Recruiting IMPRS-BI faculty
Application open from October 1st to November 10th, 2026

Herwig Baier
DirectorMPI-BI Martinsried
Function and development of neural circuits • Neuroethology and behavioral genetics of zebrafish and cichlids • Omics approaches to neuroscience • Spatial and social cognition • Zebrafish brain atlas

Tobias Bonhoeffer
DirectorMPI-BI Martinsried
Mammalian neural circuits • Learning, memory and synaptic plasticity • Visual system • Learning under (semi-)natural conditions

Lorenz Fenk
Group leaderMPI-BI Martinsried
Neural computation • Sleep and perceptual dynamics • Evolution of brains and behavior

Julijana Gjorgjieva
ProfessorTUM
Computational modeling of neural circuits • Models of synaptic plasticity • Models of neural development and learning • Neural information processing

Susanne Hoffmann
Group leaderMPI-BI Seewiesen
Neuroethology of vocal behavior in birds • Vocal communication in social contexts • Neurophysiology in natural environments

Wiktor Młynarski
ProfessorLMU
Theoretical neuroscience • Neural computation • Sensory coding • Animal behavior

Simon Schäfer
ProfessorTUM
Human brain organoids & assembloids • Innate immune control of neural circuits • CRISPR perturbation • Live imaging & multi-omics • Redirecting innate immune function for therapy