Lecturer / Associate Professor in NeuroAI and Computational Neuroscience

About us

The Division of Biosciences has one of the UK's broadest computational and AI-driven life-science programmes. Within the Division of Biosciences, the Research Departments of Cell and Developmental Biology (CDB) and Neuroscience, Physiology & Pharmacology (NPP) have consistently been rated as world-leading. CDB is an internationally renowned centre for interdisciplinary research, spanning animal development, stem cell biology, functional and evolutionary morphology, neuroscience, organelle biology, and cell signalling. In NPP, research groups are exploring nervous system function across a range of scales that span from the biophysical operation of ion channels through to network dynamics and whole a nimal behaviour. Both departments have significant and growing strength in NeuroAI and computational neuroscience and this is captured by our divisional “NeuroAI” centre which brings together computational and experimental expertise. The new appointees will join a uniquely strong UCL neuroscience ecosystem — alongside the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre and the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit within the Faculty, and a longstanding UCL tradition in systems and computational neuroscience that includes the 2014 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. The two posts will also form a complementary strand of UCL's wider NeuroAI initiative.

NPP and CDB are seeking to make two new Lecturer / Associate Professor appointments. One post will be based in CDB and one in NPP. In your application, please state your preferred department. The successful candidates will be integral members of the NeuroAI centre, establish internationally competitive research programmes, deliver innovative teaching to our diverse student body, and advance our mission to create meaningful impact within academia and society at large.

About the role

NPP and CDB are expanding their research programmes at the interface of neuroscience, AI, and computational biology through a coordinated initiative formalised within the Biosciences NeuroAI centre. These appointments are also part of a Faculty-wide computational biology initiative and the successful applicants will join a growing community of researchers working at the forefront of computational neuroscience and data-driven biological discovery.

This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Academic Staff. Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/policies/2021/jun/conditions-service-academic-staff for more information.

As part of your application, you are required to submit as a cover letter, a two-page Vision Statement outlining your innovative ideas for advancing NeuroAI or Computational Neuroscience in both research and teaching contexts. This statement should articulate your unique perspective on the field's future and how your work would contribute to its development at UCL.

For questions about this position, please contact Prof Caswell Barry at or Prof Isaac Bianco at .

About you

We are seeking an innovative researcher and educator at the intersection of neuroscience, artificial intelligence, and computational biology. The role is well suited to candidates who are primarily computational, but we strongly welcome applicants who combine computational and experimental approaches. We welcome candidates at different career stages, including those with non-traditional academic paths.

What we offer: Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/.

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