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Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Computational or Theoretical Neuroscience

Durham, US💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-15 → 2026-09-27

Core

Tenure-track faculty position for scientists using computational or theoretical approaches to address fundamental questions in neuroscience, including neural circuit models, brain development, perception, cognition, and machine-learning approaches for neural data.

Role type

Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track Faculty)

Builds

Independent, externally-funded research program and collaborations with experimental groups across Duke's neuroscience community.

Domain

Neuroscience (Computational/Theoretical)

Deliverable

production ML models | research

Required skills

computational neuroscience, theoretical neuroscience, neural circuit modeling, population dynamics, brain development modeling, perception/cognition/learning modeling, statistical analysis of neural data, machine learning for neural data

Preferred skills

establishing independent research programs, building cross-disciplinary collaborations

Technologies

machine learning frameworks, statistical tools for neural data analysis

Responsibilities

conduct independent research, secure external funding, collaborate with experimental groups, teach at the graduate level, mentor students

Seniority

Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

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