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Jenna Merenstein @jmerenstein.bsky.social · 1d

Come join me as a colleague in the Department of Psychology @utah.edu
We are located in beautiful Salt Lake City! ⛰️ And currently hiring an Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Clinical Psychology. The job ad can be found here --> utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/187...

Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Clinical Psychology

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Randolph Helfrich @randolph-helfrich.bsky.social · 4d

New position, new social media account. After 5 fantastic years in Tuebingen, I moved to @yale.edu and the @wutsaiyale.bsky.social this summer - which means that I’ll be recruiting PhD students and postdocs. Please help me to spread the word and see current opportunities below 👇

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Lexi Decker @lexidecker.bsky.social · 9d

Excited to share that I'm joining WashU in January as an Assistant Prof in Psych & Brain Sciences! 🧠✨!

I'm also recruiting grad students to start next September - come hang out with us! Details about our lab here: www.deckerlab.com

Reposts are very welcome! 🙌 Please help spread the word!

DeckerLab

www.deckerlab.com

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Tarkesh Singh @tarkeshsingh.bsky.social · 9d

The Department of Kinesiology at Penn State is inviting applications for an open-rank faculty position in sensorimotor control and rehabilitation neuroscience. Please share this opportunity with interested colleagues in your network.

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Open-Rank Faculty Position in Sensorimotor Control and Rehabilitation Neuroscience

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS: CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, a...

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Brock Kirwan @brockkirwan.com · 16d

This is awesome. Drag and drop a brain MRI scan into the window and it does tissue segmentation in the browser (in about 8 seconds), then creates a 3D mesh suitable for 3D printing. This has been an hours-to-days long process for us in the past, all in a couple minutes. 🤯 brain2print.org

brain2print

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Steven Weisberg @stevenmweisberg.bsky.social · 17d

🚨The SCANN Lab @ UTA is hiring a postdoctoral researcher!🚨

Topics: 🧭 spatial navigation, 🧠 fMRI, 🎮 VR, 👵 cognitive aging.

Start date: Nov 2025 (flexible).

Salary: NIH levels.

Details 👇

Flyer detailing information about the position, compensation, and requirements.

If you need alt-text details to apply for this position, please email Steven Weisberg at steven dot weisberg @ uta dot edu for more information! We'd love to have you on board :)

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Jocelyn Hafer @jocelynhafer.bsky.social · 17d

Kinesiology and Applied Physiology at UD is hiring a biomechanist! We invite applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position with a preferred research focus in musuloskeletal modeling.
careers.udel.edu/cw/en-us/job...

University of Delaware - Details - Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

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Cory Inman @brainscout.bsky.social · 18d

Excited to share our new eLife paper from our lab's first Ph.D. graduate, Dr. Justin Campbell! In this paper, Justin explored the effects of direct electrical stimulation to the human amygdala on single-unit activity throughout the brain. We'd love to hear your thoughts!

Human single-neuron activity is modulated by intracranial theta burst stimulation of the basolateral amygdala

Firing rate analyses revealed neurons throughout the hippocampus, amygdala, orbitofrontal cortex, and anterior cingulate cortex in humans that exhibited heterogeneous responses to intracranial theta b...

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Brynn Sherman @brynnsherman.bsky.social · 21d

Last month, I launched my lab at Ohio State. Our lab website is now live, and we're recruiting graduate students this cycle! If you're interested in the cognitive (neuro)science of learning & memory, please reach out!

www.momentslab.org

Moments Lab

www.momentslab.org

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Jena Doom @truedrdoom.bsky.social · 23d

Come be my colleague! We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor of developmental psychology at the University of Denver. Please share with anyone on the job market this year! jobs.du.edu/en-us/job/49...

Details - Assistant Professor, Developmental Psychology CAHSS | University of Denver

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Martin Wiener @martinwiener.bsky.social · 24d

WE ARE HIRING!!

Official posting coming soon for a tenure track assistant professor job in Psychology at George Mason University. Focus on Computational Cognitive Neuroscience and AI.

I’m chairing the search committee, so DMs and emails welcome.

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Daniel P. Ferris @dpferris.bsky.social · 24d

New Director of the University of Florida Space Institute
news.ufl.edu/2025/09/astr...

Rachael Seidler named director of UF’s Astraeus Space Institute

Rachael Seidler, a professor of applied physiology and kinesiology who focuses on astronaut health, has been named director of the University of Florida Astraeus Space Institute.

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Tristan Yates @tristansyates.bsky.social · 24d

How does spontaneous memory reinstatement at rest relate to episodic memory during development? And how do early experiences influence neural mechanisms of episodic memory encoding and reinstatement? New preprint! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Spontaneous reinstatement of episodic memories in the developing human brain

The hippocampus supports episodic memories in development, and yet how the brain stabilizes these memories determines their long-term accessibility. This study examined how episodic memories formed in...

