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Prestigious research fellow position in Neuromorphic computing
by Michael Schmuker 04 Oct '22

04 Oct '22

The University of Hertfordshire is hiring a Vice-Chancellors Research Fellow (VCRF) in Neuromorphic Computing, a prestigious position that provides the successful candidate with the opportunity to build a research career. The VCRF in Neuromorphic Computing will be embedded in a leading team of researchers who advance computational olfactory neuroscience, mapping the chemical space of odorants, electronic gas sensing, and gas-based robotic navigation. The successful candidate will therefore have the unique opportunity to develop an internationally leading research agenda in this field. We are looking for candidates who already have established a track record related to either neuromorphic computing, or electronic olfaction, or computational neuroscience, that should be documented by publications in peer-reviewed journals. Please see the advert and apply here: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CTN846/vice-chancellors-research-fellow-in-neuro… <https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CTN846/vice-chancellors-research-fellow-in-neuro…> Closing date 11th Oct. Please get in touch for informal inquiries: m.schmuker(a)herts.ac.uk <mailto:m.schmuker@herts.ac.uk> Best wishes, Michael -- Dr Michael Schmuker AFHEA Professor of Neural Computation Biocomputation Group University of Hertfordshire http://biomachinelearning.net

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Swartz postdoctoral fellowship in theoretical neuroscience at Harvard
by Blum, Kenneth I. 04 Oct '22

04 Oct '22

The Swartz Program at Harvard University seeks applicants for a postdoctoral fellow in theoretical and computational neuroscience Based on a grant from the Swartz Foundation, a Swartz postdoctoral fellowship<https://cbs.fas.harvard.edu/research/theory/#swartz> is available at Harvard University with a start date in the fall of 2023. Postdocs join a vibrant group of theoretical<https://websites.harvard.edu/cbs/research/theory/> and experimental neuroscientists and theorists in allied fields at Harvard’s Center for Brain Science<https://websites.harvard.edu/cbs/>. The Center for Brain Science includes faculty doing research on a wide variety of topics, including neural mechanisms of rodent learning, decision-making, and sex-specific and social behaviors; reinforcement learning in rodents and humans; human motor control; behavioral and fMRI studies of human cognition; circuit mechanisms of learning and behavior in worms, larval flies, and larval zebrafish; circuit mechanisms of individual differences in flies and humans; rodent and fly olfaction; inhibitory circuit development; retinal circuits; and large-scale reconstruction of detailed brain circuitry. Applications will be considered beginning October 1, 2022 and continuing until the position is filled. Interested applicants should immediately send a CV, statement of research interests, and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to Haim Sompolinsky (haim(a)fiz.huji.ac.il<mailto:haim@fiz.huji.ac.il>) or Kenneth Blum (kenneth_blum(a)harvard.edu<mailto:kenneth_blum@harvard.edu>). Applications should have “Swartz Fellowship” in the subject line. Harvard University is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Online Symposium on Computational Approaches to the Mind
by Nadine Spychala 04 Oct '22

04 Oct '22

Dear all, we invite you to participate in a *one-day online-only symposium* on *21st October 2022 *- free of charge and open to all: Rethinking Computational Approaches to the Mind - Fundamental Challenges and Future Perspectives - This event will bring together researchers with expertise in various areas such as complexity science, machine learning & artificial intelligence, information theory & data science, as well as computational/theoretical neuroscience & philosophy to explore different computational approaches in the study of the “mind” (in brains and/or machines): 1. What are those approaches essentially about? 2. What are major benefits & caveats? 3. Do different approaches speak to, complement, or contradict each other? 4. What are the *current challenges* in computational approaches to understand the mind, and what could bring progress? The event is organized within the “Sensation and Perception to Awareness: Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme <https://www.sussex.ac.uk/sensation/>” at the University of Sussex, and will comprise a set of talks followed by a panel discussion. Find more info - including how to register - on our event website <https://computationalmind.github.io/>. Feel free to spread widely in your networks. We look forward to a day of exciting talks and discussions! Nadine Spychala, Tomasz Korbak, & Federico Micheli (event organizers)

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Jobs at the Allen Institute: linking neuronal function, cell types, and connectivity
by Anton Arkhipov 04 Oct '22

