2012 | CITIC

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Machine Learning faculty positions at the University of Toronto (Canada). 18/12/2012.

The Computer Science Department at the University of Toronto has some faculty positions open this year: one is in Machine Learning, and one is in Computational Biology, which could have a significant ML component.

The Machine Learning position is for any area within machine learning, at the rank of Assistant Professor.

Position 1:
The Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto invites applications for a tenure-stream position in the area of Machine Learning.
The appointment is at the rank of Assistant Professor and will begin on July 1, 2013.

Candidates should have (or be about to receive) a Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related field. We seek outstanding applicants with demonstrated excellence in research at the highest level and with potential for excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching.

Salaries are competitive with our North American peers and will be determined according to experience and qualifications. Toronto is a vibrant and cosmopolitan city, one of the most desirable in the world in which to work and live, and a major centre for advanced computer technologies.

The Department of Computer Science is an international leader in research and teaching, with recognized strength in most areas of Computer Science. The department also has close interdisciplinary ties to other units within the University and strong interactions with the computer industry.

Applicants should apply online at http://recruit.cs.toronto.edu, and include curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a research and teaching statement, and the names and email addresses of at least three references. Other supporting materials may also be included. We will not accept applications submitted by post. If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Sara Burns at recruit@cs.toronto.edu.

Review of applications will commence on January 7, 2013 and continue until the position is filled. To ensure full consideration, applications should be received by February 4, 2013.

For more information on the Department of Computer Science, see www.cs.toronto.edu.

The University of Toronto is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from visible minority group members, women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, members of sexual minority groups, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Position 2:
The Department of Computer Science and the Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research at the University of Toronto invite applications for a tenure-stream position in Computational Biology or Bioinformatics. The appointment is at the rank of Assistant Professor and will begin on July 1, 2013.

We seek outstanding applicants with demonstrated excellence in research at the highest level and with the potential for excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching. Although we expect candidates to have a PhD and postdoctoral training in the computational sciences (computer science, computational biology and quantitative biology), exceptional candidates with recent or imminently-expected PhDs will be also considered.

The Department of Computer Science is an international leader in research and teaching, with recognized strength in most areas of computer science. The Donnelly Centre is an interdisciplinary research institute at the University of Toronto with the mandate to create a research environment that encourages integration of biology, computer science, engineering and chemistry, and that spans leading areas of biomedical research. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to take advantage of the University's strengths in biology and bioinformatics - and computational, medical and biological sciences more broadly - and to facilitate further interaction with other units. To facilitate such interactions, the successful candidate will hold a joint appointment in the Department of Computer Science (51%) and in the Donnelly Centre (49%).

Applicants should apply online at http://recruit.cs.toronto.edu/, and include curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a research and teaching statement, and the names and email addresses of at least three references. Other supporting materials may also be included. We will not accept applications submitted by post. If you have any questions regarding this position, please contact Sara Burns at recruit@cs.toronto.edu.

Review of applications will begin on January 7, 2013 and continue until the position is filled. To ensure full consideration applications, should be received by February 4, 2013.

For more information on the Department of Computer Science see www.cs.toronto.edu and for the Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research see www.thedonnellycentre.utoronto.ca

Two funded postdoctoral positions focuses on computational modeling of learning and decision making are available at Princeton University (USA). 16/12/2012.

Two funded postdoctoral positions are available at the lab of Dr. Yael Niv in the Princeton Neuroscience Institute and the Department of Psychology at Princeton University (http://www.princeton.edu/~nivlab). Research in the lab focuses on computational modeling of learning and decision making at the systems level (reinforcement learning, Bayesian inference), and model-driven functional imaging experiments of human decision making.

Position 1:
This position will be funded by a collaborative HFSP-funded project that investigates the role of striatal acetylcholine from a theoretical and empirical perspective. We seek exceptionally talented candidates with a strong computational background, and a keen interest in reinforcement learning and normative models of behavior. Anticipated start date is January 2013 or later. This is a one-year position with the possibility of renewal, pending satisfactory performance and funding.

Essential Qualifications: PhD in computer science, psychology, neuroscience or equivalent. Proven experience with computational modeling.

Preferred Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have robust experience with computational modeling at the systems level (machine learning, reinforcement learning, Bayesian models). Additional desirable qualifications are experience with behavioral experiments (decision making/psychophysics) and model-based data analysis and/or experience with fMRI (event related designs and model-based analysis techniques).

To apply, please visit the website https://jobs.princeton.edu (requisition #1200845) and create an online application. Applicants must submit a cover letter stating background and research interests and citations of two representative publications, a CV, and contact information of at least two references.

Position 2:
This position will be part of an NIMH-funded project investigating the interaction between attention and reinforcement learning in the prefrontal cortex and the basal ganglia. We seek exceptionally talented candidates with a strong background in functional imaging, expertise in computer programming and modeling, and a keen interest in reinforcement learning and normative models of behavior. Anticipated start date is January 2013 or later. This is a one-year position with the possibility of renewal, pending satisfactory performance and funding.

Essential Qualifications: PhD in psychology, neuroscience or equivalent. Proven experience with computer programming.

Preferred Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have robust experience with fMRI (event related designs and model-based analysis techniques), will be proficient in programming (Matlab or equivalent), and will have experience with computational modeling (machine learning, reinforcement learning, Bayesian models).

To apply, please visit the website https://jobs.princeton.edu (requisition #1200844) and create an online application. Applicants must submit a cover letter stating background and research interests and citations of two representative publications, a CV, and contact information of at least two references.

Princeton University is an equal opportunity employer and complies with applicable EEO and affirmative action regulations.

Postdoctoral position in computational neuroscience is available at the Institute for Adaptive and Neural Computation at the University of Edinburgh (UK). 14/12/2012.

A postdoctoral position in computational neuroscience is available in the group of Matthias Hennig in the Institute for Adaptive and Neural Computation at the University of Edinburgh (UK).

The position is part of the EU project RENVISION, a collaboration including also the Italian Institute of Technology, Genova, Italy (Vittorio Murino, Diego Sona, Luca Berdondini, Alessandro Maccione, Aberto Diaspro, Francesca Cella), Newcastle University, UK (Evelyne Sernagor), and the Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique, Nice, France (Pierre Kornprobst, Bruno Cessac).

The overall aim of this interdisciplinary project is to understand how retinal ganglion cells encode complex visual scenes. Research will include electrophysiology and imaging, neuroengineering, data analysis, computational modelling and machine vision. At Edinburgh, activities will focus on the analysis of high density 4,096 channel multielectrode array data recorded in Newcastle and Genova, and on computational modelling of retinal processing. There is scope for development of new innovative methodology to analyse high density array recordings. Generous travel funds are available to visit the project partners, to enable effective collaboration. The candidate would join one of the leading institutes for computational neuroscience, neuroinformatics and machine learning in the UK.

We are seeking a self-motivated individual with the ability to take day-to-day responsibility for the progress of the proposed work. The ideal candidate has a first degree in Physics, Mathematics, Engineering or Computer Science and a PhD in Computational Neuroscience, Machine Learning or a closely-related discipline. A strong analytical background, a keen interest in neuroscience and the ability to closely collaborate with the experimental partners in the project are essential. Background knowledge in visual neuroscience and/or the analysis of electrophysiological data are desirable.

The initial deadline for applications is January 28, 2013, although the search will continue until appropriate candidates have been identified. Funding for this post is currently available until February 2016, and start date is flexible. Annual salary will be on grade UE07, in the range £30,122 - £35,938 depending on research experience.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Matthias Hennig: m.hennig@ed.ac.uk

For further information and to apply, go to (job ref 007884):
https://www.vacancies.ed.ac.uk/pls/corehrrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=007884

Faculty positions in Data Science at Department of Computer Science, New York University (USA). 14/12/2012.

Faculty Positions at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences of New York University.

The Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University invites applications for tenured or tenure-track faculty in the Department of Computer Science and in the Department of Mathematics. Two appointments at the Assistant Professor level will be considered for positions beginning in September 2013. We will also consider outstanding candidates at the senior level.

Candidates will be affiliated with the newly formed Center for Data Science, a multidisciplinary initiative hosted at the Courant Institute which brings together faculty, scientists, and students engaged in research on the automatic extraction of knowledge from data. The CDS will offer graduate degrees in Data Science starting in September 2013.

We seek to fill one position with a primary affiliation in Computer Science in the area of machine learning, computational statistics, and AI.

We seek to fill another position with a primary affiliation in Mathematics in areas of the mathematical sciences connected with data science, particularly statistics.

We will also consider applications for joint positions between the Courant Institute and NYU departments engaged in research on data science, including but not limited to biology, business, economics, medical informatics, neuroscience, physics, and the social sciences.

Faculty members are expected to be outstanding scholars and to participate in teaching at all levels from undergraduate to doctoral. New appointees will be offered competitive salaries and startup packages, with affordable housing within a short walking distance of the department. New York University is located in Greenwich Village, one of the most attractive residential areas of Manhattan.

The Computer Science Department has 34 regular faculty members and several clinical, research, adjunct, and visiting faculty members. The department's current research interests include algorithms, cryptography and theory; computational biology; distributed computing and networking; graphics, vision and multimedia; machine learning; natural language processing; scientific computing; and verification and programming languages.

The Mathematics Department has 57 regular faculty members and occupies a leading position in analysis and applied mathematics. A special feature of the department is its highly interdisciplinary character. The department’s current research interests include partial differential equations, differential geometry, dynamical systems, probability and stochastic processes, statistics, scientific computation, mathematical physics, and fluid dynamics.

Collaborative research with industry is facilitated by geographic proximity to numerous industry R&D centers including AT&T Labs, Bell Labs, Exxon, Facebook, Google, IBM, Microsoft, NEC, Siemens, SRI, Yahoo, the financial and pharmaceutical industries, and a large number of startup companies.

Candidates for the Computer Science positions should apply at:
https://cs.nyu.edu/webapps/facapp/register
Candidates for the Mathematics positions should apply at:
http://www.mathjobs.org

To guarantee full consideration, applications should be submitted no later than January 15, 2012; however, this is not a hard deadline, as all candidates will be considered to the full extent feasible, until all positions are filled. New York University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Research positions on application of cognitive architectures to cognitive robotics, cognitive neuroscience, visual intelligence, network science and game theory at Carnegie Mellon University (USA). 14/12/2012.

Applications are open for research positions in the Psychology Department at Carnegie Mellon University under the direction of Dr. Christian Lebiere. Positions include several postdoctoral researchers and a research programmer.

The research positions involve the application of cognitive architectures to cognitive robotics, cognitive neuroscience, visual intelligence, network science and game theory. A brief description of the group's research can be found at http://fms.psy.cmu.edu/about/. Publications, software, tutorials and other information can be found at http://act-r.psy.cmu.edu/.

Specific research projects include:

- model networks of cognitive agents to understand the emerging dynamics that arise from the interaction of human decision-makers as well as large networks of artificial agents, cognitive models and human nodes. This research is funded by a 5-year MURI (Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative) grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and a 5-year grant from DTRA.

- integrate cognitive architectures with traditional robotic techniques to improve autonomy, enhance human-robot interaction and provide metacognitive abilities to plan missions, monitor execution and remediate problems. This research is funded by the Robotic Collaborative Technology Alliance (http://www.arl.army.mil/www/default.cfm?page=392), a large 5-10-year partnership between academic, government and industry laboratories to develop the next generation robotic architectures, and a grant from the Office of Naval Research.

- develop integrated symbolic-neural architectures that combines the capabilities of symbolic architectures such as ACT-R with those of connectionist frameworks such as Leabra to model complex, open-ended tasks such as sensemaking or instruction-driven interaction. This research is funded by IARPA project ICArUS (http://www.iarpa.gov/Programs/ia/ICArUS/icarus.html) and by a grant from the Office of Naval Research.

Postdoctoral candidates should have a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology, cognitive science, computer science, or robotics, with a background in computational modeling and a strong interest in both basic research in cognitive science and its practical applications. Research programmer candidates should have a BS in computer science (MS preferred) or equivalent experience, with a background in modeling and simulation preferred. Programming experience, especially in Lisp, and a background in artificial intelligence or cognitive modeling are preferred but not essential. All candidates should submit their CV to the address below, and postdoctoral candidates should also include a letter describing their research interests and goals, and at least 2 letters of recommendation.

These positions are open immediately and offer competitive salary and benefits. Carnegie Mellon University offers a stimulating research environment in livable Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. To apply or obtain additional information, contact (email preferred):

Dr. Christian Lebiere
Psychology Department
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Tel: 412-268-6028
Email: cl@cmu.edu

Open PhD student position on Scalable Heterogeneous Computing Systems at the Karlsruher Institute of Technology (KIT) (Germany). 28/11/2012.

The Young Investigator Group CADEMA (Computer Aided Design and Exploration of Multi-Core Architectures, www.ipe.kit.edu/english/490.php) at the Institute for Data Processing and Electronics (IPE) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) develops a novel design space exploration tool called CADEMA. The goal of this tool is to enable the exploration and the efficient design of heterogeneous multi-core systems consisting of several CPUs and application specific hardware accelerators, such as graphic cards or field programmable gate arrays.

The PhD candidate will contribute to the design and implementation of CADEMA focusing on the research and development of novel system simulators and virtual platforms for scalable heterogeneous multi-core systems. To evaluate the developed methods with real-world applications and systems, the candidate will be involved in current projects at the IPE, such as 3D Ultrasound Computer Tomography for early breast cancer detection (USCT, www.ipe.kit.edu/english/167.php) and Ultra-fast X-ray Imaging (UFO, www.ufo.kit.edu).

Disciplines:

Electrical engineering, Computer Science, Physics

Requirements:

Necessary:

Experience in a programming language, e.g. C/C++, C#, Java
Knowledge of a hardware description language, e.g. VHDL, Verilog, SystemC
Experience in programming field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs)
Good English skills (written and spoken)

Desirable:

Experience in programming graphic cards and multi-core architectures Experience with system simulators and virtual platforms (e.g. OVP, Simics, gem5)

General:

The anticipated duration of the PhD is 3 years with a gross income of around 30.000€ per annum.

Application Deadline:

December, 16th, 2012

Contact:

Dr.-Ing. Diana Göhringer

Head of the Young Investigator Group CADEMA

Institute for Data Processing and Electronics (IPE)

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, Bldg. 242

76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen

Phone: +49-721-608-26943

Email: diana.goehringer@kit.edu

Web: www.ipe.kit.edu

PhD positions available at Penn State University (USA). 5/11/2012.

Strongly motivated PhD candidates are invited to apply for Ph.D candidacy in the Department of Psychology at Penn State University’s main campus in State College, PA. Applicants should ideally have strong computer programming skills (e.g., two or more years of experience programming in C, MatLab, Python, or equivalent) and a background in psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science or physics or biology. Fluency in English is also required.

The research area will be some combination of visual attention, computer vision, and computational neuroscience, with a likely emphasis on understanding the temporal and spatial properties of visual processing, broadly construed. You can read more about the work in my lab at http://www.bradwyble.com/Labpage/Home.html.

