We are a multi-disciplinary team, and we are always looking for highly self-motivated students with quantitative skills and a strong interest in neuroscience to join us. We provide mentorship and support to nurture future neuroscientists in an open, diverse, and inclusive environment.

*** Please follow the instructions below and submit all the required materials, so that your application is reviewed. Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

*updated on 2026-07-10

Postdoctoral Positions in Systems Neuroscience / Neuroengineering

We welcome applicants from diverse quantitative and interdisciplinary backgrounds, including but not limited to:

• Systems or computational neuroscience
• Electrical/mechanical engineering, applied physics, or optics
• Quantitative biology, data science, or related fields

Strong programming skills (e.g., Python, MATLAB) and a strong interest in interdisciplinary neuroscience research are highly valued. Experience with large-scale data analysis, optical instrumentation, and dynamical systems is a plus. Experience with molecular and genetic techniques in zebrafish is also an asset.

How to apply: Interested candidates should contact Qian Lin (neuroqian.lin@utoronto.ca) with: 1) CV, 2) a brief statement of research interests, and 3) contact information for references. In parallel, please fill in this form: https://forms.gle/R7E3B5CmVBWh1iVA9

Additional information about research directions and available projects: Postdoc-positions_LinLab2026

Graduate Student Positions

Please fill in this form if you are interested in graduate student positions: https://forms.gle/i2FTesk1GvaTxYYf9

As our lab is in the Department of Cell & Systems Biology (CSB), please also apply for the CSB graduate program (here) in parallel.

Undergraduate Student Positions

***Update on 2025-02-10: we have a few openings in 2025 May/September for highly determined and motivated students.

Independent research projects: Please follow this link: https://forms.gle/5TJKof5J58SWQETv5. Students with strong electrical engineering/CS backgrounds are particularly welcome. Qian checks the Google forms at least every 2 weeks and reads ALL the applications.

• *** ROP113: Develop a closed-loop virtual reality (VR) system to provide a naturalistic and interactive environment for head-fixed juvenile zebrafish (*** New 2025/2026, deadline May 19, for A&S students).

• CSB497/498 or BCB330/430: we should plan for course projects. Please apply in advance and experience the lab before the course project.

• Summer research awards: our priority is our existing students with excellent research progress and achievements, so you should start in the lab one or two semesters in advance.

• Volunteers: volunteering positions are set up as short-term (usually 1-4 weeks, maximally 1 semester) bridges for other research positions so that you know better about our lab and ongoing projects before committing to a course/summer project.
• Work-Study positions (2-3): Please look for our post on Clnx in April for summer, and in August for Fall/Winter.

Fellowships

Postdoc:

• https://datasciences.utoronto.ca/postdoctoral-fellowship/,
• https://schmidtfellows.utoronto.ca/apply/,
• https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/faculty-staff/research-supports-services/find-funding#as-postdoctoral-fellowship-program
• Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Global Postdoctoral Fellowships
• Canada Postdoctoral ResearchAwardees (CIHR, NSERC, SSHRC)

Graduate students

• For international students: data science, general.
• For domestic & international students: data science.

Understudents

• NSERC USRA
• CSB Summer Awards
• UTEA
• Mitacs Global Link