04 Oct '22

Dear Colleagues, We are hiring for multiple positions in a new ambitious project supported by the NIH U01 grant from the BICAN consortium (please see the announcement<https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/science-news/2022/nih-brain-initiative-launch…>). Combining optical physiology in vivo with spatial transcriptomics and electron microscopy, we aim to link cell types of the mouse cortex with their function. The project is led by Marina Garrett (Allen Institute), Jack Waters (Allen Institute), Jerry Chen (Boston University), and Anton Arkhipov (Allen Institute). Scientist – Imaging: The person in this position will lead experimental imaging work to utilize and improve the spatial transcriptomics platform used in this project. https://alleninstitute.hrmdirect.com/employment/job-opening.php?req=2212881 Scientist – Analysis of Connectome and Functional Activity: This scientist will focus on linking the connectome and morphologies of cortical neurons to their activity in vivo, using the Electron Microscopy (EM) volume of 1 mm3 of the mouse visual cortex obtained by the Allen Institute. https://alleninstitute.hrmdirect.com/employment/job-opening.php?req=2209286 Scientist - Neurophysiology Data Analysis: This scientist will focus on the analysis of the visual physiology data from 2p calcium imaging in vivo to study neural coding and circuit dynamics. https://alleninstitute.hrmdirect.com/employment/job-opening.php?req=2231731 Software Engineer - Tools for Neurophysiology Data Analysis: The software engineer will build software tools and infrastructure to support processing and analysis of multi-modal image-based datasets in this project. https://alleninstitute.hrmdirect.com/employment/job-opening.php?req=2232755 Scientist - Neural Data Analysis: This scientist will focus on linking the 2p calcium imaging and spatial transcriptomics modalities for individual cells, including tasks like co-registration and exploration of statistical relationships between the functional and transcriptomics types. https://alleninstitute.hrmdirect.com/employment/job-opening.php?req=1937290 Please consider applying and reach out if you have any questions. And we will appreciate it if you help us spread the word about these opportunities! Best wishes, Anton. Anton Arkhipov Associate Investigator T: 206.548.8414 E: antona(a)alleninstitute.org<mailto:antona@alleninstitute.org> [Text Description automatically generated] alleninstitute.org<https://alleninstitute.org> brain-map.org

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NIH-funded Postdoc or Software Developer position on multiscale brain modeling
by Shailesh Appukuttan 03 Oct '22

03 Oct '22

*(posting on behalf of Dr. Salvador Dura-Bernal)* An NIH-funded Postdoc or Software Developer position is now available in the Dura-Bernal Lab <http://dura-bernal.org/> at the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Health Sciences (Brooklyn, New York). The position is focused on multiscale modeling of the brain, more specifically, developing a co-simulation interface between the NetPyNE <http://www.netpyne.org/> and The Virtual Brain <http://dura-bernal.org/www.thevirtualbrain.org> (TVB) tools, which will link the molecular, cellular, circuit and whole-brain network scales. The resulting multiscale models will help interpret experimental data ranging from single cell recordings and LFP up to EEG and fMRI. For details please visit: http://dura-bernal.org/postdoc-2022 or email salvador.dura-bernal(a)downstate.edu

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Extended deadline (Nov 30): Biological Cybernetics Special Issue: What can Computer Vision learn from Visual Neuroscience?
by Jeffrey L Krichmar 30 Sep '22

30 Sep '22

Dear Colleagues, Due to numerous requests, we have extended the deadline for submitting a paper to the Biological Cybernetics Special Issue: What can Computer Vision learn from Visual Neuroscience? New Submission deadline: November 30, 2022 https://www.springer.com/journal/422/updates/20421374 This special issue invites original research and review articles related to topics in biological vision that can potentially benefit computer vision systems. The following is a non exhaustive list of topics in biological vision that can also benefit computer vision systems. • Active vision’s role in visual search, scene understanding, social interactions, etc. • Learning in the visual system. Learning in biology is continual, few-shot, and adversarially robust. • The roles of recurrent and top-down connections in the visual cortex. • Spike based spatiotemporal processing and its implications for neuromorphic vision. • Motion perception in dynamic environments. • Neural coding schemes in the visual system (e.g., sparse coding, predictive coding, and temporal coding.) • The roles of attention mechanisms in biological vision. How to submit: Please submit your manuscript using the journal online submission system following the Biological Cybernetics submission guidelines. Guest Editors: Kexin Chen - Department of Cognitive Sciences, University of California, Irvine Hirak J. Kashyap - Department of Computer Science, University of California, Irvine Jeffrey L. Krichmar - Department of Cognitive Sciences, Department of Computer Science, University of California, Irvine Xiumin Li - College of Automation, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China If you have any questions, please reach out to one of the guest editors. Best regards, Jeff Krichmar Department of Cognitive Sciences 2328 Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA 92697-5100 jkrichma(a)uci.edu http://www.socsci.uci.edu/~jkrichma

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Brown University Postdoc (and other positions) in Systems Neuroscience
by Theresa Desrochers 30 Sep '22

