Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Neuroscience

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Neuroscience

Position Description

The Department of Neuroscience at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a tenure-track faculty member at the rank of Assistant Professor, who is working in the area of computational neuroscience and motivated to become an influential researcher, educator, and contributor to the scholarly community.

The Department is seeking candidates involved in computational/theoretical approaches that bridge the gap between neuroscience and artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other areas of computational sciences.  We are seeking a new colleague whose work will synergize with our faculty engaged in cellular/molecular, cognitive/behavioral, and systems neuroscience. Other areas of interest include, but are not limited to, brain-computer interfaces, computational psychiatry, and other links to precision medicine and neuroscience research.

This position entails highly competitive salary and start-up funds commensurate with level of appointment. Successful candidates will be expected to develop and maintain an active research program within a collegial, collaborative, and vibrant academic environment. The position will include full access to the Texas Advanced Computing Center supercomputers, and the option to join various multi-disciplinary neuroscience and advanced computing centers on campus, including the Center for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience , the Center for Perceptual Systems , the Machine Learning Laboratory , the Center for Generative Artificial Intelligence , the Center for Learning and Memory , the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Science , and the Center for Computational Medicine .

The University of Texas at Austin has strong and interactive research programs in Neuroscience, Psychology, Computer and Computational Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, and Molecular Biology, with an established culture of cross disciplinary collaboration. 

Austin is widely recognized as one of America’s most beautiful and livable cities, and the University recognizes the need to balance work and life. For information about the University’s life and work policies, including family friendly policies, visit: .

Qualifications

The position requires a Ph.D. or equivalent degree with training in computer science, neuroscience, or a related field. 

Application Instructions

Applications should be routed via the Department of Neuroscience within the College of Natural Sciences, and all positions are subject to the availability of funding.

Please apply via Interfolio ( apply.interfolio.com/193043) and upload:

1. cover letter
2. curriculum vitae
3. one-page document describing current and future research programs
4. statement describing candidate’s contributions to mentorship of students and other trainees
5. three recommendation letters

Applications received by November 22, 2026, will receive full consideration.

Interdisciplinary candidates are encouraged to send applications to all relevant departments for better university-wide coordination.  Candidates working at the intersection of Computer Science and Neuroscience are particularly encouraged to send applications to both departments to facilitate an explicit joint search.   Please apply to the Computer Science position via Interfolio ( apply.interfolio.com/194129).

Inquiries can be directed to Dr. Michael Mauk (View email address on nature.com), Department of Neuroscience.