Available Openings


Undergraduate Students


The Neuroscience Laboratory of Social Behavior seeks one or two undergraduate students for the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters who are interested in pursuing graduate school and need research credits. Students are more than welcome to continue research after Spring 2023 but we need students for these upcoming semesters.

Graduate Students

Dr. Junghee Lee is accepting graduate students in Fall 2022.

Postdoctoral Fellows

The Neuroscience Laboratory of Social Behavior seeks a postdoctoral fellow who is interested in conducting innovative, multidisciplinary research in underlying mechanisms of social dysfunction in serious mental illness. A postdoctoral fellow will be involved in on-going projects and will also have opportunities to conduct original research with a focus on social dysfunction in serious mental illness.

The successful candidates will:

  • have a PhD in the field of psychology, neuroscience, or computer science

  • be highly motivated to understand underlying neurobiological mechanisms of social dysfunction in serious mental illness

  • have excellent organization and time management skills

  • work independently and as part of a team

Interested candidates, please send:

  1. a recent CV

  2. a short summary of current and future research interest

  3. contact info for three professional references.

Stipends will be at standard NIH levels. The start date is flexible. Initial appointment will be for 12 months and will be renewable contingent upon satisfactory performance.

For more information on these positions, please contact Dr. Junghee Lee (jungheelee@uab.edu).