Assistant Professor Neuroscience

The Michigan Neuroscience Institute (MNI) at the University of Michigan invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant Professor rank, but applicants at other ranks will be considered. We seek outstanding neuroscientists who apply genome- or brain-wide experimental and/or computational methods to address the complexity of the brain at high spatial or temporal resolution in any model system. We are especially interested in those developing or apply artificial intelligence and/or experimentally addressing human brain function or disease. Depending on scientific focus, the successful candidate's research program may be housed within the NeuroInnovation Center at the North Campus Research Complex or within other research units on the U-M campus.

The Michigan Neuroscience Institute is a newly expanded cross-campus institute that catalyzes interdisciplinary neuroscience research across 159 labs, 30 departments and 6 schools at the University of Michigan. Our mission is to leverage advances across all fields of science and engineering to solve the mysteries of the brain and to apply those discoveries to advance human health. MNI (https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/michigan-neuroscience-institute) is in Ann Arbor, Michigan, a city consistently ranked among the best places to live in the United States.

Qualifications

Applicants must have a PhD and/or MD degree and a strong record of research accomplishment.

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit a cover letter with names and contacts of three references, a full CV, a research statement (3 pages) describing past, currrent and future research plans, highlighting potential collaborations within the MNI. Teaching committments will depend on the academic home department.

All application materials should be submitted electronically to: https://apply.interfolio.com/172094. Please direct any questions to MNI.Neuroscience.Applications@umich.edu. Applications received before November 1, 2025, will receive fullest consideration.

Background Screening

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity employer.