Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Neuroscience

The Department of Neuroscience at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor.

We seek candidates with outstanding research potential in all areas within neuroscience with research interests that are complementary to and build upon existing strengths of learning and memory, addiction, computational and theoretical neuroscience, perceptual systems, clinical neuroscience, biophysics, and molecular neuroscience.

This position entails a highly competitive salary and start-up funds. Successful candidates will be expected to develop and maintain an active research program within a collegial, collaborative, and vibrant academic environment. The department is interested in and values candidates who have experience working with diverse and underserved populations, and have demonstrated a commitment to improving the diversity, equity, and inclusivity of their academic communities.

Ranked among the top 10 of public universities in terms of undergraduate education, UT-Austin is distinguished by a world-class faculty engaged in collaborative and highly interdisciplinary research that includes strong links to Dell Medical School. 

Austin is widely recognized as one of America’s most beautiful and livable cities. While a thriving and growing capital city of Texas, Austin retains its college-town charm and is noted for a famed culture of music, arts, and cuisine, as well as vast green spaces. 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:  

https://ombuds.utexas.edu/faculty/human-resources-worklife-balance.