Neuroscience (Professor)

Summary

Baylor College of Medicine ( is recognized as one of the nation's premier academic health science centers and is known for excellence in education, research, and healthcare and community service. Located in the heart of the world's largest medical center (Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX), Baylor is affiliated with multiple educational, healthcare and research affiliates (Baylor Affiliates). The Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine is one of the most successful and highly funded Neuroscience departments in the country. We are located within a dynamic, collaborative research environment the Texas Medical Center, with one of the highest densities of clinical, translational, and basic neuroscience research in the world.

The Neuroscience Department, including primary and affiliated faculty, is a vibrant community with strong ties to Rice University, the Neurological Research Institute (NRI), the University of Texas Health Sciences, and the University of Houston. Professor Tenure Faculty Position in neuroscience The Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine invites applications for a faculty position in the use of machine learning or other computational approaches applied to neuroscience. Top candidates for this position will have the motivation and interest to perform collaborative research with experimental neuroscientists to extract new insights from the large amount of multi-dimensional data that are being generating as well as motivate new experiments based on theoretical insights that test the fundamental mechanisms used by the brain to perform perception, learning and memory, motor control and cognition. We are seeking applications at the Professor level. While the primary focus will be on research, it is expected that faculty will participate in graduate student teaching and service on committees essential to the function of the Department and College.

Minimum Qualifications

Ph.D. in basic science or equivalent.

Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.