Job Description
The Macalester College Neuroscience Program and Biology Department invite applications for a one course (.17FTE) non-tenure-track visiting position in Spring 2026. We seek a specialist in any area of neuroscience that has direct connections to biology. ABD candidates will be considered. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. In addition, candidates relying on an OPT Visa with a STEM extension are not eligible for hire.
Compensation and Benefits: The starting salary range for this position will be $6,750-7,250 and will depend upon teaching experience and highest degree attained.
All visiting faculty members will have access to the athletics fitness facility, wellness coaching, and activities
To apply, electronically submit a curriculum vitae and cover letter to Darcy Burgund, Professor of Psychology and Director of the Neuroscience Program ( dburgund@macalester.edu ). We encourage candidates to discuss in their cover letter how they see themselves as aligned with Macalester's mission and statement of purpose and belief . Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Questions should be directed to the chair of the search committee, Darcy Burgund ( dburgund@macalester.edu ).
At Macalester College, diversity, equity, and inclusion are central to our educational mission and values. We are committed to the institutional change required for visioning and realizing a more equitable and socially just college and society. Strong candidates will have a record of experience or demonstrated commitment to teaching students of multiple and diverse backgrounds with attention to structural barriers that limit access to educational opportunities.
Macalester College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college in the vibrant Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area, with a population of approximately three million people and home to numerous colleges and universities, including the University of Minnesota. Macalester College is located in Saint Paul on the ancestral homeland of the Dakota people who were forcibly exiled because of aggressive and persistent settler colonialism. Macalester's diverse student body comprises over 2000 undergraduates from all 50 states and the District of Columbia and 95 nations. The College maintains a longstanding commitment to academic excellence with a special emphasis on internationalism, multiculturalism, and service to society. As an Equal Opportunity employer supportive of affirmative efforts to achieve diversity among its faculty, Macalester College strongly encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented minority groups.
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