Jobs, Internships & PhDs

Vacancies for local, national and international jobs, internships and PhD projects

Group Leader Parkinson's Research Centre

As a UK DRI Group Leader within the PRC, you will lead an internationally competitive research programme focused on Parkinson’s disease.

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Research Associate

This lab are looking for a postdoctoral Research Associate to undertake a BBSRC-funded project working with Professor Kate Jeffery and Dr Mick Craig, investigating the activity of neurons in the anterior thalamus of rats, using tetrodes and Neuropixels silicon probes. They aim to understand how these neurons may be involved in memory consolidation.

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Internship at Brain Communications for Summer 2026

Applications are now open for an internship at the neuroscience journal Brain Communications. If you are an undergraduate or a master's student within the field of Neuroscience, this is a great opportunity to learn about scientific publishing!

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Future Medicine PhD Studentships

University of Edinburgh

Thanks to a generous gift from a private donor, the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine is offering four fully-funded PhD studentships to UK students, available from September 2026.

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Clinical Senior Lecturer/Reader/Prof of Psychosis Research

University of Edinburgh

The Institute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research (INCR) are seeking a highly motivated individual to develop and lead an interdisciplinary programme of psychosis research, embedded within INCR and working alongside the UKRI Hub for Metabolic Psychiatry and the UKRI Mental Health Platform.

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MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship in cerebral small vessel disease

Dr Sebastien Foulquier's GlioVasc Lab at Maastricht University in the Netherlands focuses on cerebral small vessel disease with particular interest in the neurovascular unit.

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Lab Manager

Come and join the team as The Neuroshark group at NeuroPSI (CNRS / Université Paris-Saclay) establishes a new laboratory investigating how the brain develops and evolves across vertebrates.

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Research Assistant

Based at the University of Cambridge, Dr Maura Malpetti is looking for an enthusiastic Research Assistant to join her group at the Centre for Frontotemporal Dementia at the Cambridge University Department of Clinical Neurosciences.

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow

The Duguid Lab is looking for a postdoctoral research fellow in systems neuroscience to study the mechanisms underlying flexible switching of motor actions during natural behaviours. They aim to determine the neural logic of flexible behavioural switching by exploring continuous adaptive brain-to-spinal cord communication.

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Placement student - events assistant

The BNA is pleased to offer placement opportunities for undergraduate, masters and PhD students, for whom undertaking a placement is integral to the course. This is an excellent opportunity to experience a diverse range of roles in a charitable organisation and develop skills in project management, communications, stakeholder engagement and time management. Placements also offer a valuable opportunity to create and expand a scientific and professional network.

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