Penn State main campus offers a diverse array of resources for conducting research such as the SLEIC neuroimaging center: http://www.imaging.psu.edu/. There is also a diverse set of research interests both within the psychology department, and across the campus (e.g. Engineering: http://www.esm.psu.edu/wiki/research:cne:start; Neuroscience: http://www.huck.psu.edu/research/neurosciences, http://cbbc.psu.edu/; Social: http://www.ssri.psu.edu/)

Interested applicants should apply to the Psychology department at http://psych.la.psu.edu/graduate/howToApply.html and should note that the deadline for applications is December 1st.

Positions in neuroinformatics and neurorobotics at Columbia University (USA). 4/11/2012.

TENURED/TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITION (2012-2013)

The Department of Electrical Engineering at Columbia invites applications for tenure/tenure-track faculty positions at assistant professor, associate professor and full professor levels. One or more appointments will be considered.

Applications are sought in all areas of electrical engineering, broadly interpreted. The department has particular needs in applications of EE in bioengineering including but not limited to computational neuroscience, neuroengineering, neuroinformatics and neurorobotics.

The successful candidate should contribute to the advancement of the department by developing an externally funded research program, becoming a thought leader in the profession, contributing to the undergraduate and graduate educational mission of the department, and providing service to professional societies. The successful candidate is encouraged to establish multidisciplinary research and educational collaborations with academic departments and units across Columbia University. The department is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute, through their research, teaching, and/or service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic community.

First consideration will be given to applications received by December 31, 2012. For more information, see
https://academicjobs.columbia.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1352062700130

Bionet Group
http://www.bionet.ee.columbia.edu/

Postdoc position: computational neuroscience. Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences Leipzig (Germany). 26/10/2012.

We are seeking a postdoc to work in the group 'Modelling of dynamic perception and action' at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences (MPI-CBS), in Leipzig, Germany (http://www.cbs.mpg.de/depts/n-3/dyn).

The goal of the group is to develop models for human perception, learning and decision making using Bayesian inference. The specific project is to model the neural mechanisms of value-based decision making. This project is in collaboration with the group of John O’Doherty at Caltech (http://www.odohertylab.org/). An emphasis will be placed on linking the theoretical modeling work at Leipzig to experimental findings based on neuroimaging data acquired at Caltech. We expect strong interactions between both groups, supported by a generous travel budget for visits between the MPI-CBS and Caltech groups.

The research will be conducted at the MPI-CBS in Leipzig, Germany, an internationally leading centre for cognitive and imaging neuroscience. For theoretical work, the institute is equipped with high-performance computing facilities. For experimental work, the institute is equipped with a 7.0 T MRI scanner, two 3.0 MRI scanners, a 306 channels MEG system, a TMS and several EEG systems. All facilities are supported by experienced IT and physics staff.

The candidate must have a PhD (or equivalent) in computational neuroscience, physics, or a related field. Essential skills comprise prior experience in computational neuroscience or decision making. Experience in modelling of neuroimaging data and matlab programming expertise would be advantageous.

The position is for three years, starting at the candidate’s earliest convenience. Salary is dependent on experience and according to German Public service regulations.

Interested candidates are encouraged to get in touch at their earliest convenience. Applications are considered until 30th of November 2012 but reviewing of the applications will start immediately.

For questions about this position please contact Dr. Stefan Kiebel (kiebel at cbs.mpg.de).

The following documents should be included in the application in a single PDF-file and sent by email to dynamics at cbs.mpg.de: A cover letter including a brief description of personal qualifications and future research interests, curriculum vitae, and contact details of two personal references.

We seek to increase the number of women in those areas where they are under-represented and therefore explicitly encourage women to apply. We are committed to employing more handicapped individuals and especially encourage them to apply.

Permanent Position as Associate Professor in Informatics at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (Norway). 26/10/2012.

The Department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) is inviting applications for a permament position as associate professor in informatics.

The position is part of the basic science section at the department with research groups in computational biology, image analysis and spectroscopy, and energy physics. Informatics research in the department is focused on computational biology (computational neuroscience including NEST and LFPy developement, and cardiac modeling) and pattern recognition. We are looking for an eager and inspiring researcher and educator in informatics, with a focus on applications in computational science.

For details on the position and to submit your application, please see http://www.jobbnorge.no/job.aspx?jobid=87697

Deadline for applications is November 25th, 2012.

For information about living and working in Norway, please see http://www.nyinorge.no/en/New-in-Norway/

You are very welcome to contact me directly if you have any questions about the position!

Dr. Hans Ekkehard Plesser, Associate Professor
Email hans.ekkehard.plesser@umb.no
Home http://arken.umb.no/~plesser

Funded PhD in Computational Neuroscience - The University of Manchester (UK). 23/10/2012.

Applications are invited for a 3-year PhD studentship to work on a project entitled 'Quantifying the contribution of melanopsin to the processing of complex visual information' under the supervision of Dr Marcelo Montemurro and Prof Robert Lucas at the Faculty of Life Sciences of The University of Manchester. The 3-year studentship will provide full support for tuition fees and an annual minimum tax-free stipend of £13,590. This studentship is available to UK/EU nationals only due to the nature of the funding and is due to start October 2013.

The successful applicant will work on the development of computational analysis methods based on information theory and their application to experimental data gathered at Lucas' lab. The student will also have the opportunity to receive training in experimental methods and actively participate in experiment design. The precise balance between the different types of approaches will be defined according to he the student's background and interests.

Further details can be found at:

http://www.mhs.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/studentships/featuredstudentship/fstudentship1

For enquires, please write to Dr Marcelo Montemurro (m.montemurro@manchester.ac.uk). Applications are invited up to 9.00 am Wednesday 14 November 2012.

Tenure-track position at UCSD, Department of Cognitive Science, La Jolla (USA). 23/10/2012.

*Assistant Professor in Computational Cognitive Science*

DEPARTMENT OF COGNITIVE SCIENCE AT UCSD

The Department of Cognitive Science http://cogsci.ucsd.edu within the Division of Social Sciences at UC San Diego is committed to academic excellence and diversity within the faculty, staff and student body. The department invites applications for a tenure-track position in computational cognitive science.

The department has a preference for a junior researcher to be appointed at the assistant professor level. Applicants must have a Ph.D. at the time of appointment that will begin July 1, 2013. Areas of particular interest include: big data, machine learning, brain-computer interaction, but other specializations will be considered. An interdisciplinary perspective and experience with multiple methodologies is highly valued. Strong teaching and research skills in advanced computational methods are required. The preferred candidate will have experience or a willingness to participate in teaching, mentoring, research or service towards building an equitable and diverse scholarly environment.

The department is truly interdisciplinary, with a faculty whose interests span anthropology, computer science, design, human development, linguistics, neuroscience, philosophy, and psychology. UCSD Department of Cognitive Science was the first of its kind, and is part of an exceptional scientific community with close ties to California Institute of Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2), UCSD Supercomputer Center, the Institute for Neural Computation, and the NSF Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center.

Salary is commensurate with qualifications and based on University of California pay scales.

Review of applications will commence on 11/1/2012 and continue until the position is filled. Application will be accepted electronically at https://apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/applyCandidate should submit the following: a vita; reprints of up to four representative publications; a short cover letter describing background and interests and at least three references (name, title, address and email). Applicants are also asked to contribute a separate statement in which they describe their past or potential experience in activities that promote diversity. For further information about contribution to diversity statement, see http://facultyequity.ucsd.edu/Faculty-Applicant-C2D-Info.asp

UCSD is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer with a strong institutional commitment to excellence and diversity and to addressing dual career issues via the Partner Opportunities Program http://academicaffairs.ucsd.edu/aps/partneropp/UCSD has many family-friendly policies http://academicaffairs.ucsd.edu/aps/advance-trainfamily/

A postdoctoral position is available to study memory and navigation using MEG at University College London (UK). 18/10/2012.

A postdoctoral position is available to study memory and navigation using MEG at UCL.

http://www.ucl.ac.uk/spierslab/LabVacancies

We are currently advertising for a post-doctoral research associate.

Click here for a link to the application process

The research associate will explore how human theta (and other band) oscillations coordinate brain regions for navigational guidance.

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) research in our laboratory has found that human hippocampal activity tracks spatial-goal information during navigation (see Howard et al., 2011, for coverage of the SfN poster by Nature click here). To understand the role of theta oscillations we will build on recent advances in magnetoencephalography (MEG) analysis and virtual navigation (Cornwell et al., 2008). Time permitting, we will also explore navigation with fMRI studies.

The post-holder should have some experience with MEG and have an interest in how our brain processes spatial information and recalls the past. Experience in Matlab and Python programming would also be beneficial.

The research is funded by the Wellcome Trust and is a collaboration between Dr Hugo Spiers and Prof Emrah Duzel. Collaborators on the project are Prof Peter Dayan and Dr William Penny, who will provide input into the project design and analysis.

The post-holder will be based in the UCL Institute of Behavioural Neuroscience and collect neuroimaging data at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Neuroimaging at UCL.

For more information please e-mail Dr Spiers at h.spiers@ucl.ac.uk

PhD studentship in bio-inspired computing at Edinburgh Napier University (UK). 16/10/2012.

PhD studentship in bio-inspired computing at Edinburgh Napier University Applications are invited for a fully funded three-year PhD studentship within Centre for Emergent Computing, part of the Institute for Informatics and Digital Innovation, under the supervision of Prof. Emma Hart. The studentship will cover tuition fees to home/EU level and will include a standard living allowance (stipend), currently £13,590 per annum for 2012/13. Overseas students are eligible to apply, but will be liable to pay the difference between home/EU and overseas fees. Note that fees are subject to change annually throughout the programme of study. The studentship is expected to start between 1st January and 1 March 2013. All applications must be received by 5 November 2012 with interviews expected to take place in the w/b 19 November 2012.

The Centre for Emergent Computing undertakes a broad range of research in the field of bio-inspired computing, funded by both national and international research grants. The successful applicant will join a strong team working in the areas of optimisation and learning, using a range of techniques including artificial immune systems, evolutionary computing and hyper-heuristics. Research is applied to a diverse range of problem domains such as routing, packing, robotics, green computing and computer games.

Details of the research areas and research centres can be found at http://www.cec.napier.ac.uk/ and http://www.iidi.napier.ac.uk/

Applicants should hold a First Class or Upper Second Class Honours, or Masters, degree in a discipline relevant to the area of study. Applicants should submit a clear proposal for their research programme that demonstrates an understanding of the background to the area and outlines the questions that the applicant is interested in researching. Candidates whose first language is not English must meet the University's English language requirements.

An application form (RD1 form) and more general details on research can be found at http://www.napier.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/Pages/Apply.aspx

Please send all formal applications, a research proposal, a CV and a completed ?Supplementary Personal Information Form? and ?Tuition Fee Classification Questionnaire? to:

Postgraduate Admissions Team

Admissions & International Support

Merchiston Campus
Edinburgh Napier University
Edinburgh
EH10 5DT

Email: researchdegrees@napier.ac.uk.

Informal enquiries can be made to Prof. Emma Hart, e.hart@napier.ac.uk

11 PhD Positions (Marie Curie Initial Training Network). 16/10/2012.

Eleven full-time 36-month PhD studentships are available starting January 2013 as part of the EU-funded Marie Curie Initial Training Network on the Perceptual Representation of Illumination, Shape and Materials (PRISM: https://sites.google.com/site/prismitn/home).

ABOUT THE NETWORK
The PRISM network is a research and training consortium that brings together seven academic and two industrial partners from across Europe to study how the brain represents the illumination, shape and material properties of surface and objects in our surroundings (see partner list below). The network provides outstanding inter-disciplinary training opportunities through hands-on research projects, international lab exchanges, industrial secondments and specialist workshops and conferences. We invite applicants with a strong background in psychology, neuroscience, biology, physics, computer science, or engineering who are keen to understand how the brain represents the richly detailed ‘look and feel’ of surfaces, objects and illumination in the surrounding world. Studentships are generously funded at a rate set by the EU and with many opportunities for travel and networking.

ELIGIBILITY
Applicants should have a strong academic training, including an undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline. One exciting aspect of the network is that you get the opportunity to work and travel throughout Europe. The funding scheme has certain mobility requirements. Put simply, to take up one of our studentships you should move to a different country. For more specific details contact one of the people listed below. We particularly encourage female applicants and applicants from any ethnic background to apply.

HOW TO APPLY
Please send a CV and a brief (max. 1 page) cover letter explaining why you are interested in applying for the position to roland.w.fleming@psychol.uni-giessen.de and to the host investigator you would like to work with, from the list below. In your cover letter, please briefly explain in a couple of paragraphs:
· your research interests
· what you are looking for in a PhD
· why you would like to study at the host institution
· your longer term career goals

CONTACT INFORMATION
Full partners:

-- Ankara, Turkey: Bilkent University
Katja Dörschner: katja@bilkent.edu.tr

-- Birmingham, UK: University of Birmingham
Andrew Welchman: a.e.welchman@bham.ac.uk

-- Bordeaux, France: INRIA Bordeaux Sud-Ouest
Pascal Barla: pascal.barla@labri.fr

-- Delft, Netherlands: TU Delft
Sylvia Pont: s.c.pont@tudelft.nl

-- Giessen, Germany: Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen
Roland Fleming: roland.w.fleming@psychol.uni-giessen.de
Karl Gegenfurtner: karl.r.gegenfurtner@psychol.uni-giessen.de

-- Leuven, Belgium: KU Leuven
Peter Janssen: peter.janssen@med.kuleuven.be

-- Madrid, Spain: NextLimit Technologies*
María José Orellana: mariajose.orellana@nextlimit.com

-- Paris, France: Université Paris Descartes
Pascal Mamassian: pascal.mamassian@parisdescartes.fr

* As this is an industrial partner, you will be enrolled for a PhD program at Giessen University, but NextLimit will be the primary host for the project.

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The Department of Psychology at Penn State (EEUU) is recruiting for a systems or computational neuroscientist (open rank) with expertise in advanced data analysis techniques (e.g., graph theory, meta-analysis, data mining, structural equation modeling) as applied to neuroimaging (fMRI, EEG). 16/10/2012.

