Assistant​/Associate Professor Faculty Positions in Neuroscience

The Department of Neuroscience at WashU Medicine seeks investigators with the passion to create knowledge, pursue bold visions, and challenge canonical thinking to join us in our new, state‑of‑the art 10‑story purpose‑built neurosciences research building.

We are seeking tenure track investigators at the level of Assistant or Associate Professor to join our community of world class researchers in neuroscience. Applicants can be from any area of molecular, cellular, circuits, systems, cognitive, or computational and theoretical neuroscience. Applicants should have a proven ability to perform outstanding research, and a passion to pursue fundamental questions in basic neuroscience or technology development using cellular, animal, human, and/or computational models.

We especially encourage applications from researchers who integrate approaches across levels of analysis.

The Department of Neuroscience focuses on fundamental neuroscience. Investigators in the department seek to understand the nervous system development, the formation of synapses and neural circuits underlying behavior, neuromodulation and the function of glia. There are exceptional opportunities for research translation at WashU and our Department has close partnerships with other clinical, basic science and engineering departments. Areas of strength include understanding mechanisms of brain developmental disorders, sleep and circadian rhythms, sensory systems, learning and memory, decision making, and the circuits and computations underlying large‑scale brain dynamics and motor control.

WashU Medicine is one of the leading centers in the world for imaging, with world‑class facilities for cellular and sub‑cellular imaging as well as human and animal MRI. The broader neuroscience community at WashU Medicine is one of the world’s top centers of excellence across basic, translational, and clinical neuroscience, with more than 150 tenured or tenure‑track faculty across many different departments.

The Department of Neuroscience’s focus on fundamental neuroscience, outstanding research support facilities, and the depth, breadth and collegiality of our culture provide an exceptional environment to take your front‑line research program to the next level. Washington University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our Department highly values all our researchers, staff and trainees, and we provide an inclusive environment for people from diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Our department values bold innovation, lifelong learning, career fulfillment and a culture of brilliance.

To apply, submit an application packet including a cover letter describing your interest in our Department, curriculum vitae, a research statement (of no more than 3 pages) at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and arrange for three confidential letters of recommendation to be sent to neurosearch c/o Professor Linda J. Richards, Head, Department of Neuroscience, Washington University School of Medicine, MSC , 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St.

Louis, MO 63110. Review of applications will begin on April 3, 2026.