Job Openings/Candidates
Assistant or Associate Professor position
Department of Physiology and Biophysics
Research focused on mechanistic investigations that employ quantitative approaches (biophysical, electrophysiological, structural, imaging, and/or cell-biological) to understand fundamental processes in molecular or cellular physiology
Questions? Contact John Bankston.
Posted 11/13/2023
Assistant Professor position
Tenure-track; anticipated start Summer/Fall 2024
Interest in generating and/or leveraging multi-omic data to understand the biology of neurodegeneration vs healthy aging
Questions? Contact Christi Gleason.
Posted 2/20/2024
Assistant/Associate Professor positions: Department of Pharmacology & Physiology and Institute for Translational Neuroscience
2 positions; Tenure Track
Part of a four-year cluster hiring process to grow pain research
Questions? Contact Daniela Salvemini.
Posted 2/12/2024
Bhuvic Patel lab (Neurosurgery): Research technician I position
WashU Jobs ID JR81595
Assist with lab duties related to molecular analysis of common brain tumors such as meningiomas and pituitary adenomas
Questions contact Bhuvic Patel.
Posted 4/29/2024
Bordeaux Neurocampus: Postdoc position
Glia-Neuron Interactions
Investigating the contribution of astrocytes in NMDAR functions in the subiculum, from synaptic transmission to activity-dependent plasticity, using electrophysiological recordings
Questions? Contact Aude Panatier.
Chris Bennett lab: Postdoc and technician positions
Supported by a Ben Barres award from CZI
Lab focus: understand microglia, and create cell therapies for the CNS
Questions? Contact Chris Bennett.
Posted 12/8/2023
Dmitriy Yablonskiy lab (Radiology): Graduate student position
Work in Innovative Brain MRI
Projects focused on understanding brain function in healthy individuals and those affected by Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and other central nervous system diseases
Questions? Contact Dmitriy Yablonskiy.
Posted 2/7/2024
Executive Director position, new Stroke Research Center
Research Faculty position, Instructor or Assistant Professor
Roles will include strategic planning, organization of collaborations, and organization of scientific symposia
Questions? Contact Andria Ford or Angela Birke.
Posted 2/13/2024
Hysell Oviedo lab (Neuroscience): Staff scientist and lab manager positions
Development and Dysfunction of Communication Circuits
Team studies how the mammalian brain both gains and loses its ability to decode vocal communication
Questions? Contact Hysell Oviedo.
Posted 2/19/2024
Jeffrey Milbrandt and Rob Mitra labs (Genetics): Joint postdoc positions
Dept of Genetics and McDonnell Genome Institute
Precision neurology focused on analyzing disease-associated genetic variants
Questions? Contact Dr. Jeffrey Milbrandt and Dr. Rob Mitra.
Posted 2/13/2024
Jeffrey Milbrandt lab (Genetics): Postdoc positions
Mechanism of axon degeneration and its role in neurodegenerative disease
Many projects in collaboration with DiAntonio Lab (Developmental Biology)
Questions? Contact Jeffrey Milbrandt.
Posted 2/13/2024
Jinkyung Kim lab (Otolaryngology): Postdoc and Research Assistant positions
Cochlea and auditory pathway
Utilize new method that enables real-time visualization of multiple cochlear cells
Questions? Contact Jinkyung Kim.
Posted 10/17/2023
Joanna Jankowsky lab: 3 Postdoc positions
Houston, TX
Studying underlying causes of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and FTD, and how best to intervene therapeutically
Questions? Contact Joanna Jankowsky.
Posted 10/26/2023
Latigo Biotherapeutics: Electrophysiologist
Thousand Oaks, CA
Postdoc experience not required; goal to understand how targets of interest are involved in human pain biology
Questions? Contact John Gilchrist.
Posted 2/28/2024
Marco Beato and Rob Brownstone labs: Postdoc position
Seeking expertise in optically-assisted circuit mapping to characterise neural circuits
Our goal: Understand how neural circuits work together to ensure that the nervous system’s output can lead to muscle contractions required for behaviour
Questions? Contact Marco Beato.
Posted 4/30/2024
Michael Belloy lab (Neurology; NeuroGenomics and Informatics Center): Postdoc position
Alzheimer’s Disease Genetics, ‘Omics, and Biomarkers
Projects include big-data research, bundling genetics, multi-omics, biomarker, clinical, and histopathological data
Questions? Contact Michael Belloy.
Posted 5/3/2024
Michael Belloy lab (Neurology/NGI): Postdoc position
Includes big-data research, bundling genetics, multi-omics, and biomarker data
Sex dimorphism, influence of ancestry/health disparities on AD genetics; merging genetics with multi-omics data
Questions? Contact Michael Belloy.