The Department of Psychology at Penn State (http://psych.la.psu.edu/) is recruiting for a systems or computational neuroscientist (open rank) with expertise in advanced data analysis techniques (e.g., graph theory, meta-analysis, data mining, structural equation modeling) as applied to neuroimaging (fMRI, EEG) data. Candidates with expertise in how structural or functional connectivity relates to behavior are especially encouraged to apply. We prefer candidates at the associate professor level or higher who can contribute leadership to the growing neuroscience and imaging communities, but we will consider outstanding junior candidates. The position is co-funded by the Children, Youth, and Families Consortium (http://www.ssri.psu.edu/cyfc/), and successful applicants are expected to participate in and contribute to the Social, Life, and Engineering Sciences Imaging Center (http://www.imaging.psu.edu). Participation in and contribution to the Graduate Program in Neuroscience (http://www.huck.psu.edu/education/neuroscience) and the Center for Brain, Behavior, and Cognition (http://cbbc.psu.edu/) would be welcome. Rich opportunities exist for collaboration within the department’s substantive focal areas (cognitive, developmental, social, clinical, and industrial/organizational psychology) and across the campus. Applicants who could also contribute to an overarching department initiative to enhance diversity and our understanding of diversity are particularly encouraged to apply. Candidates are expected to have a record of excellence in research and teaching, and a history or promise of external funding. Review of applications for the position begins November 1, 2012 and will continue until the position is filled. Candidates should submit a letter of application including concise statements of research and teaching interests, a CV, and selected (p)reprints. Junior candidates should submit at least three letters of recommendation; letters of recommendation for senior candidates will be requested from those selected as finalists. Electronic submission is strongly preferred; please submit materials at http://www.la.psu.edu/facultysearch/. If unable to submit electronically, mail materials to Neuroscience Faculty Search Committee – Box A, Department of Psychology, Penn State, University Park, PA 16802. Questions regarding the application process can be emailed to Judy Bowman, jak8@psu.edu, and questions regarding the position can be sent to Rick Gilmore, rogilmore@psu.edu. Employment will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies. We especially encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds. Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the diversity of its workforce.

Postdoc position in computational auditory neuroscience, Oldenburg (Germany). 15/10/2012.

The cluster of excellence Hearing4all: Models, Technology and Solutions for Diagnostics, Restoration and Support of Hearing at the Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg (in collaboration with Medizinische Hochschule Hannover and Leibniz Universität Hannover) is seeking to fill as soon as possible the position of a

Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Field of Computational Auditory Neuroscience

in the prospective Department of Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. The position is available from 1 November 2012, for initially 2 years, with prospect for continuation for up to 3 more years. Payment is depending on previous experience (German TV-L E13, full time). The position is suitable for part-time work.

A paramount goal of the cluster of excellence Hearing4all (www.hearing4all.de) is to transform audiology into an “exact” science based on the interplay between experiment and theory as well as between basic science and clinical research. In this framework the successful candidate is expected to contribute to one of the main research goals of the cluster, the development of a common model framework linking human, animal and model data. Working in close collaboration with experimental neuroscientists, clinicians and other theoreticians, tasks of the candidate will be
- to develop physiologically realistic models of auditory information processing (e.g. networks of spiking neurons)
- to analyze neural coding on different levels of the auditory system
- and to establish interfaces for the integration of statistical, effective and physiological model approaches present in the cluster.

Candidates are expected to have an academic university degree in the field of computer science, neuroscience, bioengineering, physics or a related discipline and have shown their ability to perform excellent scientific work, usually demonstrated by the outstanding quality of their Doctorate/PhD research and a good publication record. We are seeking candidates with strong analytical, modeling and programming skills. Preference will be given to applicants with neuroscience background. In particular knowledge about the auditory system of animals and / or humans would be a clear advantage.

The University of Oldenburg strives to increase the proportion of women in science, so we especially encourage female candidates to apply. Handicapped applicants will be given preference if equally qualified.
Please send your application including a cover letter, CV, list of potential referees, links to recent publications and copies of certificates for academic grades to Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Fakultät V, Exzellenzcluster “Hearing4all” , Prof. Dr. Dr. Birger Kollmeier, 26111 Oldenburg or as an email attachment to the office of the cluster of excellence (karin.klink@uni-oldenburg.de). Application by email is preferred.
Prof. Jutta Kretzberg (jutta.kretzberg@uni-oldenburg.de) can be contacted for further questions regarding the position.
Selection of candidates will start November 1st and last until the position is filled.

Ingeniero de Software Junior - C/C++ Multiplataf. en eProsima. Tres Cantos, Madrid (Spain). 15/10/212.

No somos la clásica empresa de subcontratación de personal, sino una empresa tecnológica orientada a producto, pequeña pero con una base de clientes solida y proyectos en curso para los próximos dos años.

eProsima está especializada en middleware de red (DDS, Web Services, Corba, Apache Thrift, etc). Desarrollamos tanto extensiones y personalizaciones de estas tecnologías como productos propios, para su comercialización a nivel internacional.

Necesitamos un perfil Junior, con experiencia en programación C++ multiplataforma (Windows/Linux) en Sistemas distribuidos, multithreading, y middleware de red (DDS, Web Services,...).

El candidato seleccionado se incorporara a un equipo para un proyecto de 2 años de duración, desarrollando un nuevo middleware de red, trabajando conjuntamente con un equipo internacional (suiza y alemania).

Se ofrece carrera profesional en empresa tecnológica, un entorno de trabajo agradable y remuneración acorde con la experiencia del candidato.

Requisitos:
Ingeniero Superior en Informática, Telecomunicaciones u otra carrera técnica.
C/C++ Multiplataforma (Windows/Linux) en sistemas distribuidos.
Multithreading.
Middleware de Red (Corba,Web Services...).
Nivel alto de Inglés (Necesario en el proyecto).

Se valorará:
DDS.
Conocimientos en protocolos de Red.
Tecnologias de seguridad en comunicaciones.
Compiladores/Interpretes.

Contrato:
Contrato indefinido.
Jornada laboral completa.

Salario:
18.000 € - 30.000 € Bruto/año.

Información y contacto:
InfoJobs
eProsima

Two postdoctoral/Research Associate in Computational Neuroscience/Brain-Machine Interface Systems/Smart Rehabilitation Robotics at the BMI Lab at the University of Houston, Houston Texas (USA). 03/10/2012.

Postdoctoral/Research Associate in Computational Neuroscience/Brain-Machine Interface Systems/Smart Rehabilitation Robotics

We are seeking two highly motivated Research Associate/Postdoctoral Fellows to join our group working on computational neuroscience, brain-machine interface systems and rehabilitation robotics. The research at the Laboratory for Non-invasive Brain-Machine Interface Systems (http://www.facebook.com/UHBMIST) is led by Professor Jose 'Pepe' L Contreras-Vidal
(http://www.ee.uh.edu/faculty/contreras-vidal).

Projects involve a) investigating the development, in human infants and non-human primates, of mirror neuron cortical dynamics using computational models and EEG-based neural interface science, and b) developing a brain-machine interface system based on EEG to control a powered robotic exoskeleton for stroke rehabilitation (http://www.nibib.nih.gov/NewsEvents/News/PressReleases/17September12).

Both NIH-funded positions are available immediately and salary is per NIH guidelines based on experience.

A PhD in biomedical engineering/bioengineering, electrical engineering, robotics, physics, or a related field is required. Candidates with strong engineering expertise preferred. Experience in EEG, neural interfaces, machine learning, and/or robotics preferred. Excellent written and oral communication skills are required.

The University of Houston is a Carnegie-designated Tier I Research University, has been named one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduate education and the top entrepreneurship program In U.S., according to The Princeton Review, and is a member of the Texas Medical Center - the largest in the world. Houston is the 4th largest city in the nation and is a vibrant place for biomedical and energy research, the arts, entrepreneurship and is served by two airports.

Interested candidates should email a single pdf file consisting of a cover letter summarizing major research experience and career goals, CV, and contact information (email and phone) for three references to Prof. Contreras-Vidal (jlcontreras-Vidal@uh.edu), Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Houston, N308 Engineering Building I, Houston, TX 77204-4005. The University of Houston is an equal opportunity employer and educator.

Postdoc/Research Associate positions available at University of Minnesota (USA). 03/10/2012.

Highly motivated candidates are sought for postdoctoral / research associate positions involving interdisciplinary research in functional neuroimaging including EEG and/or fMRI or brain-computer interface. Research projects involve both basic and clinical neuroscience.

A PhD in biomedical engineering/bioengineering, electrical engineering, physics, or a related field is required. Candidates with strong engineering expertise preferred. Experience in EEG or fMRI preferred. Technical expertise in signal processing and EEG inverse problem desirable but not required. Excellent written and oral communication skills required.

Interested candidates should email a single pdf file consisting of a cover letter summarizing major research experience and career goal, CV, and contact information for three references to Dr. Bin He, Distinguished McKnight University Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Director of Center for Neuroengineering, University of Minnesota, 312 Church St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (binhe@umn.edu <mailto:binhe@umn.edu>). The University of Minnesota is an equal opportunity employer and educator.

Postdoctoral/graduate research positions at the Simulation Lab Neuroscience. Jülich Research Center (Germany). 01/10/2012.

we have several positions available at the postdoc and graduate level in the newly established 'Simulation Lab Neuroscience' at the Juelich Research Center. It is funded by the Helmholtz Association and the Jülich Aachen Research Alliance JARA (www.jara.org). As the 'Bernstein Facility for Simulation and Database Technology', the new lab contributes its expertise in simulation and database technology to the National Bernstein Network Computational Neuroscience (www.nncn.de).

The lab is dedicated to the solution of fundamental questions in neuroscience through the use of the most advanced high performance computers. If you are passionate about both researching neuroscience and developing innovative technology in a dynamic and supportive environment, we would like to hear from you. Successful candidates will have an MSc, diploma or doctorate in a scientific subject, a strong interest in neuroscience and a proven track record in technological applications.

Please see the full job ad for a more detailed description and application instructions:
http://www.fz-juelich.de/SharedDocs/Stellenangebote/_common/gp/JSC/226-2012-JSC-E.html

PhD/Post-Doc in Neuro-Computational Modeling of Visual Perception and Spatial Cognition. Hamker Lab. Department of Computer Science Chemnitz University of Technology (Germany). 01/10/2012.

A PhD or postdoctoral position is available in the lab of Fred Hamker at Chemnitz University of Technology in the Department of Computer Science, given a final confirmation of funding. The position is for three years, starting March 2013. However, an earlier starting date could be possible if required.

The research position is part of the EU project “Spatial Cognition” in the program of Future Emerging Technologies: Neuro-bio-inspired systems. In our consortium, that consists of the following partners

Fred Hamker, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany (coordinator)
Neil Burgess, University College London, England
Pieter Medendorp, Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands
Patrick Cavanagh, Université Paris Descartes, France
Rufin VanRullen, Université Toulouse III Paul Sabatier, France

a strong exchange of experimental and neuro-computational work is planned and required. The research at our lab aims at developing a large-scale model of visual perception focusing on the parietal cortex and its interactions with the Hippocampus, oculomotor and visual areas.
Among others we will address research questions such as the updating of visual attention around eye movements, the subjective experience of a stable world, the perception of intra-saccadic displacements of visual stimuli and the role of corollary discharge. The final model will be demonstrated as a virtual human interacting in a virtual reality.

/See /http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/informatik/KI/research/journal.html/ for our previous work in this field./
/In particular:
Ziesche, A., Hamker, F. H. (2011) A Computational Model for the Influence of Corollary Discharge and Proprioception on the Perisaccadic Mislocalization of Briefly Presented Stimuli in Complete Darkness
Journal of Neuroscience, 31(48): 17392-17405./

The candidate should have an interest in developing neurocomputational systems, particularly with respect to data in the neurosciences and psychology. Experience in interdisciplinary projects or in experimental studies is welcome. Good programming experience is essential.

The salary is according to German standards (PostDoc E13 TV-L, PhD initially 50% E13 TV-L). The university is an equal opportunity employer. Women are encouraged to apply. Disabled applicants will receive priority in case they have equal qualifications.

Chemnitz is the third-largest city of the state of Saxony and close to scenic mountains. Major cities nearby are Leipzig and Dresden with a rich tradition of music and culture.

Applications should be sent by email (preferably in PDF format) to (fred.hamker@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de) until October 20th. Later applications will be considered until the position is filled. *I am happy to meet with potential candidates at the SfN meeting in New Orleans.*

Prof. Dr. Fred H Hamker
Artificial Intelligence & Neuro Cognitive Systems
Department of Computer Science
Chemnitz University of Technology
D - 09107 Chemnitz, Germany
www: http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/informatik/KI/

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHER IN COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE IN NORWAY. 29/09/2012.

Would you like to pursue exciting research in computational neuroscience? Then you should consider applying for a full-time limited-term position as postdoctoral researcher (code 1352) in the Computational Neuroscience Group at the Department of Mathematical Sciences and Technology of the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB) at Aas, just outside Oslo, the capital of Norway. The position is a part of, and financed by, the research project “Multiscale physics on the computer: A Norwegian network”. This project is funded by the Research Council of Norway and involves collaboration with physicists at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim and the University of Oslo on developing computational physics in Norway. The position is limited to three years and expected starting date is early winter 2013.

In the research project you will use a biophysical computational modeling scheme to investigate the neural origin of electrical brain signals recorded from humans such as the local field potential (LFP), EEG, and MEG. Results from these calculations will be used to develop novel physics-based analysis methods for human LFP recordings provided by the collaborating labs of Dr. Sydney Cash at Harvard-MGH in Boston and professor Eric Halgren at UCSD in San Diego. The calculations will involve detailed models of human nerve cells with anatomically reconstructed dendritic morphologies and use of the NEURON simulator (http://www.neuron.yale.edu) within our LFPy Python package (http://compneuro.umb.no/LFPy). For an example of such modeling, see Linden et al., Neuron 72, 859-872 (2011).

The computational neuroscience group at UMB presently consists of four permanent faculty members (Einevoll, Plesser, Wyller, Indahl), four post-docs, five PhD-students and a scientific software developer. We are co-localized and closely interacting with other computational biologists on campus who focus on modeling of heart function and the genotype-phenotype link, and we are also host of the Research School in Systems Biology. As a member of the NEST Initiative, we are strongly involved in developing leading-edge simulation software. We enjoy access to the Norwegian national scientific high-performance computing resources (http://www.notur.no/). For information on our group, see compneuro.umb.no. As part of the overall research project, our group will organize a national course in computational neuroscience, and you are expected to contribute in the preparation and teaching of this course.

To qualify for the position, you must have a PhD in either computational neuroscience or physics with a significant theoretical/computational component. Documented skills in implementation of scientific software, preferably in Python, are essential for the position. Experience in neuroscience is considered an asset. Women are currently underrepresented in our group and are especially encouraged to apply. If two or more applicants are considered to be equally qualified for the position, and at least one of them is a woman, the woman will be employed. The position is financed through the research project “Multiscale physics on the computer: A Norwegian network” funded by the Research Council of Norway and is limited to three years. Start date is as early as possible. The contract period will be extended in case of parental leave. Starting salary is at state salary level 57 (currently NOK 468.400). A higher starting salary is negotiable for applicants with significant relevant ! job experience, up to state salary level 60 (currently NOK 493.900).

Please submit your application via the webpage http://www.jobbnorge.no/job.aspx?jobid=86930&uid=1&reset=1 (use link “Apply for this job” on top of this web page) by October 28th, 2012. Applications should include (electronically) a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, full publication list, copies of degree certificates and transcripts of academic records (all certified), and a list of two persons who may act as references (with phone numbers and e-mail addresses). Your most relevant (up to five) publications should be included electronically within the application deadline. All applications will be reviewed by a scientific evaluation committee. The committee's report and recommendation will be made available to all applicants before selected applicants will be invited for trial lectures and interviews.