30 Sep '22

The Desrochers Lab at Brown University is currently recruiting multiple positions. The text that follows is specific to a postdoc. Please contact Dr. Desrochers if you are interested in other (e.g., graduate student or RA) positions. We invite applications for a unique Postdoctoral Research Associate position to study the neural bases of cognitive and behavioral sequences in the laboratory of Dr. Theresa Desrochers in the Department of Neuroscience at Brown University. The position will include the opportunity to study behaving NHPs using fMRI, neurophysiology, and/or computational techniques. The Desrochers Lab (http://neuroscience.brown.edu/desrochers) provides a unique cross-level and cross-species training environment situated within a highly collaborative research environment fostered by Brown University and the Carney Institute for Brain Science (https://www.brown.edu/carney) With the research and brain science communities growing, it is an exciting time to be at Brown University. Applicants should have a strong background in systems neuroscience, behavioral training, electrophysiology, or fMRI. Strong quantitative skills and previous experience with animals and/or NHPs is preferred. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Psychology, or a related discipline or must show evidence that the Ph.D. will be completed before the start of the position. This funded position is initially for 12 months with the possibility of renewal. Compensation will be commensurate with relevant experience according to the NIH scale. Brown University is an EEO/AA employer and encourages applications from minorities and women. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled or the search is closed. For more information, please contact theresa_desrochers(a)brown.edu. ~Theresa -- Theresa M. Desrochers, Ph.D. Rosenberg Assistant Professor of Brain Science Department of Neuroscience Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior (courtesy) Carney Institute for Brain Science Brown University http://neuroscience.brown.edu/desrochers

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Computational Neuroscience Position
by Neymotin, Samuel (NKI) 29 Sep '22

29 Sep '22

A computational neuroscience postdoc position is available at the Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research (https://www.nki.rfmh.org) to work on recently awarded grants from NIH (MPI: Schroeder, Bickel, Neymotin) and ARO (PI: Neymotin). The NIH project aims to investigate the brain's dynamic circuit motifs underlying internal vs. external-oriented processes in the auditory system, using a combination of electrophysiology and biophysical circuit modeling of the thalamocortical system. The ARO project involves developing circuit models of the hippocampus interfaced with virtual agents, and training the agents/models to perform spatial navigation tasks using biologically-inspired learning rules. Applicants should have a strong background in: multiscale modeling using NEURON/NetPyNE, Python software development, neural data analysis, machine learning, and writing/presenting research. To find out more, email Sam Neymotin (samuel.neymotin(a)nki.rfmh.org) To apply, send a CV and cover letter. NKI is an equal opportunity employer. ________________________________ IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail is meant only for the use of the intended recipient. It may contain confidential information which is legally privileged or otherwise protected by law. If you received this e-mail in error or from someone who was not authorized to send it to you, you are strictly prohibited from reviewing, using, disseminating, distributing or copying the e-mail. PLEASE NOTIFY US IMMEDIATELY OF THE ERROR BY RETURN E-MAIL AND DELETE THIS MESSAGE FROM YOUR SYSTEM. Thank you for your cooperation.

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Postdoc (3 years) in computational neuroscience / computational neurology
by Daun, Silvia 28 Sep '22

