PhD Opportunities in Neuroscience in United States

The Johnson Lab in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Kansas is offering a fully funded PhD position beginning in Fall 2027 in photosynthesis and global ecology. The project will link plant physiology experiments with satellite remote sensing and Earth system modeling to improve understanding of photosynthesis and the global carbon cycle. The doctoral researcher will work across experimental plant science, ecological analysis, remote sensing, and Earth system s...

This fellowship is hosted by the Air Force Research Laboratory within the U.S. Department of Defense and is based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, with the appointment located in Dayton. The project places the participant in a research community working with an ORISE mentor on modeling approaches related to neural stimulation and inhibition by laser exposure. The research is centered on understanding how laser energy drives biological and biophysical responses in neurons. The fellowsh...

Ashwini Sansare is recruiting a PhD student to join the BRAIN Lab—Biomechanics, Rehabilitation and Integrative Neuroscience—at Texas A&M University starting in Fall 2027. The lab investigates how the brain controls balance and walking, with particular attention to aging and neurological conditions. Its research combines biomechanics and neuroscience to examine sensory integration and cognitive-motor interactions, with the broader goal of informing rehabilitation. PhD students will gain hands-on ...

This research opportunity is based in the Office of Vaccine Research and Review at the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research within the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Silver Spring, Maryland. The project examines why neonates and infants respond poorly to vaccination, with a focus on early-age host immune responses in a neonatal mouse model. The work is centered on the cellular and molecular pathways that shape suboptimal vaccine responses during early life, especially the behavior ...

The LIFT Lab in the College of Communication and Information at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is recruiting a PhD student to study human-centered technology and the information conditions that help people thrive around technical systems. The research combines technical system-building with close attention to how people experience and interact with those systems. A central focus is the design of technically grounded learning environments and the development of tools that support the peo...

Cameron Jones is recruiting a PhD student to join the CLIC Lab at Stony Brook University. The lab investigates how people and large language models differ, how people interact with LLMs, and the effects that LLMs may have on human cognition and society. This opportunity is suited to students interested in psychology, cognitive science, human–AI interaction, and the social consequences of artificial intelligence. Research in the lab is positioned at the intersection of human cognition and rapidly...

Fully Funded PhD Position in Motor Neuroscience and Kinesiology Louisiana State University’s College of Human Sciences & Education, School of Kinesiology, and Motor Neuroscience Laboratory are seeking a PhD student for Fall 2027. The thesis will investigate how the brain learns new skills, makes decisions during movement, and how neurological disease affects learning. The research will use methods including electroencephalography (EEG), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), and electromyograp...

Nina Miolane is recruiting PhD students for Fall 2027 to join the Geometric Intelligence Lab at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), in the United States. The lab studies the mathematical laws of intelligence in brains and machines. Its interdisciplinary research brings together mathematics, geometry, topology, group theory, neuroscience, statistics, physics, computer science and artificial intelligence to understand how neural networks learn to solve tasks. Prospective students c...

Jeremy Crenshaw, Associate Professor at the University of Delaware, is recruiting a PhD student for Fall 2027. The student will enroll in the interdisciplinary Biomechanics and Movement Science Program. Planned research will build on recent work examining balance confidence and walking activity after stroke, with interests related to biomechanics, movement science, stroke rehabilitation, integrative physiology, and neuroscience. Interested applicants should use the linked form to request more in...