Please contact Professor Gaute T. Einevoll (gaute.einevoll@umb.no) for further information.

PhD-Positions in Computational Neuroscience and Neuroinformatics (Germany, Sweden, India, and UK). 27/09/2012.

The Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctoral Program “EuroSPIN” (European Study Programme in Neuroinformatics) is inviting applications from students having a solid background in mathematics, physics, computer sciences, biochemistry or neuroscience (on a master level or equivalent), in all cases with computer science skills. Documented interest in research like activities (e.g. demonstrated in the form of master thesis work, or participation in research related activities) is of large importance. Also fluency in English is requested.

Four partners participate:

Bernstein Center Freiburg, Germany
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
National Centre for Biological Science, India
University of Edinburgh (UoE), UK

They are all research leaders in the Neuroinformatics field, but they have complementary strengths.

Each student will spend most of the time at two of the partner universities, and also receive a joint (or double) PhD degree following a successful completion of the studies. The mobility periods, as well as the courses a student will follow, are tailored individually based on: a) the PhD students background; b) which constellations of partners that are involved, as well as c) the specific research project. During the PhD period each student has one main supervisor from each of the two universities that grant the PhD degree.

There are excellent scholarship opportunities for students accepted to an Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate programme. An employment contract will be given to all selected PhD students during the study time, which is 4 years.

If you are interested, go to our webpage: http://www.kth.se/eurospin/
http://www.kth.se/en/studies/phd/joint-doctorate/eurospin
Deadline for Application (both EU and non-EU students): 30 Nov 2012.

PhD and Postdoc Position in Computer Vision at the University of Heidelberg (Germany). 26/09/2012.

The University of Heidelberg invites applications for both a fully funded position for a Postdoc and PhD student in Computer Vision. Both positions will be affiliated with the Heidelberg Collaboratory for Image Processing (HCI). The HCI comprises five research groups (Garbe, Hamprecht, Jaehne, Ommer, Schnoerr) and is funded within the German Excellence Initiative by the German Research Foundation (DFG), industrial partners, and the University. Heidelberg is an attractive, lively city and the University and the HCI provide an inspiring research environment.

The open positions are situated in the research areas
• Visual object recognition in images and video, e.g., web-scale object detection
• Action recognition in video sequences, e.g., abnormality detection

Ideal candidates will have an excellent degree (Diploma, M.Sc. or equivalent for the PhD position; PhD for the PostDoc position) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field. They will have a strong mathematical background, solid programming experience in C++ and Matlab, and above all a strong motivation and desire to learn. Prior experience in computer vision and pattern recognition is desired and fluency in English is required (both written and spoken).

Applications should be submitted by email until October 29, 2012 and include a statement of research interests and experience, a complete curriculum vitae, academic transcripts and grades, a list of publications, and recommendation letters from two academic references.
The screening process will already start beginning of October so early submissions are encouraged. The starting date is negotiable.

Email: hci [dot] applications [at] iwr [dot] uni-heidelberg [dot] de

Prof. Dr. Björn Ommer
Heidelberg Collaboratory for Image Processing (HCI)
University of Heidelberg
http://hci.iwr.uni-heidelberg.de/Staff/bommer/

Dos puestos de trabajo en Virtum Graphics (Spain). 24/09/2012.

Desde Virtum Graphics (http://virtumgraphics.com) se buscan 2 puestos con los siguientes perfiles:

Perfil 1:

Experiencia/Conocimientos requeridos:

Desarrollador de aplicaciones en C/C++ o Python.
Experiencia con OpenGL.
Experiencia en desarrollo de interfaces de usuario.

Experiencia/Conocimientos recomendados:

Experiencia en desarrollo en Linux y multiplataforma.
Experiencia en programación WEB es también un plus.

Perfil 2:

Experiencia/Conocimientos requeridos:

Desarrollador de aplicaciones en C/C++ o Python.
Conocimiento de algoritmos de procesamiento geométrico a bajo nivel, cámaras y estructuras 3D.

Experiencia/Conocimientos recomendados:

Experiencia en desarrollo en Linux y multiplataforma.
Experiencia en la eliminación semi-automática de fisuras.
Experiencia en algoritmos de tratamiento, optimización y simplificación de mallas.

Los candidatos deben enviar el currículum mediante la WEB: http://www.virtumgraphics.com/contacto/ antes del miércoles 26 de septiembre. Aquellos candidatos seleccionados recibirán un email con la fecha y hora, y el lugar de la entrevista.

Post-Doc/ Research Assistant position open at National University of Singapore (Singapore). 21/09/2012.

We are looking for a candidate to join our research group as a Post-doctoral researcher or Research Assistant. We have an opening in the project on fault-tolerant multi-processor systems for nano-satellites.

The main objective is to develop fault tolerant multi-processor architecture for nano-satellites and map the final design onto FPGA. Nano-satellites usually require innovative communication and computation systems due to a number of reasons. First of all, phenomena that are especially common in space are single event effects (SEEs). SEEs mostly affect digital devices. When a high-energy particle travels through a semiconductor, it leaves an ionized trail behind. This can often cause a glitch in the output that can lead to corrupt values. Two of the most common SEEs are Single Event Upsets (SEUs) and Single Event Latchup (SEL). While the former is a transient effect the latter may be permanent and render the chip unusable. One of the most common approaches taken to circumvent the problem is that of hardening. However, this approach is often very expensive. (A typical hardened processor like Sparc V8 costs about?20,000.) Further, procurement delay causes significant delays in the project development. In this project, a scalable and cheaper way of devising fault-tolerant systems will be developed that are able to withstand transient faults. The developed system will be mapped onto an FPGA platform.

*Requirements*

·All candidates should have at least a good Bachelor?s degree (PhD for Post-docs).

·A genuine interest and curiosity in the subject matter and excellent analytical and communication skills in English speaking and writing are required.

·Good programming skills (especially on scripting, assembly-level and C languages) as well as good hardware-design skills (especially using VHDL/Verilog and component-based design) are important.

·Experience in using FPGAs for design will provide an added advantage.

*Application Deadline*

The application should be received by *October 15, 2012*.

*Contact*

Please send your detailed application, including a CV and certificates, as email to Akash Kumar (akash@nus.edu.sg <mailto:akash@nus.edu.sg>).

Postdoctoral position in computational neuroscience. University of California (USA). 20/09/2012.

Applications are invited for an NIH-funded post-doctoral position to study mechanisms and functions of sleep oscillations. The successful candidate will join a research team involving the laboratories of Eric Halgren (UCSD), Terry Sejnowski (UCSD) and Maxim Bazhenov (UC Riverside). For relevant references see, Chen et al, Journal of Physiology (London), 2012, Jul 9; Bonjean et al, Journal of Neuroscience, 2012, 32(15):5250-63. The ultimate goal of this work is to understand mechanisms and functions of sleep rhythms during stage 2 sleep and the role of sleep oscillations in memory and learning.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the design of a thalamocortical model generating sleep rhythms based on existing experimental data. These models will be used to understand underlying neural mechanisms, as well as guide data analysis and produce novel experimental predictions. Qualified applicants are expected to have experience in computational/theoretical neuroscience and conductance-based neural modeling. Programming experience with C/C++ is required. Knowledge of PYTHON or MATLAB is a plus.

The University of California offers excellent benefits. Salary is based on research experience. The initial appointment is for 1 year with a possibility of extension. Applicants should send a brief statement of research interests, a CV and the names of three references to Maxim Bazhenov at maksim.bazhenov@ucr.edu

Maxim Bazhenov, Ph.D.
Professor, Cell Biology and Neuroscience
University of California
Riverside, CA 92521
Ph: 951-827-4370
http://biocluster.ucr.edu/~mbazhenov/

Three academic post in Informatics, including Computer Vision. University of Edinburgh (UK). 20/09/2012.

The University of Edinburgh invites applications for three lectureships (assistant professor) in Informatics. Applications are welcomed across all areas of informatics research and we especially encourage those in the following areas:

Computer vision, with a focus on real-time vision, vision for robotics and real world applications.

Cyber-security, reinforcing our security-related research and connecting to our strengths in databases, programming languages and verification.

Data management, reinforcing our world leading database group.

Computational social science and social artificial intelligence, in which new styles of computation, statistics, quantitative social science and economics are used to develop new forms of large scale, population-based computation (social computing, collective intelligence, crowdsourcing, etc) and to understand how humans interact with such systems.

Computational cognitive science, understanding the interplay between cognition and computation via areas such as language, vision and multi-modal processing; complex systems in cognitive science; language and skill learning; cognitive factors in design and decision-making; and systems for alleviating cognitive impairments.

Computational biomedicine, fundamental research in the space between clinical and biological sciences to address problems of data quantity and complexity that span multiple scales of biological organization.

Clinical informatics, building new foundations for the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients through data-intensive methods and algorithms.

Synthetic biology, developing efficient methods for designing biological systems using computational principles and techniques.

Human computer interaction, especially as it relates to the other areas above.

The posts are open-ended and available from February 2013

Salary Scale: £37,012 - £44,166

The School of Informatics is one of the internationally leading research departments, covering most areas of artificial intelligence, cognitive science and computer science. The University of Edinburgh is consistently ranked by both the Times Higher Education Supplement and the Guardian Education Supplement as one of the world's top universities. Edinburgh is one of the most attractive and desirable living locations in the world.

Details of the post and the application procedure can be found at:

http://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/vacancies/index.cfm?fuseaction=vacancies.detail&vacancy_ref=3016319&go=GO

Closing date: 1 November 2012
Application Reference: 3016319

Informal enquiries about computer vision, computer graphics and robotics positions can be made to:

Professor Sethu Vijayakumar
Email: svijayak@inf.ed.ac.uk

For informal enquiries about other areas, contact the appropriate head of institute. See:

http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/informatics/research/institutes

-- The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336.

Three postdoctoral positions are available at the Universities of Sheffield (two posts) and Sussex (one post) as part of the EPSRC funded, ‘Green Brain’ project. 19/09/2012.

Sussex Ref: 816

Sheffield Refs: UOS005250, UOS005253

Three postdoctoral positions are available at the Universities of Sheffield (two posts) and Sussex (one post) as part of the EPSRC funded, ‘Green Brain’ project. This exciting new project will develop computational neuroscience models of learning and decision-making in the honeybee brain, and controllers based on these to run on an NVIDIA GPU supercomputer controlling a flying robot in real time. Invertebrate neuroscientists are continuing to demonstrate that despite their small sized brains, insects, such as honeybees, have comparable cognitive sophistication to those of larger-brained animals, including vertebrates. Honeybees, in particular, have been demonstrated to be able to manage speed-accuracy trade-offs in decision-making, exhibit positive and negative-reinforcement learning, and transfer concepts such as 'sameness' and 'difference' across sensory modalities. This project is intended to advance our understanding of the invertebrate brain by computational neuroscience modelling, with the ultimate long-term goal of achieving a complete brain model of an animal such as the honeybee. To achieve this goal, modern GPU super-computing will be used to build detailed models of brain function that can run in real time and can interface with a flying robot to study its behaviour in an embodied context. The work will be carried out in close collaboration with honeybee experts in Toulouse. It is expected that the long-term goal of a full brain model will not only represent a significant basic research achievement, but also lead to breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, control of autonomous agents and computational insights into cognitive mechanisms in higher animals

The postdoctoral positions of the research associates on this project are as follows:

1. Computational neuroscientist (Sussex): Your primary responsibilities will be to further develop models of the honeybee olfactory system and learning pathways, develop GPU modelling tools, and integrate your work with the other research associates.

2. Computational neuroscientist (Sheffield): Your primary responsibilities will be to model the honeybee optic tubercle and visual learning pathways, to investigate multi-modal integration and learning, and to integrate your work with the other research associates

3. Roboticist (Sheffield): Your primary responsibility will be to develop and maintain the GPU-supercomputer-controlled flying robot, and integrate the work of the other research associates into the platform

Successful candidates must hold a PhD or equivalent degree in a quantitative science discipline. All posts require a keen interest in computational neuroscience and the basis of learning and behaviour in animals. We are looking for candidates with a strong mathematical, computational and computational neuroscience background (posts 1 and 2) and keen interest in robotics (post 3). Knowledge of the insect olfactory system (post 1), visual system (post 2) and robotic controllers (post 3) is desirable, but is not a requirement. All positions require good programming skills and experience with GPU computing would be a big plus. The positions will involve travel between Sheffield and Sussex and occasionally to the collaborating experimental bee researchers in Toulouse.

For informal inquiries about the positions, please contact Dr. James Marshall, James.Marshall@shef.ac.uk or Dr. Thomas Nowotny, t.nowotny@sussex.ac.uk. Candidates interested in applying for the University of Sussex job please apply through www.sussex.ac.uk/jobs. Candidates interested in the posts at University of Sheffield please apply through http://www.shef.ac.uk/jobs. If candidates are interested in several posts please apply on both sites.

Please provide a CV with publication list, a brief (1 page) statement of why you are interested in the position and about your future career plans with your application form.

Salary range: starting at £30,122 and rising to £37,012 per annum, according to experience

Expected start date: 1 December 2012

Closing date for applications: 17/14 October 2012

Interviews are anticipated for: 1 November 2012

For full details and how to apply see

www.shef.ac.uk/jobs

www.sussex.ac.uk/jobs

The Universities of Sheffield and of Sussex are committed to equality of opportunity.

Two Permanent Full-Time Lectureships (Assistant Professorships) in Complexity Science and Computational Systems/Synthetic Biology at Interdisciplinary Computing and Complex Systems (ICOS) research group. Nottingham (UK). 14/09/2012.

The Interdisciplinary Computing and Complex Systems (ICOS) research group has two vacancies open for Lectureships (Assistant Professorships) in Complexity Science and Computational Systems/Synthetic Biology.

For further details please see:

[1] for the complexity science:
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AFC320/lecturer-in-complexity-science/

[2] for the computational systems/synthetic biology:
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AFC347/lecturer-in-computational-synthetic-systems-biology/

For queries please contact me at Natalio.Krasnogor*AT*Nottingham.ac.uk

Two fully funded Ph.D. positions are available in evolving artificial intelligence, neural networks, computational neuroscience, robotics, and deep learning. University of Wyoming (USA). 13/09/2012.

Two fully funded Ph.D. positions are available in any of the following areas, especially in combinations of them: evolving artificial intelligence, neural networks, computational neuroscience, robotics, and deep learning. Postdoctoral positions are also available, but under different funding arrangements (please email jeffclune@cornell.edu for details). Positions ideally start January 2013, but applications will be reviewed until the positions are filled.

