AssistantAssociate Professor on Term, Wu Tsai Institute and Partner Department(s) – Neurocognition

The mission of Yales Wu Tsai Institute (WTI) is to understand human cognition and explore human potential by sparking interdisciplinary this search WTI invites exceptional candidates investigating cognition to apply for a tenure-track endowed faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor on Term rank to begin July 2027 or later. There is one opening available.

We are particularly interested in researchers with an integrative approach driving experimental or conceptual innovations to advance our understanding of 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 with artificial and autonomous agents or operate within complex multi-agent systems. We welcome diverse and interdisciplinary methodologies including neurobiological behavioral cognitive ecological and engineering.

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 or a combination of Yale searches.

Background: 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 links to research 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 workshops seminars and opportunities for professional development. WTI integrates approaches across disciplines through common mathematical statistical and computational frameworks. WTI fosters a welcoming environment that provides equal opportunity to people of a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives. For more information please visit the WTI website: .

Applicants must have a PhD (or equivalent) at time of hire. Current Yale scientists are not eligible for this position.