Lecturer - Neuroscience Department
Position overview
Position title: LecturerApplication Window
Open date: June 2, 2025
Next review date: Monday, Jun 16, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Monday, Jun 1, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Department of Neuroscience (NEU) at UC Berkeley invites applications for a pool of non-tenure track Lecturer positions to teach NEU courses as needed. Typically, lecturers will be hired to teach or co-teach a single course in a given semester or summer session. In rare occasions, a lecturer may be hired to teach or co-teach in several courses in the same semester.
Teaching Responsibilities
We are seeking outstanding lecturers who can teach/co-teach small, medium and large size lectures, seminar and/or laboratory courses in the subject areas listed below:
- Broad survey courses in neuroscience
- Molecular, cellular and developmental neuroscience
- Circuit, systems, and behavioral neuroscience
- Cognitive neuroscience
- Computational neuroscience
- Neurotechnology
- Laboratory courses in the above areas
- Scientific communication and writing
General Duties
In addition to teaching responsibilities, general duties include holding office hours, assigning grades, advising students, preparing course materials (e.g., syllabus), maintaining a course website, and using a learning management system( e.g. bCourses at UC Berkeley, Canvas, etc.).
Department: https://neuroscience.berkeley.edu/
Qualifications
Minimum Basic Qualifications (at the time of application):
Laboratory Courses and Lecturer Courses: A Master's degree (or equivalent international degree) is required by time of application.
Lecturer Courses: A Ph.D or M.D. degree (or equivalent international degree) is required to teach a lecture course by the time of hire.
Preferred Qualifications (by start date):
Lecture Courses: Documented experience in teaching one of the biological or life sciences at the college level.
Laboratory Courses: Completion of all Ph.D (or equivalent international degree) requirements except dissertation in a biological field or life sciences.
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter (Optional)
Statement of Teaching (Optional)
- 3 required (contact information only)
Help contact: neuroscienceap@berkeley.edu
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