*Konstanz School of Collective Behaviour 2026*
*Konstanz, Germany *
*20th July 2026 – 7th August 2026 ***
*Deadline to apply: March 15th, 2026*
The Konstanz School of Collective Behaviour (KSCB)
<https://www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/kscb/about/> will take place between
20th July – 7th August 2026 at the Cluster of Excellence Centre for the
Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour (CASCB) at the University of
Konstanz <https://www.uni-konstanz.de/en/>. Konstanz
<https://www.konstanz.de/start> is a vibrant, small city located on the
border between Germany and Switzerland, on the shores of the Bodensee
(Lake Constance). Over three weeks, students will delve deeply into the
topic of collective behaviour with lectures, hands-on tutorials, and
projects, making it a unique and unforgettable experience.
The school faculty will cover collective behaviours across a variety of
species from cells, worms, drosophila, fish to non – human primates and
human. A set of tutorials delving into state-of-the-art quantitative
methods used to study collective behaviour will complement the lectures.
At the end of the school, students will work on independent projects
guided by our resident faculty and tutors.
The Konstanz School of Collective Behaviour is intended for graduate
students, doctoral researchers, and early postdoctoral researchers. We
consider applicants with strong quantitative background including but
not limited to physics, computer science, mathematics and engineering.
Applicants with biological and experimental background will be
considered if they demonstrate in their application extensive
quantitative and mathematical background as the focus of the school is
quantitative study of collective behaviours.
Accommodation will be provided and paid by the organizers. A limited
number of travel support will be provided and a registration fee will be
due (500 Euros) once the student is admitted to the Konstanz School of
Collective Behaviour. The registration fee will be waived to those
coming from underrepresented minorities and those in need of financial
support.
The submission of applications for the fourth Konstanz School of
Collective Behaviour is currently open until March 15, 2026. We will
inform the applicants during the month of April whether their
application was successful
For further information about the school and the application procedure ,
visit our website:
_https://www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/kscb/application-procedure/
_
*KSCB 2026 faculty : *
·Anastasia Bizyaeva ( Cornell University, USA)
·Iain Couzin ( University of Konstanz / Max Planck Institute of
Animal Behavior)
·Einat Couzin-fuchs ( University of Konstanz )
·David Garcia ( University of Konstanz )
·Dan Gorbonos ( Holon Institute of Technology, Israel and Max Planck
Institute of Animal Behavior)
·Stefan Krapitscka ( University of Konstanz )
·Zachary Kilpatrick ( University of Colorado Boulder, USA)
·Liang Li ( Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior)
·Yonatan Loewenstein ( Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
·Ran Nathan ( Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel )
·Mor Nitzan ( Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
·Britta Renner ( University of Konstanz )
·Allyson Sgro ( Janelia Farm Research Campus, Virginia, USA)
·Joshua Shaevitz ( Princeton University, USA)
·Ariana Strandburg-Peshkin ( Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior)
·Katrin Vogt ( University of Konstanz )
*In case you have any questions, please contact:
**ahmed.el-hady(a)uni-konstanz.de <mailto:ahmed.el-hady@uni-konstanz.de>**
*
All the best regards,
Ahmed El Hady
On behalf of the KSCB organizational committee
Dr. Ahmed El Hady
Principal Investigator
Cluster for Advanced Study of Collective Behavior, University of Konstanz
Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
Universitätsstraße 10, 78464 Konstanz
Room ZT 907
Postbox 687
Tel.: +49 7531 88-4742
* Research Fellow / Postdoc positions in TMS modeling
There is an open position for a Research Fellow / Postdoctoral position in
Computational Neuroscience within the TMSmodel project, jointly led by
Konstantin Weise (HTWK, Leipzig), Thomas R. Knösche (MPI-CBS, Leipzig), and
Vincent S.C. Chien (CAS, Prague). The goal of the project is to develop a
comprehensive biophysical model that explains the dependence of
motor-evoked potentials (MEPs) recorded from hand muscles, as well as
D-I-waves measured from the spinal cord, on the parameters of Transcranial
Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). The successful candidate will join the Complex
Networks and Brain Dynamics group and will focus on (1) transmission of
action potential volleys along spinal and peripheral axon bundles, (2)
modeling the spinal cord circuitry and muscle activation, and (3) fitting
and evaluating the model against electric recordings.
* Research Teams
COBRA Lab (Czech Academy of Sciences): https://cobra.cs.cas.cz/
Brain Networks Group (Max Planck Institute):
https://www.cbs.mpg.de/methods-and-development-groups/brain-networks
* Job Details & Application Link
https://www.cs.cas.cz/job-offer/Research-fellow-postdoctoral-positions-Chie…
Sincerely,
Vincent Chien, Ph.D.
Department of Complex Systems, Institute of Computer Science,
Czech Academy of Sciences
