Early Career Researchers: Current Opportunities

Below is a list of opportunities for Early Career Researchers. These are current, open positions for PhD students or Postdocs in labs that utilise different brain mapping techniques. Additional training opportunities are also advertised below e.g., summer schools, and statistical training programs.

ASIA

PostDoctoral Researcher or Research Assistant - Xiang Jianbang Research Group, Sun Yat-Sen University, China

The XIANG Jianbang Research Group at the Sun Yat-sen University School of Public Health (Shenzhen) is dedicated to interdisciplinary research in the fields of precision exposure and health perception, exposomics, and human health. Deadline: December 16, 2025

Apply: Email xiangjb@mail.sysu.edu.cn (subject: "Postdoc Application + Name") and follow these instructions

AUSTRALASIA

Postdoctoral Research Associate (Physics) - University of Sydney, Australia

Camperdown Campus, Deadline: 12th May, 2025.

Apply here: https://usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/USYD_EXTERNAL_CAREER_SITE/job/Camperdown-Campus/Postdoctoral-Research-Fellow--Physics-_0133282-1

EUROPE

PostDoctoral Position. French National centre for scientific research - Paris, France.

Application Deadline: December 17, 2025, 00:00:00 Paris time.

Apply here: https://emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/UMR5229-JAMBON-015/Default.aspx

Postdoctoral Position. The Geometry of Temporal Cognitive Maps - Université Paris-Saclay, France.

Cognition and Brain Dynamics.

Apply here: https://brainthemind.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/syg-postdoc-positions.pdf

POSTDOC in Advanced MRI Analysis Methods - Max Planck Institute, Germany

Department of Neurophysics, MPI for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, for more info see here.

Apply here: https://www.cbs.mpg.de/departments/neurophysics/applications

NORTH AMERICA

Postdoctoral Fellow - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Texas

Interested fields include: Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Biomechanics, Physics, or Neuroscience

To apply: Email Dr. Nian Wang (nian.wang@utsouthwestern.edu) with a cover letter, your CV and contact information for three references.

Lab website: https://labs.utsouthwestern.edu/wang-nian-lab