Opportunities
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Staff Hiring
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Faculty Hiring
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Additional Opportunities
We are looking for curious minds to join us. Be part of our interdisciplinary community at Yale working to advance our collective understanding of the brain and how it gives rise to cognition.
WTI offers faculty membership and programs for postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and undergraduate students. Explore our staff and faculty openings below.
The Institute is founded upon collaboration and promotes a culture that encourages the diverse voices of our researchers, staff, and members. We are committed to building an inclusive environment to drive discovery and innovation, starting with our applications and hiring process. All who are interested in joining the Wu Tsai Community are encouraged to review our Code of Conduct.
Staff Hiring
Apply to available staff positions through Jobs at Yale, and check back often for new opportunities.
Faculty Hiring
Assistant / Associate / Full Professor, Wu Tsai Institute and Partner Department(s)
Status: CLOSED
Location: New Haven, CT
WTI seeks outstanding applicants who will advance our mission of understanding cognition across scales, species, and methods from a broad span of disciplines. The current application cycle is now open. Please email us with questions, and subscribe to our newsletter for hiring updates.
Description + Dates
The Wu Tsai Institute (WTI) is a university-wide research initiative at Yale University whose mission is to understand human cognition and explore human potential by sparking interdisciplinary inquiry. WTI invites applications for multiple endowed faculty positions, at any rank, to begin July 2025. We seek outstanding applicants from a broad range of disciplines, including (but not limited to) neuroscience, psychology, cognitive science, data science, computer science, and engineering. Successful candidates will receive a tenure-track or tenured appointment in one or more departments in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, School of Engineering and Applied Science, and/or School of Medicine. WTI is dedicated to hiring, mentoring, and advocating for colleagues who foster equity and excellence in our community through their research, teaching, and service. Plans to promote these values should be integral to the application, backed by a commitment to diversity, inclusion, and multicultural competence. Women, protected veterans, persons with disabilities, and members of underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. We are eager to accommodate the needs of families and welcome applications from dual-career couples to this search or a combination of Yale searches.
WTI was founded in 2021 by a historic gift from Joe Tsai and Clara Wu Tsai to reveal fundamental truths about the mind through the integrated study of the brain. Based at 100 College Street in New Haven, with research linkages across Yale campuses, WTI rests on three pillars that coordinate its research activities: the Center for Neurodevelopment and Plasticity, the Center for Neurocognition and Behavior, and the Center for Neurocomputation and Machine Intelligence. WTI enables interdisciplinary inquiry through: fellowships for co-mentored postdocs, grad students, and undergrads; shared research facilities and services with cutting-edge technologies; collaborative grants to nucleate disruptive ideas; and regular conferences, seminars, and professional development. WTI integrates approaches across disciplines through common mathematical, statistical, and computational frameworks. WTI is creating an inclusive environment that confronts inequity and celebrates diverse backgrounds, identities, and perspectives.
Apply by October 15, 2024, at 4:00 pm EST if your research advances the understanding of cognition through the collection and analysis of empirical data. These applications will be evaluated for alignment with the Center for Neurodevelopment and Plasticity and the Center for Neurocognition and Behavior.
Relevant research fields for this deadline in the past have included:
- molecular neuroscience
- cellular neuroscience
- developmental biology
- systems neuroscience
- cognitive neuroscience
- cognitive science
- psychology
- brain-computer interfaces
Review of applications in these areas will begin immediately after the deadline, and you will be informed about the status of your application by the end of January.
Apply by December 2, 2024, at 4:00 pm EST if your research advances the understanding of cognition through innovative computational algorithms and models. These applications will be evaluated for alignment with the Center for Neurocomputation and Machine Intelligence. Relevant fields in the past have included:
- computational neuroscience
- theoretical neuroscience
- applied mathematics
- data science
- machine learning
- computer science
- artificial intelligence
- biomedical engineering
- electrical engineering
Review of applications in these areas will begin immediately after the deadline, and you will be informed about the status of your application by the end of March.
Application Instructions
Applicants must submit materials for full consideration at apply.interfolio.com/153378. Indicate your desired level of appointment (Assistant, Associate, Professor) and broad area(s) of research.
Describe your most significant scientific discoveries and accomplishments to date (2 pages max).
Describe the focus and goals of your future research program in a supportive environment like WTI; address how this vision aligns with the Institute's mission to understand cognition (2 pages max).
Describe your philosophy, experience, and plans for mentoring and teaching students (1 page max).
Include your most recent CV with links to publications (or website).
If applying for an untenured position, proceed with requesting three letters of recommendations (does not apply for tenured positions).
Additional Opportunities
WTI collaborates with departments and programs across Yale, many of which have their own faculty openings. We encourage you to apply for additional positions of interest, which will not affect your candidacy for a WTI position. View the full list of current faculty opportunities at Yale.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Yale University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. Yale values diversity among its students, staff, and faculty and strongly welcomes applications from women, persons with disabilities, protected veterans, and underrepresented minorities.
Nominate
We invite the scientific community to nominate promising scientists who fit the scientific interests and mission of the Wu Tsai Institute, including its goals of increasing the diversity of our professoriate and promoting equity, inclusion, and mentoring. Nominations will help our Search Committee reach out to scientists and encourage them to apply.