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