Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Neuroscience Job at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

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  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • Austin, TX

Job Description

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Neuroscience

Position Description

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.

The Department is seeking innovative candidates in the area of molecular neuroscience with outstanding research potential to build new areas of strength or build on existing strengths in the fields of learning and memory, addiction, ion channel and G-protein coupled receptor structure and function, molecular structure and dynamics, sensory systems, and synaptic plasticity. We are particularly interested in individuals who embrace a multi-disciplinary and collaborative approach with a research focus on but not limited to epigenetic and transcriptomic alterations in normal and diseased states of the nervous system, signal transduction mechanisms, and nanoscale analyses of molecules including cryo-EM, molecular simulation, and in situ super-resolution microscopy and FIB-SEM.

This position includes a highly competitive salary and start-up funds. Successful candidates are expected to develop and maintain an ambitious research program and to participate actively in the department’s mission with respect to research, teaching, and service. 

Ranked among the top ten public universities and the flagship campus of The University of Texas System, UT Austin is distinguished by a world-class faculty engaged in highly collaborative and interdisciplinary research among programs in Neuroscience, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Psychology, Physics, Chemistry, and Molecular Biosciences. Close ties with the new Dell Medical School provide additional opportunities for collaboration with translational researchers in Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry.

Austin is widely recognized as one of America’s most beautiful and livable cities with vast green spaces. The burgeoning capital of Texas, Austin retains its college-town charm and is famed for music, arts, and local cuisine.

Qualifications

A Ph.D., M.D., or equivalent degree in neuroscience or a related field.

Application Instructions

Please upload the following materials (observing page limits) via Interfolio by December 6, 2025:

1. Cover letter

2. Curriculum vitae

3. One-page description of research accomplishments and future plans

4. Half-page description of how the candidate’s research will benefit from resources and expertise at UT Austin

5. Three recommendation letters

Please direct inquiries to NEURSearch@austin.utexas.edu .

Job Tags

Permanent employment, Full time, Local area,

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