Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track)

Job description

Description The Department of Neuroscience at Tufts University School of Medicine invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Neuroscience. Candidates with strong experience in computational neuroscience are encouraged to apply. We seek creative scientists who leverage innovative computational approaches—spanning molecular and cellular mechanisms through circuits, systems, and behavior—to reveal how synapses and neurons drive circuit function and dysfunction. Why Tufts Neuroscience: Join a thriving, highly collaborative department with >$15M in annual extramural support and deep connections across the Tufts ecosystem. Our location in downtown Boston places us at the heart of a world-class biomedical community, adjacent to Tufts Medical Center, enabling rich translational and clinical collaborations. Faculty also engage across Tufts schools (e.g., Engineering/BME, Veterinary, Dental, Nutrition, Public Health) and with regional partners. Core Strengths & Resources: Our department’s strengths include synaptic excitation/inhibition, neuron–glia interactions, circuit dynamics, models of neurological and psychiatric disorders (including epilepsy and n...