I (Jeff Clune) am starting up a new lab at the University of Wyoming and am seeking two people interested in earning a Ph.D. in computer science. The lab focus is on evolving artificial intelligence by producing artificially intelligent robots, including physical robots and agents in simulated worlds, such as video games. The lab will also study other bio-inspired AI techniques, such as deep learning. Part of these efforts will involve investigating how evolution produced the complex, intelligent, diverse life on this planet by trying to computationally recreate it. A major focus will be on evolving large-scale, structurally organized neural networks (i.e. networks with millions of connections that are modular, regular, and hierarchical). I am also interested in combining neuroevolution with learning algorithms (Hebbian, neuromodulation, etc.)

Please see my website (http://JeffClune.com) for example publications, press articles about the work, videos, etc. Here are some keywords that describe related fields: evolutionary algorithms (also known as genetic algorithms or evolutionary computation), neural networks (including evolving neural networks, having them learn, deep learning, and computational neuroscience), robotics, artificial intelligence, and research into the evolution of intelligence, complexity, evolvability, and diversity.

If you are interested in joining the lab or would like more information about the positions, please follow the instructions at http://jeffclune.com/positionsAvailable.html

The University of Wyoming is located in Laramie, a college town in the heart of the Rocky Mountain West. Nestled between two mountain ranges, Laramie has more than 300 days of sunshine a year and is home to year-round outdoor activities including hiking, camping, rock climbing, downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, fishing and mountain biking. Laramie is also near many of Colorado's major cities and university communities (e.g. Fort Collins, Boulder, and Denver).

The University of Wyoming is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, marital, veteran or any other legally protected status.

Computational/Mathematical Neuroscience Postdoc. University of Pittsburgh. 12/09/2012.

Bard Ermentrout (http://www.pitt.edu/~phase) in the Mathematics Department at the University of Pittsburgh is seeking applicants for a three-year postdoctoral research position. The project is concerned with (1) the interactions between correlated inputs and spatio-temporal patterns ; (2) the origin and analysis of spatio-temporal patterns in mean-field and spiking models of neurons; (3) relationship between population oscillations and their mean-field approximations. The ability to do simulations and some perturbation analysis is desirable and knowledge of XPPAUT or Matlab is also a plus. The salary is competitive and there are full benefits.

Please contact Bard Ermentrout at bard@pitt.edu

Ingeniero de Telecomunicación o Electrónico con experiencia en sistemas de visión artificial para el Centro Tecnológico del Mármol y la Piedra. Cehegín, Murcia. 10/09/212.

El Centro Tecnológico del Mármol y la Piedra (www.ctmarmol.es), entidad líder en la prestación de servicios tecnológicos y el desarrollo de proyectos de investigación para el sector de la piedra natural, materiales de construcción y afines, ubicado en Cehegín, Murcia, busca un Ingeniero (Telecomunicaciones, Electrónica) con experiencia en el desarrollo de aplicaciones de sistemas de visión artificial. Imprescindible buen nivel de inglés.

Ofrecemos:

- Incorporación estable a compañía líder, con más de 15 años de experiencia en el sector de la piedra natural y construcción.

- Desarrollo y crecimiento profesional.

- Remuneración negociable en función de valía + Formación continua.

Interesados enviar su Curriculum Vitae a otri@ctmarmol.es antes del 30 de septiembre de 2012.

Two postdoc positions related to theoretical and experimental study of magnetic fields generated by neurons, at Unité de Neuroscience, Information et Complexité, CNRS, Gif-sur-Yvette, France. 9/09/2012.

We have two postdoc positions available in our laboratory at the UNIC, related to theoretical and experimental study of magnetic fields generated by neurons. This is supported by a European project called MAGNETRODES and which consists of conceiving, testing and modeling new microdevices (“magnetrodes”) to record magnetic fields directly from neural tissue, and in some cases in close proximity to neurons. The device will be fabricated by a laboratory in CEA Saclay (Myriam Pannetier) and in Lisbon (Susana Cardoso), and will be tested at the UNIC in vitro (cortical slices; Thierry Bal) using patch-clamp experiments. At the UNIC, we will also model the results of the experiments (Alain Destexhe) to obtain a precise characterization of the “magnetic generator” by neurons. We will also study possible extensions to modeling the magneto-encephalogram (MEG) signals. Other partners of the project are Pascal Fries (Frankfurt; in vivo testing) and Lauri Parkkonen (Aalto, MEG).

We are looking for two postdocs (2 year contracts with possible extension), one will be primarily involved in patch-clamp experiments with the magnetrodes, and the other one will be involved in the modeling of neuronal electromagnetic fields. These two postdocs will interact closely, and we will encourage candidates willing to participate to both experiments and modeling. One candidate should ideally be physicist with strong background in electromagnetism theory, and the other candidate should ideally be trained in electrophysiogy. Candidates should have a PhD degree - there is no restriction on nationality.

The project will be conducted at the UNIC, which is a CNRS research unit (UPR 3293, Dir. Y. Frégnac) comprising 6 different laboratories, mixing experimental and theoretical neuroscience. The UNIC is part of the Alfred Fessard Neurobiology Institute (INAF; Dir. P. Vernier), located in the CNRS campus of Gif sur Yvette. The CNRS Campus comprises about 2000 researchers focusing on neuroscience, molecular biology, genetics and plant biology, and is affiliated with several universities and engineering schools in the Paris Region (Ecole Polytechnique, Sup-Elec, Pierre & Marie Curie University Paris 6, University of Orsay Paris 11, Ecole Normale Superieure Paris).

Please contact

Alain Destexhe (destexhe at unic.cnrs-gif.fr) or Thierry Bal (bal at unic.cnrs-gif.fr) Unité de Neuroscience, Information et Complexité (UNIC), UPR 3293, CNRS, 1 Avenue de la Terrasse (BAT 33), 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France Tel: 33-1-69-82-34-35 Fax: 33-1-69-82-34-27 URL: http://cns.iaf.cnrs-gif.fr

Research Associates / Fellows (3 posts); Research Associates / Fellows (3 posts) at Cardiff, Lancaster, Nottingham and Southampton universities . 7/09/2012.

Three outstanding candidates are required to support Nottingham's contribution to the LANCS initiative 'Systems to Build Systems' and 'Heuristic Understanding' research clusters, working in the Automated Scheduling Planning and Optimisation (ASAP) Research Group. This is an exciting opportunity to become a member of the £13m LANCS initiative which brings together four British universities - Cardiff, Lancaster, Nottingham and Southampton Universities - to develop world-leading research at the interface between Operational Research and Computer Science.

Applications are invited from highly skilled researchers in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Operational Research, Mathematics or related area. A good understanding of combinatorial optimisation and related concepts, in particular, heuristics, hyper-heuristics, evolutionary algorithms, landscape analysis and/or time complexity analysis of randomised algorithms will be an advantage. In addition, strong either mathematical or programming skills are essential.

The applicants must have (or be very close to completing) a PhD in Computer Science, Operational Research or related disciplines. The successful candidates will be working on the development or run-time analysis of heuristic search methodologies. They should be able to work independently and meet tight deadlines. Good communication skills to work within multidisciplinary teams are crucial. The candidates are expected to disseminate research results in peer-reviewed journals and conferences.

This post is available from October 2012 and will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of 12 Months.

Enquiries about these posts may be addressed to Professor U Aickelin, tel: +44 0115 9514215 or Email: uwe.aickelin@nottingham.ac.uk. Other informal enquiries may be addressed to the LANCS initiative lecturers: Jason Atkin, email: jason.atkin@nottingham.ac.uk, Per Kristian Lehre, email: perkristian.lehre@nottingham.ac.uk , Ender Özcan, email: ender.ozcan@nottingham.ac.uk and Andrew Parkes, email: andrew.parkes@nottingham.ac.uk . Please note that the applications sent directly to these email addresses will not be accepted.

For more information, please see

http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/SCI09413 http://www.lancs-initiative.ac.uk/ http://asap.cs.nott.ac.uk

+ Open positions for researchers with experience and interests in machine learning, computer vision, or quantitative analysis of brain wiring diagrams, at the Jain lab at the HHMI Janelia Farm Research Campus near Washington, DC

The Jain lab at the HHMI Janelia Farm Research Campus near Washington, DC, has open positions for researchers with experience and interests in machine learning, computer vision, or quantitative analysis of brain wiring diagrams.

Example projects being pursued in the lab include: * developing large, deep machine learning networks for biological image analysis using Janelia’s 4000-core CPU/GPU cluster * developing novel structured prediction methods for parsing image data * developing tools for crowdsourcing image analysis * developing novel analytical techniques for understanding network structure in wiring diagrams

Positions could be at the level of a postdoctoral fellow, research scientist, or software engineer, depending on the individual.

Further information about the lab is available at: http://www.janelia.org/lab/jain-lab Please contact Dr. Viren Jain with questions or inquiries: jainv@janelia.hhmi.org

About Janelia Farm Research Campus: Janelia Farm Research Campus is a new, state of the art pure research facility near Washington, DC devoted to method development and scientific advancement in in the imaging, biological, and computational sciences. All activity at the campus is fully internally funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. http://www.janelia.org/

PhD Studentship in Evolving Computation in Materials (evolution-in-materio). Intelligent Systems Group, in the Department of Electronics at the University of York, UK. 5/09/2012.

A PhD studentship is available in evolving computation in materials, starting October 2012 and running for three years.

This studentship is based in the Intelligent Systems Group, in the Department of Electronics at the University of York, UK. It is part of a European Union Research project in Unconventional Computation.

To be considered, you must have at least an upper second class honours degree in Electronics, Computer Science or a related subject.

The PhD studentship is concerned with using computer controlled evolution to manipulate materials so that they perform useful computation. The studentship is part of an exciting 2.9M euro EU funded project called NASCENCE: NanoSCale Engineering of Novel Computation using Evolution. NASCENCE involves partners at the Universities of York and Durham, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, IDSIA (Switzerland) and is led by the University of Twente in the Netherlands.

A prototype evolution-in-materio device has been designed and built in Norway. Software developed at York and IDSIA will allow evolved configuration data and test signals to be applied to materials to investigate whether they can be used to solve a variety of computational tasks. Such materials, may be suspensions of nanoparticles, liquid crystal, carbon nanotubes and other novel computational materials.

To read more about evolution in materio follow the link below:

http://www.cartesiangp.co.uk/papers/juc2008-harding.pdf

The aim of the studentship project will be to devise and experimentally investigate the solution of computational problems using evolution-in-materio device. The studentship calls for applicants with interests in evolutionary and physical computation, good software skills, and a willingness to work with hardware. The successful student will work in association with two post-doctoral research fellows at York and other colleagues in the project partner institutions.

The research will be based at the Department of Electronics under the supervision of Dr. Julian Miller. For further information email

julian.miller@york.ac.uk.

The studentship will cover the tuition fee at the home/EU rate and offers a stipend at the standard research council rate for a period of 3 years (£13,590 in 2012/13). Overseas candidates are welcome to apply but will be required to demonstrate that they have sufficient funds to cover the difference between the home/EU and overseas tuition fees for the duration of the programme. Information about University of York PhD studentship fees are available from the web site below:

http://www.york.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/fees-funding/fees/

How to apply:

Please specify in your PhD application that you would like to be considered for this PhD studentship. You can complete and submit your application for the PhD in Electronic Engineering in the Department of Electronics through the University's online application system. http://www.york.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/courses/research/

Closing date: 30 September 2012 Interviews to be held either before that or by 5th October 2012 (these may be by Skype, if the candidate is resident outside the UK).

Dr. Julian F. Miller Reader, Department of Electronics University of York Heslington, YO10 5DD UK Email: julian.miller@york.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)1904 322383 Fax: +44 (0)1904 322335 http://www.elec.york.ac.uk/staff/jfm7.html Times Higher Education University of the Year 2010

THREE POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS are available in Sophie Deneve’s team at the Group Neural Theory, Paris, France. 6/09/2012.

The GNT (see www.gnt.ens.fr) is highly interactive and dynamic, is situated in central Paris, and is embedded within the strong Parisian theoretical neuroscience community. The ideal candidate should have a PhD with a quantitative background (ideally in fields such as machine learning and/or computational neuroscience).

We will investigate information coding and learning in spiking neural networks, combining theoretical approaches, simulations and analysis of neurophysiological datasets. Possible projects are described in more details below.

Starting dates are flexible. The positions are for two years, with net salaries from 2500 to 2800 euro/month depending on prior experience. We will also provide generous travel funds. Possibilities exists to get subsidized housing (especially for families).

Candidates should send a letter of motivation (2 pages max), the contact information of 2 to 3 referees and their CVs to sophie.deneve@ens.fr BEFORE OCTOBER 10, 2012. Interviews of short-listed candidates will be conducted in the fall either in Paris, at SFN in New Orleans or by video-conferences.

Description of projects:

Dealing with uncertainties is necessary for the survival of any living organism. Indeed, recent years have seen the growing application of probabilistic inference models to perception and action. Excitable neural structures face similar uncertainties: they receive noisy and ambiguous inputs and must accumulate evidence over time, combine unreliable cues and decide among alternative interpretations of the sensory input. Probabilistic model can thus be used to further our understanding not only of behavior, but also of the function and dynamics of biological neural networks.

Our working hypotheses are two-fold. First, we suppose that neural networks are tuned to estimate sensory or motor variables as reliably as possible. And second, firing dynamics insure self-consistency, i.e. these estimates can be extracted by postsynaptic integration of output spike trains. These two principles entirely constrain the structure, dynamics and plasticity of the corresponding spiking neural network. In particular, this purely functional approach captures many aspects of cortical dynamics and sensory responses (Boerlin and Deneve Plos Comp Bio 2011, Lochman, Ernst and Deneve J Neurosci 2012, Lochman and Deneve, Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2011).

The projects will consist in

1-Developing and generalizing this framework to explore its implications for neural coding, dynamics and sensory representations

2-Designing new methods of data analysis able to extract a network’s function from multi-electrode neural recordings.

3-Applying this approach to neural datasets (multielectrode recordings – optical imaging data) from sensory and motor areas.

-- Dr Sophie Deneve Group for Neural Theory Laboratoire de Neurosciences cognitives ENS-INSERM 29, rue d'Ulm, 75005 Paris, France Tel. (+33) (0)1 44 32 26 35

The Basque Foundation for Science (Europe) have launched an international call to attract 20 senior researchers to the Basque Country. 06/09/2012.

Ikerbasque, the Basque Foundation for Science (Europe), would like to inform you that we have launched an international call to attract 20 senior researchers to the Basque Country (permanent positions). This call is opened until the 30th of September through our website www.ikerbasque.net

If you are interested, you can find summarized information about this call following this link: http://www.ikerbasque.net/images/stories/ikerbasque_rp_2012_call_fiche.pdf

PHD POSITION: COMPUTATIONAL NEURAL MECHANISMS OF THE NEURAL ENCODING OF ACTION SAMANTICS (Hertie Institute / Center for Integrative Neuroscience, Tuebingen, Germany). 05/09/2012.