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katie b, phd @62442katieb.bsky.social · 25d

I'm officially recruiting grad students in FIU's Cognitive Neuroscience PhD program! 🧠✨

The @bottenlab.bsky.social uses precision and population approaches to study neurodevelopmental variability. Reach out if interested! (contact info on bottenlab.github.io) Apps due 12/1! cn.fiu.edu

(pls share)

The BottenLab

Endocrine & environmental influences on teen brain development

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Sara J Hussain @sarahussain.bsky.social · 27d

Come be my colleague! My new dept at Iowa is hiring 1-2 TT positions, with specific emphasis on sensorimotor neurophys or health promotion, but any and all welcome to apply. (spoiler alert - I love it here) 💛🖤💛

jobs.chronicle.com/job/37873483...

Open Rank Faculty Position in the Department of Health, Sport, and Human Physiology - Iowa City, Iowa job with University of Iowa- Health and Human Physiology | 37873483

Assistant, Associate or Full Professor Faculty Position in the Dept. of Health, Sport, and Human Physiology (Tenure-Track)

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Solya Székely @solyas.bsky.social · Sep 10

This year, I spent March–June at the University of Oregon, working with @mmarneweck.bsky.social on an fMRI analysis of the representational pattern similarity of lip and hand movements after upper-limb amputation.
Excited to share this at #BACN25 ✨ Find me at the datablitz/poster sessions on Friday!

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Roni Maimon Mor @ronimaimon.bsky.social · Sep 9

We're hiring 2 RAs!
If you're interested in brain plasticity, neural and cognitive development and working with clinical populations (visual impairment) come work with us

Child Vision Lab @UCL @childvisionlab.bsky.social · Sep 9

We’re hiring! We’re looking for two RAs to work with @tessamdekker.bsky.social and @ronimaimon.bsky.social on visual neuroscience experiments with children and adults, both with and without eye disease using cutting-edge neuroimaging and behavioral methods. Apply by 16 Oct! t.ly/q3aYe #neurojobs

Research Assistant at UCL

An academic position as a Research Assistant is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities.

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Joel Snyder @auditoryjoel.bsky.social · Aug 20

UNLV's MRI facility is close to completion and we are now searching for an MRI Technologist. Please help me spread the word!

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#neuroimaging #MRI #neuroscience #psychology

Senior fMRI Technologist and Lab Manager, UNLV Research [R0148627]

The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) appreciates your interest in employment. We ask that you keep in mind the following when completing your application: Once you start the application process ...

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Brian Umberger @brianumberger.bsky.social · Sep 9

Please repost! We have a second biomechanics faculty position!

This is an open rank clinical-track position in sports biomechanics at the University of Michigan. This is a largely teaching-focused position and we have outstanding resources to support teaching and student learning. #BiomechSky

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Zhiqiang Sha (X: @sha_zhiqiang) @zhiqiangsha.bsky.social · Sep 4

🔥🧠Excited to announce that I am recruiting PhD students this fall. Our lab uses neuroimaging (MRI) and computational modeling to study the mechanisms of neurodevelopmental disorders, bridging genetic factor, brain circuitry, early life stress, and psychopathology. Please feel free to DM me.

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Matthew Robison @matthewrobison.bsky.social · Sep 9

Notre Dame is hiring in Psychology! We have an open-rank, tenure/TT position in Cognitive Neuroscience: apply.interfolio.com/170229

Application deadline is soon (Sept. 15)

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Yuko Munakata @yukomunakata.bsky.social · Sep 8

UC Davis is hiring! A tenure-track assistant professor of psychology, in human cognition or cognitive neuroscience #psychjobs recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF07300

Assistant Professor of Psychology - Human Cognition or Cognitive Neuroscience

University of California, Davis is hiring. Apply now!

recruit.ucdavis.edu

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Allie Sinclair @asinclair.bsky.social · Sep 8

🌟 Excited to share that I'm recruiting PhD students in Psychology for my new lab at Rice University this cycle (Signal boost appreciated!)

To learn more, check out the Learning & Behavior Change Lab website:
www.sinclairlab-rice.com

Applications are due Dec 1st: psychology.rice.edu/graduate/pro...

Sinclair Lab

The Learning & Behavior Change Lab at Rice University, directed by Dr. Sinclair

www.sinclairlab-rice.com

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Imaging Neuroscience @imagingneurosci.bsky.social · Sep 5

Launched in 2023, Imaging Neuroscience is now firmly established, with full indexing (PubMed, etc.) and 700 papers to date.

We're very happy to announce that we are able to reduce the APC to $1400.

Huge thanks to all authors, reviewers, editorial team+board, and MIT Press.

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Laurel Joy Gabard-Durnam @laurelgd.bsky.social · Sep 4

Delighted that PINE Lab will be accepting applications for PhD students to start Fall 2026! Please share with applicants looking for developmental & neuroscience programs? Our website is updated with current studies, questions, and guidance about fit: www.plasticityinneurodevelopmentlab.com/join-us

Contact 3 — Plasticity in Neurodevelopment Lab

www.plasticityinneurodevelopmentlab.com

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