The Paris Brain Institute - Institut du Cerveau is an internationally renowned institute dedicated to advancing understanding of the brain and improving brain health across the whole spectrum of neurological and psychiatric disorders. It is home to 29 research teams bringing together over 1000 personnel, including 150 tenured researchers, 200 technical staff and 300 students and post-docs. The Institute is highly multidisciplinary with expertise including basic neuroscience, clinical neurology, population neuroscience, mathematics and computer science. It has 12 cutting-edge core facilities for data generation across various scales and modalities (genomics, proteomics, imaging, behavior…). The Institute is located on the campus of the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, in downtown Paris, the largest hospital in Europe for brain disorders and many hospital clinicians are also investigators of the Institute.  
 
As part of its scientific strategy development plan, Paris Brain Institute has recently launched an ambitious center for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data science, currently gathering about 100 people with the objective of scaling up to 150. The aim of the Center is to make the Paris Brain Institute an international hub in AI and data science for neuroscience, resulting in disruptive methodological advances and in major breakthroughs in understanding, preventing, and treating brain disorders. The Paris Brain Institute AI Center is housed in a modern building, a 5-minute walk from the main building.
 
The Paris Brain Institute seeks to recruit Junior Group Leaders in the fields of AI, data science and computational sciences to address key challenges in brain health and neuroscience. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: 
- AI and data science for omics data 
- AI for drug discovery and repositioning 
- Computational modelling and AI for cognitive science 
- Data science approaches for epidemiology 
- Integration of multimodal data 
- \”NeuroAI\” research at the interface of AI and neuroscience  
- Validation and benchmarking of AI systems 

Find more info here: https://offres.institutducerveau-icm.org//fr/jobs/1987-16

To be eligible, the applicant must: 

- Hold a PhD or equivalent doctoral degree 
- Have an international dimension, namely the applicant should meet one of the two following conditions: has obtained their PhD outside France OR has spent at least 18 months outside France after their PhD when the call opens 
 
The following are not requirements, but we are typically looking for applicants with:  

- Proven excellence in scientific research, demonstrated by publications in international, peer-reviewed journals and/or conferences 
- Track record of innovative research in the design and/or use of AI, data science and/or computational approaches 
- Strong motivation to pursue a research program addressing new challenges in AI, data science and/or computational science to advance neuroscience and brain health 
- Collaborative mindset and eagerness to leverage synergies within Paris Brain Institute and its network 
- Not more than 7 years of academic age  

“Academic age” is the number of years after the date of the PhD defense, from which can be deducted durations related to matters such as maternity, paternity, or parental leave, illness, national service, clinical activities etc. Please refer to the application template for specific details. 


Enquiries 
For any questions, potential applicants can reach out to the Paris Brain Institute Center for AI and data science at center.ai.datascience[a]icm-institute.org. Enquiries may, for instance, concern the position, the Center, the Institute, or the application process. 
 
Application  
Applications must be submitted through this platform, where the applicant can also find the application templates : https://institut-du-cerveau.wiin.io/en/applications/call-for-juniorgroupleaders /> 
Application deadline:  April 26th, 2026, 23h59 CET.