Neuroscientist for AI-Driven Brain & Behaviour Modelling

Netholabs; Brighton; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Netholabs in Brighton is seeking a Neuroscientist to join our research team as an independent contributor, driving experiments from design through analysis. You’ll design and run in vivo electrophysiology and behavioural experiments, work with large-scale neural data, and collaborate with our ML team to translate findings into better foundation models.

We value strong data analysis skills, ability to design rigorous experiments, and excellent communication across engineering and ML partners.

Qualifications

• BSc in neuroscience, behavioural sciences, or a related field, with hands-on experimental research experience.
• Preferred: experience with in vivo electrophysiology and behavioural neuroscience experiments.
• Strong data analysis skills, including experience with Python or a similar language.
• Able to design rigorous experiments and think critically about data quality.
• Excellent communication; comfortable working cross-functionally with engineering and ML teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and run in vivo electrophysiology experiments in animal models
• Develop and refine neural recording protocols and rigs alongside the hardware team
• Ensure recordings meet the quality and fidelity standards our models are trained on
• Design behavioural paradigms that generate rich, well-controlled datasets
• Plan and oversee data collection sessions, in collaboration with technicians
• Iterate on experimental design based on data quality and downstream modelling needs
• Analyse large-scale neural and behavioural datasets
• Build and apply computational models to characterise neural and behavioural dynamics
• Validate findings and communicate results clearly to the broader research team
• Partner with the ML team to translate biological findings into model design choices
• Help define what neurobehavioural data and features are most valuable to capture
• Contribute to internal research direction connecting neuroscience and foundation model development

Skills

In vivo electrophysiology

Behavioural neuroscience

Data analysis

Python

Education

BSc in neuroscience, behavioural sciences, or a related field

Tools

Python

Job description

Netholabs in Brighton is seeking a Neuroscientist to join our research team as an independent contributor, driving experiments from design through analysis. You’ll design and run in vivo electrophysiology and behavioural experiments, work with large-scale neural data, and collaborate with our ML team to translate findings into better foundation models.

We value strong data analysis skills, ability to design rigorous experiments, and excellent communication across engineering and ML partners.