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Professor Geoffrey J Goodhill

St Louis, MO

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PI / Faculty
St Louis, MO

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Nov 4, 2025

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Nov 4, 2025

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Job Description

The Department of Neuroscience at Washington University School of Medicine is seeking a tenure-track investigator at the level of Assistant Professor to develop an innovative research program in Theoretical/Computational Neuroscience. The successful candidate will join a thriving theoretical/computational neuroscience community at Washington University, including the new Center for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience. In addition, the Department also has world-class research strengths in systems, circuits and behavior, cellular and molecular neuroscience using a variety of animal models including worms, flies, zebrafish, rodents and non-human primates. The Department’s focus on fundamental neuroscience, outstanding research support facilities, and the depth, breadth and collegiality of our culture provide an exceptional environment to launch your independent research program.

Requirements

  • Applicants should have a demonstrated commitment to neuroscience and a strong background in mathematics
  • physics
  • engineering
  • computer science
  • or a related field and hold a PhD. Areas of interest include (but are not limited to) research on fundamental molecular/cellular/circuit/systems mechanisms of brain architecture/development/function
  • machine learning methods for neuroscientific data
  • neuro-AI
  • and computational cognition/behavior/psychiatry. We seek talented
  • creative
  • and ambitious candidates from the entire span of computational neuroscience
  • and we are especially interested in candidates interested in building collaborations with experimental groups.

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