Yale University, Wu Tsai Institute

Fellowship ID:
Yale-Wu Tsai Institute-WTIPOSTDOC23 [#25867]
Fellowship Title: 
Wu Tsai Postdoctoral Fellowships (math, CS, eng, neuro, cognitive sciences)
Fellowship Type:
Postdoctoral
Location:
New Haven, Connecticut 06511, United States of America
Subject Areas: 
Systems Neurobiology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuroscience / Cellular, Cellular and molecular neurosciencec, Cognitive, Cognitive neuroscience, Computational, Computational neuroscience, Human Neuroscience, Systems neuroscience, Glial Biology
Computational Genomics
Genomics / Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Functional Genomics (more...)
Appl Deadline:
finished (2023/09/22, finished 2024/05/18)
Description:
   

*** this fellowship has been closed. ***

The Wu Tsai Institute (WTI) Postdoctoral Fellowship Program attracts scientists from a broad range of disciplines interested in ambitious and innovative research as they prepare for careers across academia, industry, and beyond. Wu Tsai Postdoctoral Fellows pursue collaborative research that drives discoveries about the mind through an integrated study of the brain. Fellows are selected based on their scientific record, interest in inter-disciplinary research, and their understanding and contributions to advancing diversity and equity in science.  

Selected Fellows will receive:

The program features two postdoctoral fellowship tracks (Computational and Experimental) for scientists from different scientific disciplines and with different mentoring needs. While each track differs slightly in terms of mentoring and salary, the application and selection process are the same. You will be able to indicate your interest in this track on the application submission form.

Computational Track

This track welcomes applications from scientists who are interested in understanding human cognition and exploring human potential through analysis, modeling, and theorizing about neuroscience data and concepts through self-determined research in collaboration with scientists across Yale. Applicants should have an expertise in computer science, data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, engineering, applied math, applied physics, or related fields.  

Applicants for the Computational track do not need to pre-identify a faculty advisor. Instead, once accepted, Fellows will seek out and establish one or more project collaborations under the counsel of Prof. John Lafferty, Director of the Institute’s Center for Neurocomputation and Machine Intelligence. Prof. Lafferty serves as a professional mentor, advising Fellows and facilitating connections to collaborative possibilities with faculty and labs across Yale, as well as professional development opportunities.

Experimental Track

This track welcomes applications from scientists from any field who are interested in furthering the understanding of human cognition and exploring human potential through the design, execution, and analysis of highly interdisciplinary empirical research projects. Many successful applications propose a co-mentoring team of two faculty from different disciplines, one of which may overlap with the applicant’s PhD field. We also welcome applications to work with a single faculty mentor, but only when the Fellow is transitioning into the mentor’s discipline from a substantially different PhD field (incremental transitions will be screened).

Applicants to the Experimental Track must identify and contact one or two Wu Tsai Faculty Members in advance and secure their potential willingness to serve as (co-)mentor should the fellowship be awarded. Applicants must submit evidence of faculty member interest as part of the application (e.g., a copy of an email to the applicant). The mentors of current Wu Tsai Postdoctoral Fellows (see list here) cannot be listed as mentors for new applicants. Candidates are encouraged to reach out to any of the over 150 faculty affiliated with the Wu Tsai Institute. However, because faculty receive many such inquiries, the most successful outreach is sincere and specific, clearly indicating that the applicant has conducted their own advance research into potential areas of mutual interest that are related to the mission of the Institute.

All applications must include:

The deadline for applications is November 15. Find more information and application instructions here: https://wti.yale.edu/initiatives/postdoctoral  

Eligibility and Evaluation:

WTI Postdoctoral Fellows are expected to:


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Contact: Giovanna Guerrero-Medina, 6166437666
Email: email address
Postal Mail:
100 College St, New Haven, CT 06520
Web Page: https://wti.yale.edu/initiatives/postdoctoral