Due to the volume of emails we receive inquiring about open positions in the lab, we regret that we are unable to respond to them all. Please see below for details of how to apply for specific opportunities!
Undergraduate / Masters projects at UCL
If you are a Masters student at UCL interested in pursuing a research project in the lab, please fill in this form at your earliest opportunity. We encourage you to apply in late summer/early autumn for the upcoming year. We are now accepting MSc student applications for the 2026/2027 academic year. We will review the applications in September or October and get back to everyone at that time.
Undergraduate project opportunities in the lab for 3rd year students are advertised by the Experimental Psychology department in the early summer of each year - please apply direct through the departmental portal.
We regret that we are rarely able to support undergraduate student internships for external candidates due to priority being given to UCL undergraduate and Masters students seeking laboratory projects.
PhD positions
There are a variety of routes into doing a PhD in the MetaLab; please read this information and explore these options before contacting us:
Funded positions
We do not currently have grant-funded PhD positions available in the lab.
The Minds & Machines Initiative
This is a new PhD program with a small number of funding opportunities for students working at the intersection of AI and neuroscience. It is highly competitive and we expect to support at most one student through this program for the 2026-27 application cycle. For more details see here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-sciences/pals/study/postgraduate-research/mmi-phd-program
Centrally funded programmes
UCL hosts a number of centrally funded PhD programmes, including:
The usual route is to apply direct to these programmes. If you gain a place and are interested in a rotation placement in the lab (with a view to potential PhD supervision), please do get in touch.
Tali Sharot’s group also maintains a helpful list of PhD programmes and funding opportunities.
Postdoctoral fellows / academic visitors
Steve is glad to discuss potential fellowship applications, academic visits or postdoctoral projects - please get in touch with a CV and details of your research interests
Our team is conscious of the multiple ways in which inequality is manifested in neuroscience and psychology. We actively encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply for all advertised positions.