Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) seeks highly qualified applicants for a tenure-track position within the Neuroscience Institute. Appointments will be considered at the rank of assistant professor. 

We seek a candidate conducting systems neuroscience research using NHP models to study higher-order cognition such as decision making, motor planning, attention,  working memory, or similar. The successful applicant?s laboratory will be located in a newly expanded and renovated neurophysiology facility, to be completed by the end of 2024. This facility houses faculty from both CMU and our neighbor, the University of Pittsburgh, offering the unique opportunity to be part of a highly interactive, cross-institution community. We are particularly interested in candidates who can capitalize on Carnegie Mellon's and Pitt?s robust collaborative environment for experimental and computational neuroscience research, with core strengths in cognitive and systems neuroscience, neurotechnology, machine learning, artificial intelligence, data science, engineering, and biological sciences.

Information about the Neuroscience Institute can be found at https://www.cmu.edu/ni/, and about the joint CMU-Pitt Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition at http://cnbc.cmu.edu.

Carnegie Mellon University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. CMU is committed to increasing the diversity of its community on a range of intellectual and cultural dimensions. CMU welcomes faculty applicants who will contribute to this diversity through their research, teaching and service. Qualified candidates who can contribute through their work/life experiences to the diversity and excellence of the academic community are encouraged to apply. CMU seeks to meet the needs of dual-career couples and is a member of the Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) that assists with dual-career searches. CMU offers highly competitive salaries and start-up packages in an attractive and livable urban environment.

Formal in-person interviews will begin in Fall of 2024.

To be considered for a position beginning Fall 2025, interested applicants should submit 1)  a 1-page cover letter describing fit to the Neuroscience Institute, Carnegie Mellon, and the collaborative Pittsburgh neuroscience community, 2) a statement that describes their research (2-4 pages), 3) a teaching statement (1-2 pages), 4) a CV, and 5) three letters of recommendation. Applicants may also submit an optional 1-page Personal and Service[1]  statement (upload in the "additional documents" section). 

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About Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon (www.cmu.edu) is a private, internationally ranked research university with programs in areas ranging from science, technology and business, to public policy, the humanities and the arts. More than 12,000 students in the university’s seven schools and colleges benefit from a small student-to-faculty ratio and an education characterized by its focus on creating and implementing solutions for real problems, interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. A global university, Carnegie Mellon’s main campus in the United States is in Pittsburgh, Pa. It has campuses in California’s Silicon Valley and Qatar, and programs in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and Mexico.

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