Translational Neuroscience A Division-wide, Open-rank Faculty Search #BSD040

The University of Chicagos Biological Sciences Division is searching for full-time scientists physician-scientists and engineers whose work will advance understanding of the nervous system and accelerate the translation of discovery into new diagnostic preventive or therapeutic strategies for neurological psychiatric developmental sensory and neurodegenerative disorders. This search builds on a highly successful decade-long focus on building systems-level experimental computational and theoretical neuroscience at the University of Chicago.

Academic rank track tenure status and compensation are dependent upon qualifications. Primary appointments will be in appropriate departments or units most likely in the Biological Sciences though potentially in the Physical Sciences Division or the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering with possible secondary appointments in other relevant units depending on the candidates research.

These positions are benefits University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees including health retirement and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in theBenefits Guidebook.

Appointees will join a highly collaborative academic medical center with outstanding basic science and clinical departments state-of-the-art core facilities exceptional undergraduate graduate and medical students and opportunities to engage with new multidisciplinary research and commercialization initiatives including Hyde Park Labs a new hybrid facility for academic research science-based companies and the UChicago Science Incubator.

The current search is intended to capture a broad range of neuroscience including molecular cellular circuit systems computational behavioral clinical and population-level approaches. We seek to recruit faculty who will strengthen connections among basic neuroscience clinical neuroscience human genetics computational biology engineering and therapeutic development with the aim of creating transformative programs in human neuroscience and neurological disease.

For the coming year we are particularly interested in researchers whose work advances restorative neuroscience and circuit interventions as well as researchers studying neuroimmunology neuroinflammation and related brain-body mechanisms.

• Restorative neuroscience and circuit interventions
• Neuroimmunology neuroinflammation and brainbody interactions
• Neurodegeneration aging and mechanisms of neuronal vulnerability
• Synaptic circuit systems and behavioral neuroscience
• Computational neuroscience neural data science and AI-enabled neurobiology
• Neurogenetics genomics and molecular mechanisms of neurological disease
• Developmental neuroscience and neurodevelopmental disorders
• Neurovascular biology bloodbrain barrier biology and brain metabolism
• Neuromodulation gene therapy cell therapy and precision neuroscience

The initial phase of the search is led by a committee composed of faculty from multiple departments and divisions rather than by a single hiring department. This phase is designed to identify leading candidates across the breadth of the search area and to consider how their scholarship could contribute to and be advanced by the Universitys scientific programs and intellectual environment. During an initial campus visit candidates will meet faculty from multiple departments institutes and programs.

A follow-up visit will be organized by the departmental affiliation(s) best suited to support each candidates work and long-term success. Additional information about the selection principles and the broader division-wide recruitment strategy is available here:BSD Faculty Recruitment.

This search is one of five coordinated open-rank searches through which the Biological Sciences Division and UChicago Medicine in collaboration with the Physical Sciences Division and the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering are recruiting a cohort of exceptional faculty to expand the scale disciplinary breadth and human impact of biomedical research at UChicago. Candidates whose work spans more than one search area are encouraged to apply to multiple searches.

1. Cancer Biology and Immunology
2. Chemical Biology and Therapeutics
3. Translational Neuroscience (this ad)
4. AI-Enabled Biology and Medicine
5. Physician-ScientistsAll Health-Related Areas

Prior to the start of employment qualified applicants must have a doctoral degree or equivalent and have completed postdoctoral training.

To be considered those interested must apply through The University of Chicago Academic Recruitment job board which uses Interfolio to accept applications:

Applicants must upload:

1. a cover letter
2. CV including bibliography
3. research statement
4. teaching statement
5. names and contact information for three references

Review of complete applications will start on September 15 2026 and end when the positions are filled.

For instructions on the Interfolio application process please visit