[visionlist] Shanahan Foundation Fellowship at the Interface of Data and Neuroscience

[Anton Arkhipov]

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce this year’s application cycle for The Shanahan Foundation Fellowship at the Interface of Data and Neuroscience, a three-year fellowship program aiming to bring fresh perspectives from diverse technical backgrounds to the field of neuroscience.
The program is co-hosted by the Allen Institute and the University of Washington, through the Computational Neuroscience Center. It is directed by Dr. Christof Koch at the Allen Institute and Dr. Adrienne Fairhall at UW. Fellows choose a co-mentor from each of the two institutions and will be employed by the Allen Institute as a Scientist (salary starting at $106,780 annually), with an affiliate postdoctoral appointment at UW.
Accepted fellows propose their own research project(s), with access to the Allen Institute's wealth of structural, genomic, and functional data collected over the past 15 years (brain-map.org<https://brain-map.org>). This unique opportunity allows fellows to ground their theories in rich empirical resources, potentially inspiring novel analyses, visualizations, and predictions that could subsequently be empirically tested. Each fellow will have the opportunity to mentor a fully funded UW undergraduate or postbaccalaureate research assistant who helps with their research for 3-12 months.
Fellows also have access to career development activities through the University of Washington’s Computational Neuroscience Center. Fellows will receive an intensive orientation through the two-week long Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain<https://alleninstitute.org/events/summer-workshop-on-the-dynamic-brain-2025/> at UW’s Friday Harbor Laboratory on San Juan Island.
We are seeking candidates for this three-year program and ask your help in this endeavor. We would greatly appreciate it if you could post the enclosed flyer and forward this information to suitable candidates or colleagues. Up to three fellows will be selected to begin in Fall 2026. Applicants must be Ph.D.s (or equivalent) in a quantitative field such as computer science, electrical engineering, physics, or mathematics with a background in statistical, computational and machine learning methods. Ph.D. should have been awarded in the last 3 years. No previous experience in neuroscience is required.

Enclosed are additional information and application instructions. Applications are due by December 1st, 2025.
More information can be found at the Shanahan Foundation website.<https://alleninstitute.org/what-we-do/brain-science/careers/shanahan-foundation-fellowship/> If you have questions, please contact us at shanahan.fellow at alleninstitute.org<mailto:shanahan.fellow at alleninstitute.org>

Best regards,

Anton.


Anton Arkhipov
Investigator, Allen Institute
antona at alleninstitute.org<mailto:antona at alleninstitute.org>
alleninstitute.org<https://alleninstitute.org>
brain-map.org<https://portal.brain-map.org/>

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