Neuroscience – Brain Mind Institute

Researchers in the EPFL Brain Mind Institute (BMI) develop and deploy technology to understand brain systems across scales from theory, to molecules, synapses, cells, circuits and behavior.

Open Professor Positions

Applications are now open for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor position in Neuroscience. The deadline is October 1 2025. Find out more and apply here.

Additional opportunities for neuroscientists to join us are via the open topic Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Life Science Engineering position or the open topic Associate Professor (tenured) in Life Science Engineering position. The deadline for these positions is Oct 1 2025. Find out more and apply here.

LATEST NEWS

Secrets of human behavior come to light in a (very) smart kitchen

Published:03.12.25 — By transforming a kitchen into a fully instrumented research environment, a team led by EPFL neuroscientist Alexander Mathis opens a new window onto the fine-grained mechanics of human movement.

Carmen Sandi receives the Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award

Published:19.11.25 — EPFL neuroscientist Carmen Sandi has been awarded the 2025 Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Neuroscience.