Action perception and action execution are tightly linked in the brain, and how these funcions are neurally encoded has received a lot of interest in recent research in neuroscience. The clarification of the underlying neural mechanisms requires the tight interaction between theoretical and experimental neuroscience.

Collaborating closely with physiologists from the Department of Cognitive Neurology and M.I.T., we investigate experimentally the neural encoding of actions during perception and execution. We develop physiologically-inspired neural and probabilistic models for the visual processing of actions and its interaction with motor representations. Applying advanced statistical Bayesian approaches, we investigate the semantic structure of action representations based on neural data, and we exploit advanced technologies for online animation in order to investigate the dynamics of neural representations of actions in premotor cortex.

We look for a theoretically oriented researcher with strong interest in physiology and systems neuroscience. Ideal candidates for this position should have:

* a Masters degree in Computer Science,

Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Biology with good mathematical and reasonable programming skills

* Basic knowledge about neural networks or machine

learning, or models of biological functions

* programming experience (Matlab, C++, or Python) * a strong interest in theoretical and experimental

neuroscience, and especially in higher-level vision, motor control, or cognition

* English speaking and writing skills.

Applications with inappropriate background (e.g. in molecular or cell biology) will not be considered.

Committed to Equal Opportunities.

The Section of Computational Sensomotorics is working on computational and neural models of action processing, and technical applications related to action perception and control. Our lab is part of the Dept. of Cognitive Neurology at the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research (HIH), a leading European institution in Clinical Neuroscience. It is also part of the Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN), an Excellence cluster from the German Research organization with more than 70 groups working on different aspects of systems neuroscience, and of the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience in Tübingen.

Please send applications preferentially electronically (including CV, marks and 2 letters of reference) as soon as possible to Prof. Dr. Martin Giese, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research & Centre for Integrative Neuroscience, Otfried-Mueller-Str. 25, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany; email: martin.giese@uni-tuebingen.de

+ Post-doctoral and PhD positions at the Department of Applied Neurocognitive Psychology, Oldenburg University, Germany. 05/09/2012.

The Department of Applied Neurocognitive Psychology at Oldenburg University, Germany, offers a Post-doctoral position (E13/TVL, 3 years plus) and a PhD position (0.5*E13/TVL, initially 2 years)

The lab focuses on the fields of neural coding of complex movements and neural coding of speech in the human brain with the aim of developing brain-machine-interfaces.

To extend our interdisciplinary team we seek for highly motivated candidates with strong quantitative and experimental skills. The post-doctoral position requires a PhD or comparable degree and the PhD position requires a masters or comparable degree. The post-doctoral position is initially limited to three years after with an option for an extension to obtain habilitation (post-doctoral degree, similar to a lecturer qualification). Successful candidates will perform cutting edge research in one of the lab's foci and should have a background in one or more of the following fields: non-invasive or invasive human neurophysiology of the motor or auditory system, statistical learning, brain-machine-interfacing. The positions offer an excellent interdisciplinary working environment with opportunities for international exchange. The lab is involved in the EU-project BRACOG (brain controlled grasping) and we have a close collaboration with UC Berkeley, USA. The University of Oldenburg was recently awarded a Cluster of Excellence in hearing research. The Dept. of Psychology will offer an attractive scientific environment with access to research dedicated state-of-the-art approaches to human neurophysiological techniques (fMRI, NIRS, EEG, ECoG, and MEG).

Electronic applications are preferred and can be send to: Professor Dr. Jochem Rieger: Jochem.rieger@uni-oldenburg.de

Please send paper applications until September 30th 2012 to:

Margrit Jung

Dept. of Applied Neurocognitive Psychology

Institute of Psychology

Oldenburg University

26111 Oldenburg

Germany

Applications should include your CV and a list of most recent publications. Applications for the post-doctoral position should include a research statement (max. 3 pages). The University of Oldenburg aims to employ more women in this area and therefore particularly welcomes applications from women. We also welcome applications from disabled persons.

Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Jochem Rieger

Applied Neurocognitive Knight Lab Psychology Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute Faculty V University of California Carl-von-Ossietzky University 132 Barker Hall 26111 Oldenburg Berkeley, CA 94720-3192 Germany USA

Phone: +49(0)4417984533 Fax: +49(0)4417983865

New graduate students interested in the Mathematical and Computational Cognitive Science program to join the Purdue Laboratory for Computational Cognitive Neuroscience. 04/09/2012.

Prof. Sebastien Helie is looking for new graduate students interested in the Mathematical and Computational Cognitive Science (MCCS) program to join the Purdue Laboratory for Computational Cognitive Neuroscience in Fall 2013. The Purdue Laboratory for Computational Cognitive Neuroscience is affiliated with the Department of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University, which is consistently ranked among the top 50 in the US. The Purdue Laboratory for Computational Cognitive Neuroscience uses different methodologies from cognitive psychology, neuroimaging, and computational modeling to study the relation between the brain and cognitive processing. The goal of the Purdue Laboratory for Computational Cognitive Neuroscience is to use empirical and computational methods to better understand categorization, automaticity, rule learning, sequence learning, skill acquisition, intuition in decision-making, and creative problem solving.

You can find more information about the Department of Psychological Sciences @ Purdue University here: http://www.purdue.edu/hhs/psy/

You can find more information about the Mathematical and Computational Cognitive Science (MCCS) program here: http://www.purdue.edu/hhs/psy/graduate/research_training_areas/mathematical/index.php

You can find more information about The Purdue Laboratory for Computational Cognitive Neuroscience program here: http://ccn.psych.purdue.edu/index.html

Interested students should contact Prof. Helie at shelie@purdue.edu.

Sebastien Helie, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Psychological Sciences Purdue University 703 Third Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2081 -- Office: Peirce Hall, Room 359 Phone: (765) 496-2692 E-mail: shelie@purdue.edu Website: http://ccn.psych.purdue.edu/

15 PhD Felowships (Neuroscience and Robotcs) at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia. 4/09/2012.

If you are interested in expanding your scientific background and join the multidisciplinary research group of the Robotics Brain and Cognitive Sciences Department (RBCS) department at IIT apply to one of the PhD fellowships offered this year.

Since the start of IIT in 2006 at RBCS (www.rbcs.iit.it), top-level neuroscience research and top-level robotics research is being merged to seek answers towards some of the long standing open problems in both fields while offering the possibility to publish in leading journals in life sciences, cognitive and neural sciences and robotic engineering.

By joining RBCS you will become part of a research team composed of neuroscientists, engineers, psychologists, physicists working together to investigate brain functions, realize intelligent machines and advanced rehabilitation devices. At RBCS you will be carrying out your own research in a stimulating environment while expanding your scientific background beyond your current expertize.

RBCS is also the home of the humanoid robot iCub in its dual role of stimulus for the study of human machine interaction and of tester of artificial cognitive architecture and developmental robotics.

Applications can be submitted electronically to the Doctoral Course on “Life and Humanoid Technologies” following a procedure described here (BEFORE SEPTEMBER 21st):

http://www.iit.it/en/openings/phd-calls/1595-phd-school-in-life-and-humanoid-technologies.html

The research topics offered by RBCS this year can be selected from those listed in ANNEX-4 and grouped in five streams (from Theme 1.1 to 1.33):

1. Manual and Postural Action (Themes 1.1 to 1.9)

2. Perception during Action (Themes 1.10 to 1.20

3. Interaction With and Between Humans (Themes 1.21 and 1.22)

4. Interfacing with the Human Body (Themes 11.23 to 1.27)

5. Sensorimotor Impairment, rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies (Themes 1.28 to 1.33)

Only the best 15 candidates and their proposed projects will be selected.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION IS SEPTEMBER 21st

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Prof. Giulio Sandini

Head: Robotics, Brain and Cognitive Sciences

Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia

Phone: +39 010 71781 416 - Fax: +39 010 7170817

http://www.rbcs.iit.it

Two PhD positions up to 55.000 Euro per year at Istituto dei Sistemi Complessi -- Firenze (Italy). 31/08/2010.

The deadline is approaching : september 14th

http://neuro.fi.isc.cnr.it/index.php?page=marie-curie-itn

The Phd positions are offered within the Marie Curie Initial Training Network - ‘Neural Engineering Transformative Technologies’ (NETT) to work at the Institute of Complex Systems (ISC), CNR, Florence, Italy

Applications are invited for the above posts to work with Dr Alessandro Torcini and Dr Thomas Kreuz in the Computational neuroscience group at ISC, Florence. This world leading group combines theoretical investigations (e.g., on nontrivial collective phenomena in neuronal populations) with practical applications (e.g., spike train analysis).

The two positions are on nonlinear dynamics/complex systems with application to neuroscience, the research lines will be

1. Emergence of collective dynamics in scale-free neuronal networks (ESR14)

2. Measures of spike train synchrony (ESR15)

Gross Salary per annum: 42,028 € (Living Allowance) plus 9,290 - 13,272 € (Mobility Allowance) depending on circumstances

Required titles: MSc in Physics, Mathematics or Engineering obtained between 14 september 2008 -- 14 september 2012

Applications: The applications should be prepared and send as detailed on this webpage:

http://neuro.fi.isc.cnr.it/index.php?page=how-to-apply

Closing date for both positions: 14 September 2012

Both full-time posts are available from 01 January 2013 and will be offered on a fixed-term contract for a period of 36 months.

Contact: Dr Thomas Kreuz (thomas.kreuz@cnr.it) or Dr Alessandro Torcini (alessandro.torcini@cnr.it)

More details here: http://neuro.fi.isc.cnr.it/index.php?page=marie-curie-itn

Research Position in Computational Neuroscience at Chemnitz University of Technology in the Department of Computer Science. 31/08/2010.

We preferably seek for a PostDoc, but PhD students might also be considered. The position is for three years, starting as soon as possible.

The research position is funded from a German-Japanese Grant (DFG) in Computational Neuroscience and focuses on the function and role of Basal Ganglia pathways. We collaborate with Atsushi Nambu (National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan) and with Andrea Kühn (Charité Berlin, Germany).

The goal in our project is to elucidate the role and function of Basal Ganglia pathways by developing a detailed model of basal ganglia with respect to neural spiking dynamics, anatomical connectivity within and in between basal ganglia nuclei, as well as neural plasticity. Please see references to previous work of more abstract, functional models of Basal Ganglia pathways below. The work will include a strong interaction with our partners Atsushi Nambu, who will record from basal ganglia nuclei in monkey and with Andrea Kühn with respect to clinical applications. The ideal candidate should have prior experience in computational neuroscience and sufficient programming experience.

The salary is according to German standards (E 13 TV-L), PhD (E 13 TV-L, 50%). The university is an equal opportunity employer. Women are encouraged to apply. Disabled applicants will receive priority in case they have equal qualifications. Chemnitz is the third-largest city of the state of Saxony and close to scenic mountains. Major cities nearby are Leipzig and Dresden with a rich tradition of music and culture.

Applications should be sent by email (preferably in PDF format) to (fred.hamker@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de) as soon as possible. Applications will be considered until the position is filled.

Previous work on Basal Ganglia: Schroll, H, Vitay, J, Hamker, F.H. (2012) Working memory and response selection: A computational account of interactions among cortico-basal ganglio-thalamic loops. Neural Networks, 26:59-74. Vitay, J., Hamker, F. H. (2010) A computational model of the influence of basal ganglia on memory retrieval in rewarded visual memory tasks. Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience, Volume 4, Article 13.

Prof. Dr. Fred H Hamker Artificial Intelligence & Neuro Cognitive Systems Department of Computer Science Chemnitz University of Technology Strasse der Nationen 62 D - 09107 Chemnitz Germany

Tel: +49 (0)371 531-37875 Fax: +49 (0)371 531-25739 email: fred.hamker@informatik.tu-chemnitz.de www: http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/informatik/KI/

Fully funded 3-year interdisciplinary PhD studentship on computational models of decision making at the University of Bristol. 31/08/2012.

The student will be based in Bristol University's interdisciplinary centre for research into Decision Making in an Unstable World (http://www.bristol.ac.uk/decisions-research/). The centre currently has 2 postdoctoral researchers and 4 PhD students, runs a wide variety of topic focused seminars and workshops, and offers a range of exciting collaborative opportunities. The research team is located in a newly-refurbished dedicated space.

Applications are welcomed from UK/EU students who are enthusiastic and highly-motivated who possess, or will shortly obtain, a first or upper second class degree, or equivalent, in a numerate subject from across the Mathematical, Natural and Engineering Sciences (for example Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics or Physics). Applicants must demonstrate a strong desire to be part of an interdisciplinary research team that combines mathematical and computational modelling with experimental research on humans. Successful applicants will receive an EPSRC 3-year studentship covering living expenses and fees.

For further information, please visit http://www.bristol.ac.uk/decisions-research/. Informal enquiries are very welcome and should be made to Dr David Leslie (david.leslie@bristol.ac.uk <mailto:david.leslie@bristol.ac.uk>) or Prof Iain Gilchrist (i.d.gilchrist@bristol.ac.uk <mailto:i.d.gilchrist@bristol.ac.uk>). Information about postgraduate study at the university, including the application procedure, is available at http://www.bris.ac.uk/prospectus/postgraduate/. Please select 'Mathematics (PhD)' and indicate that that you are responding to the “Inter-disciplinary decision-making studentship advertisement” in the Research Details and Funding sections of the form.

We will carry out interviews and hope to appoint to this studentship as soon as possible.

The closing date for applications is 9am on the 1st October 2012.

Two open positions at the Berlin Institute of Technology to work in an interdisciplinary team on mobile brain/body imaging (MoBI). 30/08/2012

1st POSITION

Employee in the application-programming - Entgeltgruppe 11 TV-L Berliner Hochschulen

School V - Department of Psychology and Ergonomics/ Biological Psychology and Neuroergonomics

Reference number: V-125 (closing date for applications 27.09.2012)

Working field: Conception, implementation, and continuous development of three labs equipped with EEG, motion capture, eye movement, peripheral physiology, and virtual reality; Programming of experimental environments using different software (MATLAB, Python, C++, WorldViz, Presentation) as well as testing and further developing a software architecture for synchronizing different data streams wirelessly and in real time; Acquisition/collection of EEG data, motion capture data, and other related data (i.e. ECG, EMG, EOG, EDA); Ordering of supplies and equipment for the lab and scheduling experiments for the group; Training of members of the group and students in the acceptable use and maintenance of different systems (hardware and software); Maintenance of all safety documentation of the laboratory as well as the IRB approved signed consent forms of the different studies running in the lab; Preparation of documents concerning the smooth operation of the lab (brochures, technical specifications documents, etc.); Performance of routine tests for specific research projects, using sophisticated and intricate research equipment and techniques, troubleshooting problems with own and other researchers' results

Requirements: As a successful candidate you should hold a relevant university of applied science degree in the areas engineering, biomedical engineering, computer science, neuroscience, or equivalent skills and experience; previous experience in EEG or biomechanics research is favorable; basic understanding of electromagnetic theory and biomechanics; English fluency for frequent interactions with international faculty and collaborating labs in the US and Taiwan/ for further Information please contact: Prof. DR. Gramann (E-Mail: klaus.gramann@tu-berlin.de)

Please send your application with the reference number and the relevant documents (cover letter and CV, including a summary of your experience and goals and the name and contact information of one reference) to Prof. Dr. Gramann (klaus.gramann@tu-berlin.de).

