PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Electrophysiology in United Kingdom

This PhD opportunity focuses on developing multimodal foundation models and agentic artificial intelligence for heart rhythm disorders at Imperial College London. The project will combine electrocardiograms, electronic health records, clinical free text and medical imaging. The research will investigate foundation models, multimodal fusion, large language models and agentic AI, including AI co-scientist approaches that support multiple stages of the research process. The student will work within...

The University of Birmingham is recruiting a full-time Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Psychology, based at the Centre for Human Brain Health in Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK. The fixed-term appointment runs until November 2028 and carries a starting salary of £36,636–£46,049, with potential progression to £48,822. Working with Professor Ron Mangun and the wider research team, the postholder will contribute to human cognitive neuroscience research on visual processing and attention, re...

PhD opportunity in mental health , neuroscience , and medical science focused on understanding calcium handling in severe mental illness (CAL-SMI). This interdisciplinary project is a collaboration between the University of Birmingham and the University of Oxford , with supervision/input from Felix Chan , Prof Jeremy Hall , Dr Nicola Hall , and Dr Arne Mould . The research uses a genetic and translational approach to study Darier disease and the gene ATP2A2 to investigate biological mechanisms r...

Funded PhD opportunity at the University of Warwick in the Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership on Role of Glial Cells in the Memory Processes: From Support to Spotlight . This project sits at the intersection of neuroscience , cell biology , and molecular biology , focusing on how non-neuronal brain cells—especially astrocytes and microglia —influence memory formation, consolidation, and retrieval. The advert highlights the role of neuronal hyperactivity, including in neurologi...

Funded PhD project in sleep circuitry and neuroscience at the University of Warwick. This project explores why we sleep and how sleep supports brain health, with a particular interest in mechanisms that may protect against dementia. The work sits at the intersection of neuroscience, physiology, and biological sciences. The project will use advanced systems neuroscience approaches, including in vivo and in vitro electrophysiology and fluorescent imaging . It is designed for a curious student who ...

EASTBIO PhD studentship in Neuroscience at the University of St Andrews This PhD project, titled Shaping Motion: Astrocyte Specialization within Motor Control Networks , is offered by the School of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of St Andrews. The project is supervised by Prof Gareth Miles and Dr Matthew Broadhead and focuses on astrocytes, spinal cord microcircuits, motor control, and glial-neuronal interactions. The research asks whether different astrocyte types have specialize...

Postdoctoral Research Associate opportunity at The University of Manchester in the Division of Immunology, Immunity to Infection, and Respiratory Medicine , based at Oxford Road, Manchester, England . The project sits within the Quintana Lab , the Lydia Becker Institute of Immunology and Inflammation , and the Geoffrey Jefferson Centre for Brain Research . This post focuses on neuroscience , immunology , sleep-wake cycle regulation , and the development of hypothalamic circuits . The successful ...

Postdoctoral Research Associate opportunity in neuroscience at the University of Manchester , based in Manchester, England, within the School of Biological Sciences and the Division of Immunology, Immunity to Infection, and Respiratory Medicine. The project explores how the immune system shapes hypothalamic circuits involved in sleep-wake cycle regulation during development and in response to inflammation. The successful candidate will join the Quintana Lab , working within the Lydia Becker Inst...

PhD opportunity at The Francis Crick Institute in circuit mechanisms underlying multisensory integration in the superior colliculus . This funded PhD project with Florencia Iacaruso focuses on neuroscience , multisensory integration , superior colliculus , calcium imaging , and connectomics . The project asks how visual, auditory, and somatosensory inputs converge onto distinct neuronal populations and how cortical and subcortical circuits shape multisensory computations. Methods include custom ...