The Neuroscience Institute invites accomplished individuals to join our team. See below for details about job opportunities.

Recent college graduates interested in our Neuroscience Research Associates Program can apply in early 2025.

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Faculty Job Openings

There are no faculty positions open at this time.

Postdoctoral Job Openings

Our research faculty seek talented and motivated postdoctoral fellows. As of December 1, 2023, salaries for NYU Langone postdoctoral positions range start at $70,000 per year. Please reach out to our faculty directly to express interest in available postdoctoral positions.

Sippy Lab

The laboratory of Tanya Sippy, MD, PhD seeks postdoctoral fellows with a background in systems, circuit or cellular neuroscience. Candidates should be interested in circuit and synaptic mechanisms underlying sensorimotor processing, dopamine signaling, and its translation to psychiatric diseases.
 
The Sippy Lab seeks to understand the mechanisms by which learned sensory information triggers action. We focus primarily on primary sensory and motor areas as well as the subcortical areas they project to, including the basal ganglia. Since dopamine is thought to play a central role in reward-based learning, we aim to understand how dopamine affects neural activity at the single cell and circuit level. Experience in calcium imaging and/or electrophysiology is a plus but not required.

To apply, please contact Dr. Tanya Sippy at tanya.sippy@nyulangone.org with the following:

• A cover letter describing your previous research, future goals, and your envisioned fit in the lab.
• Your CV, including education, research experience, and research accomplishments.
• The names and contact information for at least two references.

Emperador Melero Lab

The laboratory of Dr. Javier Emperador Melero (starting January 2025) seeks postdoctoral fellows to study the assembly and the molecular organization of the protein machineries that underlie the function of synapses. Our ultimate goal is to apply this fundamental knowledge to design strategies to enhance information processing across the brain. For more information about our work and areas of research, visit www.emperadormelerolab.com.

Ideal candidates should have a doctorate in the field of Neuroscience, Cellular Biology or Molecular Biology, record of research accomplishments, and experience in one or multiple of the following areas: electrophysiology, superresolution microscopy, electron microscopy, and biochemistry / molecular biology.

For project details and application, please contact Dr. Emperador Melero at javier.emperadormelero@nyulangone.org with the following:

• A cover letter describing your previous research, future goals, and your envisioned fit in the lab.
• Your CV, including education, research experience, and research accomplishments.
• The names and contact information for at least two references.

Sigurdsson Lab

The laboratory of Einar Sigurdsson, PhD, at NYU Grossman School of Medicine has an available position for a postdoctoral researcher.

A candidate with a recent PhD and a strong background in two-photon imaging in mouse models is sought to participate in NIH-funded studies on the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related tauopathies and synucleinopathies. The work also involves participating in developing therapies and diagnostic-imaging probes for these diseases. Ideally, the applicant should be familiar with using MATLAB, Python, or R/R Studio for data analysis. Experience in neurodegeneration research with a focus on the tau protein or α-synuclein and/or biology of antibodies, and calcium imaging in general, would be beneficial. Creativity, fluent English, and excellent writing skills are desirable.

Applicants should send a CV and contact information for up to three references to Dr. Sigurdsson at einar.sigurdsson@nyulangone.org.

Sigurdsson and Ryoo Labs

In the heart of Manhattan, a postdoctoral position is available in the laboratories of Einar M. Sigurdsson, PhD, and Hyung Don Ryoo, PhD, at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. A candidate with a strong background in Drosophila genetics and a recent PhD is sought to participate in investigations on pathogenesis of tauopathies, and to study tau-targeting therapies in Drosophila models. Opportunities are available for conducting similar experiments focusing on α-synuclein and to advance these studies to related human cellular and mouse models. Prior experience in neurodegeneration research with a focus on the tau protein or other protein aggregates and/or biology of antibodies would be beneficial. Creativity, excellent writing skills, and fluent English are all desirable. To apply and for further information, please email Dr. Ryoo at hyungdon.ryoo@nyulangone.org and Dr. Sigurdsson at einar.sigurdsson@nyulangone.org.