Barnard Early-Career Faculty Fellow, Neuroscience & Behavior

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Job:

Barnard Early-Career Faculty Fellow, Neuroscience & Behavior

Barnard College seeks a full-time (early-career) Faculty Fellow to join the rich community of research, teaching, and praxis centered in the Department of Neuroscience & Behavior. This is a two-year residential research and teaching fellowship welcoming of early-career scholars from a broad range of social backgrounds, including those under-represented in academia. The fellowship is designed to help expand the breadth of scholars hired into tenure-track positions by providing valuable experience, skills, and mentorship. Faculty Fellows teach two undergraduate courses each year relevant to their scholarly interests and experience, conduct research and scholarship, and receive professional development support from the Department of Neuroscience & Behavior, Barnard College, and Columbia University. For a list of current Faculty Fellows, please see https://barnard.edu/BarnardFacultyFellows

Job Description:

Barnard College is a premier liberal arts college for women located in New York City and affiliated with Columbia University.  The Barnard College (early-career) Faculty Fellow program is a two-year residential fellowship welcoming of early-career scholars from a broad range of social backgrounds, including those under-represented in academia.  This complement of extraordinary early-career scholars will play an active role in a vibrant scholarly community and fully participate in the life of their academic home(s) at the college. The fellowship is designed to help expand the breadth of scholars who are hired into tenure-track positions by providing them with the experience, skills, and accomplishments necessary to succeed in the highly competitive application process.  For a list of current Faculty Fellows, please see https://barnard.edu/BarnardFacultyFellows

The Neuroscience & Behavior Department at Barnard College is home to several active research labs making discoveries on a range of neuroscience topics that focus on different levels of analysis and model systems (fly, rodent, human, computation). Applicants with experience in areas that align with the faculty (https://neuroscience.barnard.edu/people), specifically in the areas of vision, learning, and development at the molecular, cellular, systems, cognitive/behavioral or computational level are encouraged to apply.

Faculty Fellows teach two undergraduate courses (or their equivalent) relevant to their scholarly interests and experience, conduct research and scholarship, and receive mentoring and professional development support from the Department of Neuroscience & Behavior, Barnard college, and Columbia university.  For more information, please see https://barnard.edu/departments-and-programs and https://barnard.edu/research-scholarship

This is a two-year position beginning on July 1, 2026, with teaching responsibilities during the standard academic year from September to May.

On approximately January 20, 2026 the Department of Neuroscience & Behavior and the Faculty Diversity & Development committee will begin the review of applications, which continue until the position is filled.  Please e-mail BFF2026@barnared.edu with any questions.

Skills, Qualifications & Requirements:

Required Qualifications

Terminal degree in a relevant discipline, with all requirements for the degree completed by the start of appointment (i.e., July 1, 2026).

Application Requirements

Only complete applications submitted via Workday will be considered.  Applicants are required to upload the following documents:

• A CV with links to all available research, teaching, and service materials

• A single pdf document containing:

  • 2-3 page cover letter addressing research, teaching, and service/community engagement i