Postdoctoral Fellow - Voltage Imaging and Fluorescence Lifetime Microscopy

Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Dr. Adam Bowman

Job Category: Postdoctoral

Requisition Number: POSTD
002772

Posted: May 15, 2026

Employment Type: Full‑time

Salk Main Campus
10010 N Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037, USA

The Bowman lab is seeking to recruit a postdoctoral fellow to develop and apply fluorescence lifetime microscopy methods for quantitative imaging of cortical circuit dynamics. We have developed nanosecond imaging techniques that enable new approaches for achieving fast, quantitative measurements from genetically encoded fluorescent sensors in the brain, including voltage indicators. Customized microscopes in our lab enable imaging of voltage and cellular signals from populations of neurons in vivo at kilohertz frame rates.

For this role we are seeking applicants with experience performing in vivo imaging, slice electrophysiology and patch‑clamp recordings, or development of customized optical and electronic instrumentation. Our work is interdisciplinary by nature, and candidates may come from many different backgrounds including neuroscience, engineering, physics, and bioengineering.

We are committed to working across disciplinary boundaries and to providing a training environment with strong mentorship and career development opportunities. Candidates will have significant opportunities for creativity in defining project directions and will have the chance to participate in fruitful collaborations both within Salk and with external research groups.

PhD in a related field.

The full postdoctoral salary range for wet lab opportunities is $70,500–$78,000 (see below). This range covers the entire postdoctoral training period; recent Ph.D. graduates should expect an offer at or close to $70,500 (minimum of the salary range). Salk Institute provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the institute reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location, and external market pay for comparable jobs.

• 0 years: $70,500
• 1 year: $72,000
• 2 years: $73,500
• 3 years: $75,000
• 4 years: $76,500
• 5 years: $78,000

Salk Institute offers competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, patient advocacy services, and transit/parking program.

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