Tenured/Tenure-Track: Open Rank (Full-Time)

About the role

The Texas A&M University College of Medicine Department of Medical Physiology seeks to fill three (3) full-time positions for a Tenured or Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor, depending on qualifications. Each one is an 11-month appointment with an anticipated start date in the fall of 2025. Each position will report to the Department Head of Medical Physiology and will be based in Bryan-College Station.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the growing neurophysiology group in the Department of Medical Physiology and the neuroscience community at Texas A&M University College of Medicine more broadly.
• Expand expertise in cellular and subcellular investigations aimed at identifying novel molecular targets for understanding synaptic and intrinsic neuronal dysfunctions that play central roles in neurological disorders.
• Collaborate with existing faculty to bring new expertise to bear on neurological disorders being investigated at circuit and systems levels.
• Focus on research with application to ischemic/traumatic brain injury, neuropsychiatric disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, neuroendocrine and autonomic dysfunctions in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, and neurological and vision deficits associated with prolonged exposure to microgravity and radiation during space flight.

Requirements

• Ph.D., MD, or equivalent professional degree
• Advanced training in cellular, molecular, and/or circuit-level neuroscience
• Demonstrated scholarship reflected in peer-reviewed research publications and grant funding appropriate for their career stage

Preferred

• Advanced training/experience with real-time measures of pre- and postsynaptic functions among individual central nervous system neurons
• The capacity to interrogate functional outcomes at the neural circuit and/or whole animal level
• Experience with state-of-the-art neuroscience techniques including, but not limited to, electrophysiology, optogenetic and/or chemogenetic approaches, and/or advanced microscopy/imaging techniques

Qualifications

• Effective undergraduate and/or graduate classroom teaching
• Mentoring and supervision of undergraduate and/or graduate students and post-doctoral trainees, particularly recruiting and mentoring of doctoral students and guiding them through graduation in a timely manner
• Establishment of a vigorous research program sustained through external funding
• Publishing peer-reviewed research articles that demonstrate impact
• Providing service to Texas A&M University and the professional community

Skills

• Effective communication skills
• Ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams
• Strong leadership and mentorship skills

Benefits

• Opportunities for graduate and medical education training programs in cellular/synaptic neurophysiology, clinical neurology, and Aerospace Medicine/Health
• Opportunity to contribute to the College of Medicine’s mission of becoming a national and international leader in solving the unmet challenge of improving clinical outcomes for patients suffering from major neurological, neuropsychiatric, and neurodegenerative diseases
• Opportunity to advance Texas A&M University as an international leader in Aerospace medicine

Pay

Salary is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The positions are 11-month appointments.

Contact Information

Interested applicants must apply through the Texas A&M University faculty job board hosted by Interfolio at apply.interfolio.com/152287. Upload the following: Cover letter, Curriculum Vitae, Personal statement to include philosophy and plans for research, teaching, and service, as applicable, Contact information for at least 3 references to solicit letters of recommendation. Questions can be sent to (med-phys@tamu.edu) in care of Dr. Adam Case, Search Committee Chair.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.