Full Job Description
2025-2026 Associate/Full Professor, Neurodevelopment, Wu Tsai Institute and Partner Department(s)
Applicants must have a PhD (or equivalent) at time of hire and hold a research faculty position or equivalent at a level of seniority appropriate for tenure at the time of the application.
Current Yale scientists are not eligible for this position.
WTI seeks outstanding applicants who advance understanding of cognition across scales, species, and methods from a broad range of disciplines.
Applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis for alignment with the Center for Neurodevelopment and Plasticity.
Relevant fields in the past have included:
- molecular neuroscience
- cellular neuroscience
- developmental biology
- systems neuroscience
- optical physics and imaging
- protein chemistry and probe development
- applied math and modeling
Review of applications in these areas will begin November 1 and continue until position(s) are filled. Applicants will be informed about the status of applications by the end of March.
Applicants must submit the following materials for full consideration to: apply.interfolio.com/172970
- Application Form - Indicate your desired level of tenured appointment (Associate, Professor) and broad area(s) of research.
- Research Contributions and Plans - Describe your most significant scientific discoveries and accomplishments to date and the focus and goals of your future research program in a supportive environment like WTI; address how this vision aligns with the mission of WTI to understand cognition. (4 pages max)
- Teaching, Mentoring, and Leadership - Describe your philosophy, experience, and plans for teaching, mentoring, and leadership and how you have contributed to the improvement of your fields and/or institution and fostered productive, fair, and welcoming research and learning environments. (2 pages max)
- Curriculum Vitae - Include your most recent CV with links to publications (or website).
