Postdoctoral fellows in computational neuroscience at the University of Chicago

[Jorge Jaramillo]

Dear Systems Neuroscience community: 

The Grossman Center for Quantitative Biology and Human Behavior at the University of Chicago seeks outstanding applicants for multiple postdoctoral positions in computational and theoretical neuroscience. We especially welcome applicants who develop mathematical approaches, computational models and/or data analysis methods to study the brain at the circuits, systems, or cognitive levels. The Grossman Center faculty members to work with are: (informal enquiries are welcome)

• Brent Doiron’s lab investigates how the cellular and synaptic circuitry of neuronal circuits supports the complex dynamics and computations that are routinely observed in the brain. (bdo...@uchicago.edu). 
   
• Stephanie Palmer’s lab studies how the behavioral goals of an organism shape how it senses the world, using a variety of tools from information theory and statistical physics. (sepa...@uchicago.edu). 

• Jorge Jaramillo’s lab investigates multiareal brain circuits underlying cognitive processes such as memory, attention, and decision making through dynamical systems modeling. (jorgeja...@uchicago.edu). 

• Ramon Nogueira’s lab investigates the geometry of representations as the computational support of cognitive processes like abstraction in noisy artificial and biological neural networks. (rnog...@uchicago.edu). 

• Marcella Noorman’s lab studies how biological constraints shape the neural circuit dynamics that enable flexible, efficient computations necessary for cognitive functions like navigation. (noor...@uchicago.edu).

• Samuel Muscinelli’s lab studies how brain circuit anatomy shapes learning and adapts to it. We combine modeling, machine learning, and data analysis with experimental collaborators. (smusc...@uchicago.edu)

Appointees will have access to state-of-the-art facilities and multiple opportunities for collaboration with exceptional experimental labs within the Neuroscience Institute, as well as other labs from the departments of Physics, Computer Sciences, and Statistics.

The Grossman Center offers competitive postdoctoral salaries in the vibrant and international city of Chicago, and a rich intellectual environment that includes the Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago’s National Institute for Theoretical and Mathematical Biology (NITMB), and UChicago’s Data Science Institute and Center for Living Systems. The Neuroscience Institute at UChicago is currently engaged in a major expansion that includes the incorporation of several new faculty members in the next few years. 

APPLICATIONS:

Please send your application before April 4th, 2026, as a single PDF file to neuro...@uchicago.edu. It must include:

1. CV with publications highlighted;
2. A motivation letter specifying the types of projects you would like to work on;
3. The names and contact details of two academic references.

Earliest start date: June 1st, 2026, or via mutual agreement.