2026 - 2027 Assistant/Associate Professor on Term, Wu Tsai Institute and Partner Department(s) – Neurocognition

Yale University•New Haven, CT

71d•Onsite

About The Position

The mission of Yale’s Wu Tsai Institute (WTI) is to understand human cognition and explore human potential by sparking interdisciplinary inquiry. In 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: https://wti.yale.edu . Applicants must have a PhD (or equivalent) at time of hire. Current Yale scientists are not eligible for this position.

Requirements

PhD (or equivalent) at time of hire.
Exceptional candidates investigating cognition.
Integrative approach, driving experimental or conceptual innovations.
Ability to advance understanding of cognition within its broader ecological, biological, or societal contexts.
Experience with diverse and interdisciplinary methodologies, including neurobiological, behavioral, cognitive, ecological, and engineering.

Nice To Haves

Researchers whose appealing research programs include 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.

Responsibilities

Conduct research in human cognition and explore human potential.
Drive experimental or conceptual innovations to advance understanding of cognition.
Integrate diverse and interdisciplinary methodologies, including neurobiological, behavioral, cognitive, ecological, and engineering.
Receive a tenure-track appointment in one or more departments.
Foster excellence in the community through research, teaching, mentoring, and service.
Participate in WTI's interdisciplinary inquiry through fellowships, collaborative grants, conferences, workshops, and seminars.
Integrate approaches across disciplines through common mathematical, statistical, and computational frameworks.