Assistant/Associate Professor on Term, Neurocognition, Wu Tsai Institute and Partner Department(s)

Position Description

The mission of Yale’s Wu Tsai Institute (WTI) is to understand human cognition and explore human potential by sparking interdisciplinary inquiry. In this search, WTI invites exceptional candidatesinvestigatingcognitiontoapply for atenure-trackendowed faculty position at theAssistant orAssociate Professoron Termrank, to begin July 2027 or later. There is one opening available.

We are particularly interested in researchers with an integrative approach, drivingexperimentalorconceptualinnovationstoadvanceourunderstandingof cognition within its broader ecological, biological, or societal contexts.Examples of appealing research programs include, but are not limited to,how human cognition and behavior relate to homeostatic and physiological functions,unfold within real-world contexts,adapt to technological change,interact withartificial and autonomous agents, oroperatewithin complex multi-agent systems.We welcome diverseand interdisciplinarymethodologies, includingneurobiological, behavioral,cognitive,ecological,andengineering.

Successful candidates will receive a tenure-track 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 excellence in our community through their research, teaching, mentoring, and service. We are eager to accommodate the needs of families and welcome applications from dual-career couples to this search oracombination of Yale searches.

Background: WTI was founded in 2021 by a historic gift from Joe Tsai and Clara Wu Tsaito reveal fundamental truths about the mind through the integrated study of the brain. Based at 100 College Street in New Haven, withlinks toresearch 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 inquirythroughfellowships for co-mentored postdocs,gradstudents, andundergrads; sharedresearchfacilities and services withcutting-edgetechnologies; collaborative grants to nucleate disruptive ideas; and regular conferences,workshops,seminars, andopportunities forprofessional development. WTI integrates approaches across disciplines through common mathematical, statistical, and computational frameworks. WTIfostersa welcomingenvironment thatprovidesequal opportunity to peopleofa broad range ofbackgrounds and perspectives. For more information, please visit the WTI website:

Qualifications

Applicants must have a PhD (or equivalent) attimeof hire.

CurrentYale scientists are not eligible for this position.

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Professional Conduct Review for New Faculty Hires

The final candidate, upon acceptance of a contingent offer of employment/faculty appointment, may be required to disclose whether they are, or have been, the subject of any disciplinary proceeding (investigation, hearing, etc.) at previous institutions or employers, and may also be subject to a background screening. Candidates who materially misrepresent information on their resume or other application materials are ineligible for hire/appointment. Final candidates may also be required to sign a release to allow Yale to solicit information regarding any substantiated conduct violations from current and/or past employers.