To ensure equal opportunities between men and women, applications from women with the respective qualifications are explicitly desired. Part-time employment may be possible.

Handicapped applicants with equal qualifications are preferred.

Please send only copies and no originals of documents, as they will not be returned by mail.

The vacancy is also available in the internet at

http://www.personalabteilung.tu-berlin.de/menue/jobs/

2nd POSITION

Research Assistant - Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L Berliner Hochschulen - max. 5 years

(to receive a Phd)

School V- Department of Psychology and Ergonomics/ Biological Psychology and Neuroergonomics

Reference number: WM-367 (closing date for applications 27.09.2012)

Working field: To be part of an interdisciplinary research group to develop and conduct experiments in mobile brain/ body imaging (MoBI) using EEG, motion capture, eye movement, peripheral physiology, and virtual reality; programming of experimental protocols using different software (MATLAB, WorldViz, Presentation) and data acquisition in healthy participants; publication and presentation of results at international conferences

Requirements: A successful candidate should hold a Master, Diploma degree or equivalent in Engineering, Movement Science, Neurosciences, Computer Science, Cognitive Science, Psychology or related areas; strong programming skills (MATLAB) are essential; good English skills; experience in biomechanics and/ or Neuroscience or Cognitive Neuroscience using EEG; experience in design, analysis, and signal processing/ machine learning applied to data from complex experimental designs using EEG and/ or kinematics; additional programming skills in Python, C++ are desired but not necessary/ for more information please contact: Prof. DR. Gramann (E-Mail: klaus.gramann@tu-berlin.de)

To ensure equal opportunities between men and women, applications from women with the respective qualifications are explicitly desired. Part-time employment may be possible.

Handicapped applicants with equal qualifications are preferred.

Please send only copies and no originals of documents, as they will not be returned by mail.

The vacancy is also available in the internet at

http://www.personalabteilung.tu-berlin.de/menue/jobs/

Senior Lecturer in Neural Computation. University of York, UK - Department Of Computer Science. 30/08/2012

Applications are invited for a Senior Lecturer in Neural Computation, in the highly regarded Computer Science Department, to contribute to the Department's established neural networks research.

Further information about the Department can be found at: http://www.cs.york.ac.uk/.

Informal enquiries may be made in the first instance to the Professor Jim Austin, who leads much of the Neural Computation research in the Department. Communication may be by telephone (+44 (0) 1904 325629) or e-mail (austin@cs.york.ac.uk ).

The post will have a salary in the range of £45,846 - £52,706 (depending on experience). The post is available from 1 January 2013.

Closing date: Tuesday 18 September 2012

For further information and to apply on-line, please visit our website: https://jobs.york.ac.uk/wd/plsql/wd_portal.show_job?p_web_site_id=3885&p_web _page_id=155705

Alternatively contact HR Services on +44 (0)1904 324835.

The University of York is committed to promoting equality and diversity.

Faculty Position in System/Computational Neuroscience, University of Rochester ; 28/08/2012

The Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Rochester has multiple openings for tenure-track faculty members in the general areas of cognitive science and neuroscience. We are seeking to hire outstanding faculty in the area:

Systems/Computational Neuroscience: We are primarily interested in candidates who employ experimental and/or computational neuroscience approaches to address fundamental questions regarding the neural basis of behavior. Specific areas of interest include sensory neural coding, motor control, decision-making, plasticity, learning and memory.

Successful candidates will join a dynamic, collegial department whose focus is the study of development, cognition, and perception through combined neurobiological, computational, and behavioral research. Further information and application instructions regarding each position can be found at the following website: http://www.bcs.rochester.edu/jobs/faculty.html#bcsfac. Questions concerning these positions can be addressed to Dr. Gregory C. DeAngelis, chair of the department [email: gdeangelis@cvs.rochester.edu]. Review of applications will begin on October 15, 2012. The University of Rochester is an Equal Opportunity Employer and has a strong commitment to diversity and actively encourages applications from candidates from groups underrepresented in higher education.

PHD POSITION: COMPUTATIONAL NEURAL MECHANISMS OF THE NEURAL ENCODING OF ACTION SAMANTICS (Hertie Institute; Center for Integrative Neuroscience, Tuebingen, Germany) 27/08/2012

We look for a theoretically oriented researcher with strong interest in physiology and systems neuroscience. Ideal candidates for this position should have:

* a Masters degree in Computer Science,

Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Biology with good mathematical and reasonable programming skills

* Basic knowledge about neural networks or machine

learning, or models of biological functions

* programming experience (Matlab, C++, or Python) * a strong interest in theoretical and experimental

neuroscience, and especially in higher-level vision, motor control, or cognition

* English speaking and writing skills.

Applications with inappropriate background (e.g. in molecular or cell biology) will not be considered.

Committed to Equal Opportunities.

Ph.D position in neuro-robotics at KAIST in spring 2013. 24/08/2012.

There are a few Ph.D positions with salary and scholarship associated with projects in Cognitive Neuro-Robotics Lab newly established by Prof. Jun Tani in EE Dept. of KAIST in South Korea. The position starts from spring 2013.

http://neurorobot.kaist.ac.kr/

The candidate will develop neuro-dynamic models in the framework of generative model/predictive coding which are experimented with humanoid robots under various cognitive tasks. Our focus on the neuro-robotic synthetic experiments include developments of actional compositionality and functional hierarchy, language and sensory-motor interactions, social cognition by mutual reading of other’s intentions, reconstruction of psychiatric disease symptoms (schizophrenia and autism), developmental educational learning of robots with large-scale brain network models and etc.

The candidate should be highly motivated and have a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Cognitive Science, Physics, or a related field of study. The ideal candidate has excellent programming skills in C or C-plus preferably in Unix environments and a clear interest in neural network modeling, cognitive neuroscience and nonlinear dynamics.

An interested candidate should apply for KAIST admission for Ph.D study with scholoship through the web page http://admission.kaist.ac.kr/web/intl/2013-spring-semester

The deadline is middle of September.

KAIST is an English speaking institute.

Contact should be made to:

Jun Tani, Ph.D

Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, KAIST

http://neurorobot.kaist.ac.kr/

tani1216jp@gmail.com

+82-42-350-7428

Beca para doctorado en el Dto. de Arquitectura de Computadores y Sistemas Operativos de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB). 23/08/2012.

Tengo el gusto de adjuntaros la información sobre el concurso para cubrir una plaza de becario en nuestro Grupo de Investigación en High Performance Computing for Efficient Applications & Simulation (http://grupsderecerca.uab.cat/hpc4eas/) en el Departamento de Arquitectura de Computadores y Sistemas Operativos (DACSO-CAOS) de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB), para la realización del doctorado, por si pudieseis enviarlo a posibles interesados de vuestro entorno.

La información de la 10ª convocatoria de 108 Becas Predoctorales por parte de la UAB, entre las que se incluye la plaza mencionada, incluyendo el procedimiento de solicitud, está disponible, en versión trilingüe (castellano, inglés y catalán) en la web de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (www.uab.es) en el apartado de futuros estudiantes-> Becas,Ayuda y Convocatorias, también en el Anuncio X Convocatoria Personal investigador en formación y directamente en el link:

http://www.uab.es/servlet/Satellite/-1282904340939.html?language=es¶m1=1342677240985¶m2=UAB-FATWIRE¶m3=tipusDestinatari¶m4=PRE

El procedimiento de solicitud y envío de información es electrónico y se puede encontrar toda la información necesaria en el enlace antes mencionado y la fecha LÍMITE para el envío de SOLICITUDES es el próximo 12 de Septiembre y la resolución el 30 de Noviembre.

Es importante que cuando los interesado rellenen el formulario escojan el departamento de “Arquitectura de Computadores y Sistemas Operativos” -> “Computación de altas prestaciones” y le pongan la máxima prioridad (1). Si tienen necesitan más información o saben de posibles candidatos por favor envíenos un mail para tenerlos en cuenta ...

En cuanto los temas de investigación estarán orientados a la simulación de altas prestaciones de modelos orientados al individuo (básicamente evacuaciones inteligentes).

Assistant Professor, Brown University. 22/08/2012.

HUMAN COGNITION, BROWN UNIVERSITY: The Department of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in adult human cognition beginning July 1, 2013. Applicants in all areas of adult human cognition will be considered (e.g., memory, attention, conceptual structure, decision making, reasoning, etc.) with computational skills highly valued. Applicants must have broad teaching abilities in adult cognition at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, a high-quality research program, and an appropriate record of accomplishment. Brown has a highly interdisciplinary research environment in the study of mind, brain, behavior, and language, including the recently created Department of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences housed within a newly renovated, state-of-the-art building in the heart of campus, and the multi-departmental Institute for Brain Science. Curriculum vitae, reprints and preprints of publications, a maximum two-page statement of research interests, a one-page statement of teaching interests, and three letters of reference should be submitted through Interfolio http://www.interfolio.com/apply/14260. All Ph.D. requirements must be completed by July 1, 2013. Applications received by October 15, 2012 will receive full consideration. Women and minorities are especially encouraged to apply. Brown University is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer.

-- Michael J Frank, PhD, Associate Professor Laboratory for Neural Computation and Cognition Brown University http://ski.clps.brown.edu

Postdoctoral Research position in Neuroscience (Copenhagen, Denmark); 22/08/2012

We're seeking a postdoctoral fellow for research in the motor pattern generation in the spinal cord as well as neuronal network analysis, in animal experimental models.

The lab uses intra-cellular recordings from neurons embedded in the active networks in conjunction with multi-site recordings. The successful candidate will join an expanding and dynamic research group (Berg´s Lab), which emphasizes combining theoretical, computational neuroscience with a strong experiment priority.

The candidate will also participate in the research projects on several levels, including data acquisition and analysis, scholarly writing of journal reports for peer review, mentoring/teaching as well as development of novel research questions.

Required Qualifications:
- PhD degree in neuroscience, neurophysics, physics, neurobiology or closely related fields.
- Demonstrated programming skills in matlab.
- Excellent verbal and communicative skills.
- Ability to work and learn independently.
- Strong background in analytical thinking.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Spike sorting techniques, and other electrophysiology techniques, intracellular/patch clamp recordings.
- Experience in basic neuropharmacology and possibly genetic manipulations (opto-genetics). - Experience with graph theory.

Duration of employment:
- Minimum two years with possibility of extension.

Terms of employment:
- The position will be filled according to the agreement between the Danish ministry of finance and the Danish confederation of professional associations.
- The position is covered by the protocol on job structure and the salary will be scale 6 of the University of Copenhagen, which is approximately 383 000 dkk/ year (63 0000 USD/year).

Applications:
You apply here: http://www.ku.dk/english/available_positions/vip/
Go to the link saying “Postdoctoral research position in neuroscience”
Deadline 01/10/2012

Application deadline is October 1st, 2012.

Application must include:
- Curriculum vitae.
- Publication list.
- Minimum of 2 relevant letters of recommandation (from previous employers if applicable).
- Graduation papers/diploma.

For further question please contact:
Rune W. Berg
Associate professor in Neuroscience
University of Copenhagen
Department of Neuroscience and Pharmacology (12.5.5)
Blegdamsvej 3
DK-2200 Copenhagen N
DENMARK

Tel: (+45) 35 32 75 60
Mobile: (+45) 26977394
Email: rune@berg-lab.net
Email: runeb@sund.ku.dk
www.berg-lab.net
www.healthsciences.ku.dk

Apply online

Deadline: 01-10-2012
Publisher: Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen

Early Stage Researcher Position at the University of Antwerpen, Belgium. 3/08/2012.

Early Stage Researcher: NAMASEN is the acronym for an Initial Training Network (http://www.namasen.net), funded by the European Commission under the FP7 Marie-Curie PEOPLE programme. Its ultimate mission is to lay the foundation of a virtual scientific institute for the multi-disciplinary study of Neuroengineering and Network-Neurosciences that will train a new generation of scientists and professionals and that will contribute to Europe’s leading role in scientific innovation. NAMASEN targets both technological and scientific priorities, such as the development of novel multi-electrode arrays and advanced interfaces that functionally interact with neurons and networks. NAMASEN investigates neuro-electronic hybrids as devices able to undergo a functional and anatomical reconfiguration, on the basis of the activity-dependent plasticity and rewiring properties of neurons, under some control by the experimenter. Description

Within the NAMASEN ITN Network, a 2-years position is available at the Laboratory of Theoretical Neurobiology and Neuroengineering of the University of Antwerp (Belgium), at the level of Early Stage Researchers (prospective PhD researchers). As a part of the training experience, the researcher will be based in Antwerp but will spend exchanges abroad, during secondment periods within the european ITN network.

This position largely focuses on conducting mathematical modeling as well as experimental electrophysological studies on in vitro neuronal networks, growing and developing ex vivo on substrate arrays of microelectrodes (MEAs), investigating their spontaneous collective activity, their excitability dynamics over long-time scales, and their active reconfiguration by optogenetic tools.

The NAMASEN ITN Network offers a unique research environment where leading academics will integrate accepted applicants into their research teams, providing a top-notch structured training programme in Neuroelectronics, Neuroengineering, and Nanotechnologies. More information on the NAMASEN ITN Network and this job opening can be found at: http://www.namasen.net

Nr of positions available : 1 Research Fields: Neurosciences - Neurophysiology Career Stage: Early stage researcher or 0-4 yrs (Post graduate) Research Profile: First Stage Researcher (R1)

Benefits: The Researchers will be appointed on a full-time temporary contacts, for a period of up to two years (ESRs) including a possible secondments at a different NAMASEN partner. The Researcher will be a Marie Curie fellow and will profit from all Marie Curie benefits, including living, mobility, travel, and career exploratory allowances according to the Marie Curie Framework 7 requirements (http://ec.europa.eu/mariecurieactions).

Application procedure: Applications MUST include an extended CV, a motivation letter, and names and addresses of three references. Material should be addressed electronically to Prof. Michele Giugliano, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerpen, Born-Bunge Foundation, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Wilrijk, Belgium, michele_AT_tnb.ua.ac.b, until November 15th, 2012 (mass-emails will be trashed). For informal inquiries please contact Michele Giugliano or visit the website http://www.tnb.ua.ac.be.

Tenure track position on Computational Approaches to Cognition at the University of Colorado, USA. 30/07/2012.

The Institute of Cognitive Science at the University of Colorado invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position in computational approaches to cognitive and/or affective processes at the assistant professor level with a starting date of Fall 2013. The Institute is a multidisciplinary unit with representation from the departments of Psychology & Neuroscience, Computer Science, Education, Philosophy, Linguistics, Architecture & Planning, and Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences.

