Neuroscience jobs

The Anatomy Centre within the Department of Physiology, Development & Neuroscience (PDN) is seeking an enthusiastic and organised Anatomy Support Technician to join its busy and collaborative team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting the delivery of both Human and Veterinary Anatomy teaching, which is wide in its variety…

We are seeking a new Director for the Microscopy Bioscience Platform (https://www.bio.cam.ac.uk/microscopy-platform), based within the School of the Biological Sciences city centre campus. This strategically important position will manage, develop and inspire an established team that delivers cutting-edge approaches and supports more routine imaging…

A 23-month postdoctoral appointment at 0.8 FTE in Pieter Medendorp’s sensorimotor research group at the Donders Institute. The project investigates perception, movement and decisions under uncertainty through behavioural experiments and computational models. Work combines multisensory integration, Bayesian modelling and optimal control with virtual reality,…

Develop antibody-based approaches to Alzheimer’s disease at the Queensland Brain Institute. The project investigates tau-targeting monoclonal antibodies through protein production, cell-based experiments and mouse studies. Responsibilities include analysing results, preparing publications, contributing to funding applications and supporting junior…

The BrAIN group recruits a postdoctoral researcher for the ERC-funded BrainAlign project, investigating whether human brain activity can improve language models’ long-timescale understanding. The researcher leads the computational neuroscience work, integrates heterogeneous fMRI datasets and develops models that learn from naturalistic language…

Postdoctoral research with Christian Doeller at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany. The group studies structured representations supporting navigation, episodic and working memory, learning and decision-making. Projects connect hippocampal population coding with knowledge representations and possible…

Design and conduct behavioural and neuroimaging studies of learning-related brain plasticity at the Center for Lifespan Psychology. The project tests the EESR theory through motor-skill learning and analyses of brain change. Responsibilities include study design, advanced statistical analysis, manuscripts and scientific presentations. The Berlin appointment…

Lead research on stroke mechanisms and treatment, including experimental work connecting diabetes, GLP-1-related pathways and cerebrovascular disease with clinical or epidemiological studies. The professorship combines scientific leadership, research development and teaching within Karolinska Institutet. This is a permanent, full-time appointment. The…

Two-year funded postdoctoral appointment in the Molecular Neuroscience laboratory, available from January 2027. Investigate membrane-protein assembly through CRISPR screens and mechanistic molecular, cellular, biochemical and structural experiments. The role includes independent research, protocol development, publication and team training. Apply with a CV,…

Two-year postdoctoral role developing light-responsive memristor arrays to connect biological neurons with neuromorphic electronics. The project explores materials and device structures for neural imaging and closed-loop bio-hybrid systems, in collaboration with the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Based in the Nanomagnetism and Spintronics group, with…

Paid doctoral training connecting neural circuits and behaviour through multidisciplinary neuroethology. The programme offers laboratory rotations, methods and transferable-skills training, thesis-committee mentoring and international support. Recruiting faculty for the 2026/2027 selection are Tobias Ackels, Kevin Briggman, Jason Kerr and Tobias Rose.…

Develop and support advanced microscopy for neuroscience across in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo experiments. Methods include confocal and light-sheet imaging, tissue clearing, fluorescence-lifetime approaches, two-photon calcium imaging and holographic optogenetic stimulation. The specialist will guide experimental methods and supervise researchers in a…

Investigate audiovisual speech processing in adult cochlear implant users on a Wellcome-funded project led by Guangting Mai at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit. Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies will combine EEG and high-density diffuse optical tomography to examine how audition and lip-reading interact during rehabilitation. The project…

Undertake doctoral research on psychiatric genomics at the UCT Neuroscience Institute, supervised by Megan Campbell. The project uses large-scale genomic analysis, statistical genetics and computational methods adapted to diverse and admixed populations. Training is tailored to the project and includes contributions to community engagement. A grant-funded…

Investigate human brain circuits underlying emotion and cognition, with the goal of improving precision neuromodulation. Research combines intracranial recordings, stimulation, single-neuron measurements, functional imaging and computational network models in a clinical neuroscience environment. The position is full-time and includes opportunities to…

Lead research on distributed neural computation and brain evolution using the acoel Hofstenia miamia. The project combines circuit imaging, activity recordings, neural perturbations, behavioural analysis and computational methods to explain how repeated circuit units produce coordinated, adaptive behaviour. This is a full-time, four-year appointment in…

Study curiosity and information-seeking in children aged 10–12 in authentic classrooms at Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands. The project combines experiments, classroom studies and computational modelling to understand individual differences and how learning environments influence curiosity. Responsibilities include collaborating with primary…

Postdoctoral scholarship in the Stagkourakis Lab studying neural control of survival behaviors using in vivo large-scale electrophysiology, advanced imaging, and causal perturbations in freely moving mice at Biomedicum and SciLifeLab.

Join the Aging and Health research group and the TraCeDem centre to improve fall prevention for people with mild cognitive impairment or dementia. Lead studies using Swedish longitudinal ageing cohorts and linked registers to identify risk factors and useful windows for intervention. The full-time temporary post combines independent epidemiological research…

Develop RNA-based therapeutics for neurodegenerative disease in the Non-coding Genomics research unit led by Stefano Gustincich. The work combines genomic analysis to identify pharmacological targets with proof-of-concept experiments for RNA medicines. This is a 12-month collaboration contract based in Aosta. The advertised annual gross salary range is EUR…

Develop computational models of spinal networks underlying locomotion and assess how stimulation affects their function. The CAMIN project combines literature review, coupled-oscillator modelling, parameter identification, experimental validation and electrophysiological-data analysis. It aims to improve understanding relevant to restoring movement after…

Full-time postdoctoral research appointment in glioblastoma research at WEHI and within the Brain Cancer Centre network. The Ross Laybutt Fellowship supports an early-career researcher through significant brain-cancer projects, new experimental skills, mentorship, leadership development and scientific networking. The initial appointment lasts two years; any…

Develop embodied neuromorphic robots that connect perception, learning, decision-making and control. In Chiara Bartolozzi’s Event-Driven Perception for Robotics unit, research can involve event-based sensing, spiking neural networks, local learning, multisensory integration and adaptive closed-loop behaviour. The two-year collaboration contract is based at…

Four-year doctoral position in the Ultra-High Field Neuroimaging group and Spinoza Centre for Neuroimaging. The project maps human cerebellar structure in postmortem brain tissue to provide a reference for in-vivo ultra-high-field MRI experiments. Research combines tissue staining, microscopy, quantitative image analysis and postmortem MRI, with access to…