Posted 11/28/2023
Postdoctoral Fellow Award; Postdoctoral Travel Award
Rolling admissions for both awards
Fellow award to support recruitment, faculty invited to apply. Travel award to attend a conference/course, postdocs invited to apply.
Questions? Contact Carmen Horn.
Posted 9/6/2023
Seeking research experience: Abhiram Madala
High school sophomore (MICDS)
Skills include podcast host, collaboration and teamwork, content development; accelerated courses in physics and chemistry
Questions? Contact Abhiram Madala.
Posted 4/15/2024
Seeking research position: Brandon Yu
BA Neuroscience, Boston Univ.; MS Data Science, Maryville Univ. (Jan 2024)
Experience in computational neuroscience and medical oncology labs; skills in Python, SQL, R, Java, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PowerBI, Tableau, Tensorflow, Pyspark
Questions? Contact Brandon Yu.
Posted 1/11/2024
Seeking research position: Niloofar Taheri
MD, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences (Iran)
Experience in rural clinics and research centers; familiar with ELISA, Western blot and PCR techniques
Questions? Contact Niloofar Taheri.
Posted 2/7/2024
Seeking research position: Taha Zidan
Neurology resident at Ain Shams University Hospital (Cairo, Egypt)
Skills in research design, data management with REDCap, and statistical analysis via SPSS
Questions? Contact Taha Zidan.
Posted 2/9/2024
Seeking research tech position for gap year(s): Rose Leon
BA Neuroscience, Earlham College (May 2024)
Research interests include neurodegeneration, development, addiction, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury
Questions? Contact Rose Leon.
Posted 4/10/2024
Seeking summer research position: Colin Glick
UIUC undergrad; Biochemistry major
Skills include organic chemistry, molecular biology lab techniques, basic R coding; research interests include virology, cancer cell biology, pathogenesis, gene regulation, tissue regeneration
Questions? Contact Colin Glick.
Posted 4/17/2024
Seeking summer research position: Ivy Clark
BS in Neuroscience and Behavior (2026), Univ. of Notre Dame
Proficiency in microscopy, mouse model handling, perfusions, ELISA, PCR, qPCR, SDS-PAGE electrophoresis, DNA isolation, DNA sequencing, pipetting, cell culture
Questions? Contact Ivy Clark.
Posted 1/10/2024
Seeking summer research position: Martin Achard
USF undergrad; Biomedical Sciences major, Psychology minor
Skills include Experimental Procedure Adherence; EEG (electroencephalogram) equipment handling; data and statistical analysis proficiency
Questions? Contact Martin Achard.
Posted 4/16/2024
Seeking summer research position: Rebekah Green
Northeastern U undergrad; Behavioral Neuroscience major
Skills include scientific writing, BioRender Design. Especially interested in Alzheimer’s prevention, circadian rhythm research, learning within the brain
Questions? Contact Rebekah Green.
Posted 4/24/2024
Seeking summer research position: Tori Taylor
WashU undergrad; Psychological & Brain Sciences Major; Medical Humanities Minor
Interests in clinical integrations of research; skills include: JASP data analysis and communication skills,descriptive statistics, data visualizations, t tests, ANOVA, correlation, and regression
Questions? Contact Tori Taylor.
Posted 4/9/2024
Shiming Chen lab (Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences): Postdoc position
WashU Jobs JR81331
NIH-supported research on inherited photoreceptor diseases caused by genetic mutations
Questions? Contact Shiming Chen.
Posted 4/16/2024
St. Louis Confluence Collaborative for Community-engaged Research, Teaching and Practice seeking Faculty Executive Director
Position will spend at least 50% effort
The St. Louis Confluence Collaborative is a priority initiative of the WashU strategic plan, Here and Next.
Questions? Contact Sterling Higdon.
Posted 11/13/2023
Stanford Brain Stimulation Lab: Postdoc position
School of Medicine
Leading clinical trials and driving forward novel therapeutic strategies for neuropsychiatric diseases/disorders
Questions? Contact Cammie Rolle.
Posted 9/6/2023
Teaching opportunity for postdocs: Course, “Critical Thinking in Neuroscience”
Apply by May 15
Salaried position with approximately 20 contact hours per semester
Questions? Contact Blanka Hodzic.
Posted 4/9/2024
Translational Imaging in Radiopharmaceutical Sciences (TIRS) T32: Three Postdoctoral trainee positions
Applications accepted on rolling basis
Re imaging of neurodegenerative diseases and Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRDs)
Questions? Contact Parinaz Massoumzadeh.
Posted 10/6/2023
Yao Chen lab (Neuroscience): Optical Engineer/Imaging Scientist position
Postdoc, Staff or Senior Scientist level
To build innovative optical setups and make them useful for biological discovery
Questions? Contact Yao Chen.
Posted 10/27/2023