We seek applicants with a strong research program in theoretical and technical aspects of computational science, preferably with prior experience or interest in integrating cognitive science with state-of-the-art computational approaches. For example, individuals who utilize machine learning and statistical techniques to understand cognitive processes, such as language or learning, or to analyze high dimensional data from methods, such as functional magnetic resonance imaging, will be competitive for the position. Successful applicants could come from one of several fields, including cognitive science/cognitive neuroscience, computer science, statistics, biostatistics, physics, or other related disciplines. An ability for and commitment to interdisciplinary research is a priority, as is an approach that both exploits existing computational techniques to address questions relevant to cognitive science and advances machine-learning theory. Duties include research, research su! pervision, service, as well as graduate and undergraduate teaching.

Applicants are directed to the CU online job application website: www.jobsatcu.com; Job Posting Number 818695. At this site you will be asked for a curriculum vitae, copies of representative publications, a teaching statement, a research summary, and letter from three referees.

For fullest consideration, please apply by September 24th, 2012. Applications will continue to be accepted after this date until the position is filled. Email inquiries may be sent to Donna.Caccamise@colorado.edu.

The University of Colorado is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a diverse workforce. We encourage applications from women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans. Alternative formats of this ad can be provided upon request for individuals with disabilities by contacting the ADA Coordinator athr-ada@colorado.edu. The University of Colorado Boulder conducts background checks on all final applicants being considered for employment.

Research Technician at Plymouth University, UK. 24/07/2012.

Plymouth University - School of Psychology

Faculty of Science and Technology

Ref: A2731

Salary: £17,827 to £19,411 pa pro rata- Grade 3

The School of Psychology at the University of Plymouth wishes to recruit a Research Technician to work on projects in cognitive and social neuroscience funded by a European Union FP7 Marie Curie grant. The post will be based in research labs at the Centre for Brain, Cognition & Behaviour (http://psychology.plymouth.ac.uk/) and the new Cognition Institute.

The primary duties involve collecting data for human neuroscience research (e.g., electroencephalogram [EEG] , fMRI, TMS, and/or cognitive psychology experiments) under the supervision of Dr Haline Schendan. Dr Schendan conducts cognitive neuroscience research on the brain basis of human semantic memory (i.e., meaning and conceptual understanding). The tasks will require both practical skills and computer literacy to run the equipment, software, and maintain records. Under the direction and supervision of the line manager(s) the post holder(s) will utilise and extend their current techniques and have an opportunity to develop skills in cognitive neuroscience, especially recording of EEG and event-related potentials (ERPs).

You will have a good degree qualification ( at least a 2:1) in Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Computer Science, Psychology or related field, or at least 2 A-levels in Psychology, Biology or other relevant subjects, or equivalent vocational qualification, or 1 year or more of research in electroencephalography or relevant laboratory based experience. You will be competent in the scientific study of human cognition or neurophysiology, computer programming, biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, or electroencephalography.

You will have experience with at least one of the following: (a) conducting experimental research in Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Psychology or a related field, (b) computer programming, (c) electroencephalography. Experience conducting electroencephalography experiments in cognitive neuroscience would be an advantage. You will have the following skills or abilities: Excellent computer skills (Windows OS or linux, matlab, MS Office), excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, ability to work to agreed deadlines and as part of a team, good time management skill, excellent attention to detail, excellent reading and spelling abilities, conscientiousness, meticulousness, and excellent manual dexterity to handle delicate and sensitive electroencephalography equipment safely and without breakage.

This is a full time position working 37 hours per week, however part time hours will be considered. The post is fixed term until 30 September 2013. Depending upon grant funding and satisfactory job performance, position may be renewed for up to 3 years. Applicants seeking a longer term position are especially encouraged to apply.

Closing Date: 12 midnight, Friday 17 August 2012

To apply:

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AEV800/research-technician/

https://hrservices.plymouth.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/etrec105gf.open?wvid=1602750fTZ

+ PhD Position in Computational Neuroscience at the Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany. 23/07/2012.

PhD Stipends in computational neuroscience are available in the research unit of Prof. Sen Cheng in the Mercator Research Group “Structure of Memory” (MRG1) at the Ruhr University Bochum in Germany. The work will focus on computer simulations of neuronal networks to model learning and memory processes, particularly in the hippocampus.

Candidates should have an excellent Master degree, or equivalent, in neuroscience, physics, mathematics, engineering or a related field. Excellent programming skills and experience with computer simulations are mandatory. Familiarity with computational neuroscience would be a further asset.

The Ruhr University Bochum is home to a vibrant research community in neuroscience. Students will be able to join the International Graduate School of Neuroscience and interact with the Institute of Neuroinformatics. MRG1 is funded by the Stiftung Mercator and investigates episodic and semantic memory processes and their relation to other cognitive functions. MRG1 comprises a diverse and interdisciplinary team of philosophers and experimental as well as theoretical neuroscientists. The main language of communication in the group is English. For further information see www.rub.de/cns.

To apply please send a letter stating your motivation and your research interests, a complete CV, academic transcripts, and at least two academic letters of recommendation to mrg1+jobs@rub.de as PDF files by August 19th, 2012.

The Ruhr University Bochum is committed to equal opportunity. We strongly encourage applications from qualified women and persons with disabilities.

--- Prof. Dr. Sen Cheng Ruhr-University Bochum Mercator Research Group “Structure of Memory” Universitaetsstr. 150 44801 Bochum Germany

office: GA 04/48 | +49-234- 32 27136 | FAX: +49-234- 32 07136 sen.cheng@rub.de | http://www.rub.de/cns

PhD-Student in Vision Science. Max Planck Institute for Intelligent System. 18/07/2012.

In a collaboration with the recently established Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Tübingen (http://www.bccn-tuebingen.de) we have an opening for a

PhD-Student

in the field of biological vision at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Empirical Inference Department (http://is.mpg.de/13163/de).

The PhD project is concerned with the size and shape of pupils in the animal kingdom and how they influence perceptual abilities, image quality as well as image statistics in relation to biologically relevant behaviour. The PhD project will include human psychophysics.

We are looking for someone with either a background in vision science --- preferably with knowledge about the optics of human or animal eyes --- or someone who is mathematically strong --- preferably with prior exposure to either machine learning, image processing, or computational photography --- but with a strong interest in biological optics and vision.

The position is for 3 years and pay is in accordance with TV-L E13 50%, approx. EUR 1350 per month after tax.

The Bernstein Center Tübingen and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems entertain close links to the Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN) in Tübingen (http://www.cin.uni-tuebingen.de), the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, and the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen (in mid June the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen was placed among Germany’s elite universities in the highly competitive “Excellence Initiative” of the German government and the German Research Foundation). The thriving local research community in vision science and the neurosciences is composed of around sixty labs with more than 150 postdocs and 300 PhD students. Possibilities exist for multiple interactions between neurobiological, psychophysical, and theoretical researchers.

Tübingen itself is a beautiful medieval town and home to one of the oldest European universities. It boasts a rich cultural community and is situated close to the Black Forest within 2h train or driving distance to France, Switzerland and Austria.

The deadline for applications is August, 30th, 2012. Please send your application as a PDF to Sabrina Rehbaum (sabrina.rehbaum@tuebingen.mpg.de).

Informal enquiries can be addressed to:

Stefan Harmeling --- image processing, computational photography stefan.harmeling@tuebingen.mpg.de or http://www.kyb.mpg.de/nc/employee/details/harmeling.html

Frank Schaeffel --- optics of the eye, pupil shapes frank.schaeffel@uni-tuebingen.de or http://uak.medizin.uni-tuebingen.de/frank/

Bernhard Schölkopf --- machine learning, overview over the project bs@tuebingen.mpg.de or http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/nc/employee/details/bs.html

Felix Wichmann --- human psychophysics felix.wichmann@uni-tuebingen.de or http://www.nip.uni-tuebingen.de

Assistant Professor at the University of California, Irvine. 16/07/2012.

The following job position may be of interest.

University of California, Irvine Assistant Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience

Subject to budgetary authorization, the Department of Cognitive Sciences (www.cogsci.uci.edu) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) has available a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in cognitive neuroscience. Of particular interest are cognitive neuroscientists who combine experimental research with theoretical modeling or innovative analysis methods. The successful candidate will interact with a dynamic and growing community in cognitive, computational, and neural sciences within the Department and in the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience. Irvine is located in Orange County on the Southern California coastline between Los Angeles and San Diego.

The online application includes: A cover letter indicating primary research interests, CV, three recent publications, and 3-5 letters of recommendation. For further details and to apply, please visit: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/apply#SOCSCI.

Review of applications will commence on 11/01/2012. Inquiries about the application process or position should be sent to: cogsci@uci.edu.

UCI is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity and strongly encourages applications from all qualified applicants, including women and minorities. UCI is responsive to the needs of dual career couples, is dedicated to work-life balance through an array of family-friendly policies, and is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE Award for gender equity.

Best regards,

Jeff Krichmar Department of Cognitive Sciences 2328 Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92697-5100 jkrichma@uci.edu http://www.socsci.uci.edu/~jkrichma

Post-doc position available at Boston University. 15/07/2012.

The Theoretical Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at Boston University is seeking outstanding candidates for two post-doctoral positions. We develop mathematical descriptions of the collective activity of large numbers of neurons, using cognition as a constraint on neural function. We test theories empirically at both the behavioral and neural levels, taking advantage of collaborations with experimentalists in systems neuroscience and cognitive neuroscience. Our current topical interests center on how a scale-invariant neural representation of time could support different types of memory.

Candidates should have strong computational and/or mathematical skills and at least a strong interest learning about neurobiology and cognition. Candidates with backgrounds in physics, computer science, and engineering are encouraged to apply. Candidates with backgrounds in cognitive science or psychology who possess strong technical skills are also encouraged to apply. There are multiple sources of funding to support these positions; well-qualified candidates could pursue a variety of topics of mutual interest. These topics include, but are not limited to:

The neural representation of place and time in the medial temporal lobe.
Statistical learning and prediction using a scale-invariant

representation of internal time.

Scale-free models for timing and reinforcement learning.

Starting dates are also negotiable.

Interested candidates should contact Marc Howard (marc777@bu.edu). More information about our work can be found at the lab website

http://people.bu.edu/marc777/

The lab is affiliated with the Center for Memory and Brain and CompNet, BU's interdisciplinary center for computational neuroscience. The Center for Memory and Brain is a richly collaborative collection of experimentalists and theorists working at different levels of description to understand memory with special attention to the medial temporal lobe of the brain.

Postdoc Positions in the Computational/Theoretical Neuroscience. Shouval lab. 15/07/2012.

The Shouval lab has an openings for a Postdoc in Theoretical/Computational Neuroscience. This Postdoc will work on a collaborative project with the lab of Todd Sacktor to uncover the basis for the maintenance of long-term memory. Learning and memory can last a lifetime, yet the molecular substrates that underlie this memory last for periods of time shorter by several orders of magnitude. This is a fundamental problem in Neuroscience,which was first explored by Francis Crick in 1984, and various solutions have been offered through the years. However, there is no commonly accepted theory, with significant experimental support, which can account for the persistence of memory. Our lab has been studying this question for several years, in collaboration with experimental groups. This Postdoc position is part of this ongoing effort. The Postdoc hired will be involved in a collaborative project with the lab of Todd Sacktor in SUNY Downstate in NY. This Postdoc is funded by NIH grant: CRCNS: PKMzeta-dependent protein synthesis can account for the maintenance of synaptic plasticity. The aim of this project is to explain how memories are maintained despite the molecular turnover and diffusion of their substrates. Work on this project will include detailed modeling at the molecular level of the biochemical networks that ensure the stability of memory. To carry out this project, mass action and stochastic models will be simulated as well as bifurcation analysis and analytical approximate solutions of the fixed points and the dynamics. Additionally more abstract aspects ofsuch a process will be examined, including its impact on memory storage andlearning at the cellular and circuit level.

We are seeking a Postdocs with a strong analytical and computational abilities and a background in Computational Neuroscience, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science or Engineering. Applicants with a background in dynamical systems, or chemical engineering are especially welcome. The salary will follow the NIH scale.

The Shouval lab focuses on modeling synaptic plasticity, and its impact on learning memory and cortical dynamics. The lab is located in the department of Neurobiology and Anatomy at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. Houston has an excellent environment for conducting research inComputational Neuroscience (see the Gulf Coast Consortium in Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience,http://gulfcoastconsortia.org/Research/Gulf_Coast_Consortium_for_Theoretical_and_Computational_Neuroscience.aspx). If you are interested in one of this position please contact me directly by email (harel.shouval@uth.tmc.edu<mailto:harel.shouval@uth.tmc.edu>), and attach your CV. I will attend the CNS conference in Atlanta from 7/22-7/25, and this will be happy to interview applicants during the conference.

Harel Shouval http://nba.uth.tmc.edu/resources/faculty/members/shouval.htm

Three-year post-doctoral position in BCCN, Berlin. 29/06/2012

Applications are invited for a three-year post-doctoral position in the group of Prof. Lindner (Theory of Complex Systems and Neurophysics) at the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin starting in October 2012.  

The aim of the project is the analysis of the nonlinear response properties of spiking model neurons and their consequences for the neural activity and signal transmission in recurrent neural networks. Theoretical insights achieved by analytical calculations and numerical simulations will also be applied to the analysis and interpretation of experimental data. 

The successful candidate should have a strong interest in the analysis of the dynamics of single neurons and neural networks. A background in theoretical physics, nonlinear dynamics and/or the theory of stochastic processes is advantageous although not obligatory. The position will also entail the collaboration with colleagues from experimental neuroscience as well as the co-supervision of PhD and Master students.   

Applications, including a letter of motivation, a CV, and a list of three potential referees should be sent by email to   benjamin.lindner@physik.hu-berlin.de   (cc to nikola.schrenk@bccn-berlin.de)  

Prof. Dr. B. Lindner  Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin  Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience  Institut für Physik  Sitz: Philippstr. 13, Haus 2  10115 Berlin  Postanschrift: Unter den Linden 6

Research Associate post for 3 years, University of Glasgow. 26/06/2012

We have further funding for a Research Associate post for 3 years. The post is to contribute to a project entitled “Conscious perception: An approach synthesizing cortical network modelling, information processing and causal intervention”. Specifically, the job requires a review of current literature in relevant fields, development of stimuli and experimental procedures, contributing to the design and programming of the behavioural, MEG and TMS experiments, recruiting and running the participants, assisting in analysing the results, and participating in the writing up of the results.

For further details and to apply please go to the job page: http://www.gla.ac.uk/about/jobs/ and click on 'current vacancies' this will take you to a search page where you should add reference number M00483. This will give details of the job description and how to apply for the post.

Dianne Masson

School of Psychology/Institute of Neuroscience & Psychology University of Glasgow 58 Hillhead Street Glasgow G12 8QB Tel: +44 (0)141 330 3608 Web: http://www.psy.gla.ac.uk/ The University of Glasgow, Charity No SC004401