28 Sep '22

Dear All, the Daun lab at the University of Cologne / the Research Center Juelich in Germany is seeking a Postdoc to join a project on the computational modeling of the neural processes underlying motor control: Your Job: In comparison to sensory, cognitive, or affective-emotional systems, the motor system’s output is directly quantifiable and comparable across species. When studying the neural mechanisms underlying motor control, behavioral readouts across species offer the potential to overcome one grand challenge in neuroscience: bridging the gap between molecular, cellular, and systems levels. Importantly, the motor system is affected in many, if not all, neurological and psychiatric disorders. Hence, a more comprehensive understanding of the motor system will further our understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying neurological and psychiatric disorders. Likewise, neuropsychiatric diseases allow novel insights into the motor system’s (dys-)function and testing models of motor control. The successful candidate will be part of a collaborative research center (CRC1451; https://www.crc1451.uni-koeln.de)<https://www.crc1451.uni-koeln.de),/> located at the University of Cologne that brings together neuroscientists investigating neural processes underlying motor control on these different levels in animals and humans, in both health and neuropsychiatric diseases. This includes: * Being part of the Project INF of the CRC1451: Data Management for Computational Modeling (https://www.crc1451.uni-koeln.de/index.php/inf/) Within this project they will be responsible for the development of data-driven, cross-species computational models of motor control which shall be based on the data collected in the individual and central projects of the CRC1451. The rich data collection contains behavioral and kinematic data of humans and mice (locomotion); fMRI, EEG and TMS data from healthy subjects and patients (with stroke, Alzheimers’ or Parkinsons’ disease as well as tic disorders) as well as electrophysiological recordings from mice. * Presentation and publication of the results * Interaction with team members and collaborators from Psychology, Medicine, Biology and Computational Neuroscience * Participation in the CRC1451 events Your Profile: * Completed study (Master) in Computer Science, Computational Neuroscience, Physics, Mathematics, Biomedical Engineering * Outstanding doctoral degree in one of the above disciplines * Significant programming skills (preferably in Matlab or Python) * Strong, long-standing experience in data-driven computational modeling * Keen interest in understanding the motor system * Proven scientific achievements as evidenced by publications in international, peer-reviewed journals * Interest in combining basic research and translational research on patients * Good command of English * High social competence and organizational talent * High motivation Our Offer: We work on the very latest issues that impact our society and are offering you the chance to actively help in shaping the change! We support you in your work with: * A large research campus with green spaces, offering the best possible means for networking with colleagues and pursuing sports alongside work * A stimulating, collaborative, and international research environment * Comprehensive training courses and individual opportunities for personal and professional further development * Extensive company health management * Ideal conditions for balancing work and private life, as well as a family-friendly corporate policy * Targeted services for international employees, e.g. through our International Advisory Service We offer you an exciting and varied role in an international and interdisciplinary working environment. The position is for a fixed term of 3 years. Salary and social benefits will conform to the provisions of the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund), pay group 13, depending on the applicant’s qualifications and the precise nature of the tasks assigned to them. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, e.g. in terms of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation / identity, and social, ethnic and religious origin. A diverse and inclusive working environment with equal opportunities in which everyone can realize their potential is important to us. For informations on how to apply please refer to https://www.fz-juelich.de/de/karriere/stellenangebote/2022-395 Closing date: 02.11.2022 Best, Silvia Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Silvia Daun Stellvertreterin des INM-3 Direktors Stellvertretende Sprecherin des SFB1451 Kognitive Neurowissenschaften Institut für Neurowissenschaften und Medizin (INM-3) Forschungszentrum Jülich Leo-Brandt-Str. 5 52425 Jülich Telefon: 02461-61-8638 Telefax: 02461-61-9853 Email: s.daun(a)fz-juelich.de https://www.fz-juelich.de/de/inm/inm-3 <https://www.fz-juelich.de/de/inm/inm-3>und Zoologisches Institut Universität zu Köln Biowissenschaftliches Zentrum, Zi. 1.104 Zülpicher-Straße 47b 50674 Köln Telefon: 0221-470-3829 Telefax: 0221-470-4889 Email: silvia.daun(a)uni-koeln.de https://zoologie.uni-koeln.de/arbeitsgruppen/ag-daun ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Forschungszentrum Juelich GmbH 52425 Juelich Sitz der Gesellschaft: Juelich Eingetragen im Handelsregister des Amtsgerichts Dueren Nr. HR B 3498 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: MinDir Volker Rieke Geschaeftsfuehrung: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Marquardt (Vorsitzender), Karsten Beneke (stellv. Vorsitzender), Prof. Dr. Astrid Lambrecht, Prof. Dr. Frauke Melchior ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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Post-doc @ Italian Institute of Technology, Ferrara
by Alessandro D'Ausilio 28 Sep '22

28 Sep '22

Post-doc position in Human Neurophysiology of Sensorimotor Communication Duration: 2 years, renewable for 3 more. Who: Physicists, computer scientists, biomedical/electrical engineers, biologists, biotechnologist, medical doctors and experimental psychologists with a PhD in Neuroscience or related disciplines. We will positively evaluate the following: Documented experience with EEG/TMS/MoCap. Documented experience in advanced data analysis. Programming skills. Team-working skills. Work environment: You will be working in very friendly environment within a larger multidisciplinary group of about 30-35 people. Your will be part of a sub-group composed by 2 other post-docs and 8 PhD students working side by side with an advanced statistical methods group (1 researcher + 3 post-docs). Open door policy. Where: The Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication (CTNSC) @ Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), hosted by the University of Ferrara. The city: the CTNSC is hosted in a prestigious historical building in the city center. Ferrara is a well connected renaissance city (30-min to Bologna, 40-min to Padua, 60-min to Venice; 2 nearby international airports), bustling with students (https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/733 <https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/733>). Accommodations are relatively cheap and you won’t need a car as everyone uses a bicycle. Feel free to contact me for more info: alessandro.dausilio(a)gmail.com <mailto:alessandro.dausilio@gmail.com> CTNSC website: https://www.iit.it/it/web/multiscale-brain-communication <https://www.iit.it/it/web/multiscale-brain-communication> Application website: https://iit.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=22000066 <https://iit.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=22000066> DEADLINE: October 15th, 2022

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