for collaboration in animal behavior.

Hampshire College is an equal opportunity institution, committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual community and strongly encourages applications from women and minority candidates. 

Review of applications will begin October 15, 2015. Applicants should submit the following to our website at http://jobs.hampshire.edu/: 1) letter of application, including an explanation of why you seek and would benefit from a half-time position; 2) curriculum vita; 3) teaching statement with descriptions of potential courses; 4) research statement with your own research plans and ideas for interdisciplinary collaboration with other faculty and students; and 5) three letters from professional referees.

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Hampshire College is an equal opportunity institution, committed to diversity and inclusion in education and employment.