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Postdoctoral positions in invasive human neurophysiology (Dr. Pouratian’s lab)
by Mahsa Malekmohammadi Oct. 30, 2019

Oct. 30, 2019

Three postdoctoral research positions are immediately available at the UCLA Neurosurgical Brain Mapping and Restoration Lab (NBMRL), under the direction of Dr. Nader Pouratian in the UCLA Department of Neurosurgery. We are seeking individuals with interest in any of the following areas: (1) pathophysiology of Parkinson disease (2) therapeutic mechanisms of deep brain stimulation (3) network basis of anesthesia and consciousness (4) biophysics of visual cortex stimulation. These NIH-funded positions are outstanding opportunities to receive training and develop innovative research projects in a highly productive and cutting-edge research program. The successful candidates are expected to be team players and collaborate closely with other team members (both within UCLA and across our collaborative multi-site network) to develop and validate data acquisitions and behavioral testing and advanced image and signal analyses and interpretation. The candidates are also expected to report, through oral presentation and written reports/papers, algorithms and experimental findings. In addition, opportunities to develop research proposals under direct mentorship from the PI will be provided. Candidates with a Ph.D. in Computational Neuroscience, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or Data Science, an excellent research record, and a drive to work independently and collaboratively to solve conceptual and computational challenges are encouraged to apply. A strong quantitative and theoretical skillset is a must, prior experience in biomechanical modeling, cognitive sciences or neuroscience, and a background in relevant modeling and analysis of behavioral or neurophysiological data are a plus. Excellent written and oral English communication skills and proven ability to conduct high-quality research evidenced by first-author publications are required. Previous experience with human scalp-or intracranial EEG, animal intracranial electrophysiology, or advanced MRI analysis is preferred. Interested candidates should contact *Dr. Nader Pouratian* at *npouratian(a)mednet.ucla.edu <npouratian(a)mednet.ucla.edu>* and submit a letter of interest, CV, and at least 2 references. -- *Mahsa Malekmohammadi, PhD* Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Neurosurgery University of California, Los Angeles 300 Stein Plaza, Suite 562 Los Angeles, CA 90095 Email: mmalekmohammadi(a)mednet.ucla.edu Office: (310) 206-9187

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an educational review on time delay systems
by Claudius Gros Oct. 30, 2019

Oct. 30, 2019

Dear All Time delays are ubiquitous in the brain. To this regard we would like to point out a new introductory review, Chaos in time delay systems, an educational review by H. Wernecke, B. Sandor, C. Gros Physics Reports 824, 1-40 (2019). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0370157319302601 abstract -------- The time needed to exchange information in the physical world induces a delay term when the respective system is modeled by differential equations. Time delays are hence ubiquitous, being furthermore likely to induce instabilities and with it various kinds of chaotic phases. Which are then the possible types of time delays, induced chaotic states, and methods suitable to characterize the resulting dynamics? This review presents an overview of the field that includes an in-depth discussion of the most important results, of the standard numerical approaches and of several novel tests for identifying chaos. Special emphasis is placed on a structured representation that is straightforward to follow. Several educational examples are included in addition as entry points to the rapidly developing field of time delay systems. table of contents ----------------- 1 Introduction 1.1 Time delays in theory and nature 1.2 Outline 1.3 States and state histories 1.4 Lyapunov exponents 1.4.1 Local Lyapunov exponents 1.4.2 Global and maximal Lyapunov exponents 1.4.3 Global Lyapunov exponents for maps 1.5 Educational example: Stability of a fixed point 1.5.1 Analytic ansatz for local Lyapunov exponents 1.5.2 Euler map 2 Types of time delay systems 2.1 Single constant time delay 2.2 Multiple constant time delays 2.3 Time-varying delay 2.4 State-dependent delay 2.5 Conservative vs. dissipative delay 2.6 Distribution of delays 2.7 Reducible time delay systems 2.8 Neutral delay systems 2.9 Networks with delay coupling 2.10 Long time delays 3 Characterizing the dynamics of time delay systems 3.1 Fixed points 3.2 Types of chaotic motion 3.2.1 Delay induced chaos 3.2.2 Partially predictable chaos 3.2.3 Weak and strong chaos 3.2.4 Intermittent and laminar chaos 3.2.5 Transient chaos 3.3 Lyapunov spectrum 3.4 Lyapunov prediction time 3.5 Phase space contraction rate 3.6 Poincaré section 3.7 The power spectrum of attractors 3.8 The dimension of attractors 3.8.1 Mori dimension 3.8.2 Kaplan-Yorke dimension 3.8.3 Fractal dimension 3.8.4 Correlation dimension 3.9 Binary tests for identifying chaos 3.9.1 Cross-distance scaling exponent 3.9.2 Gottwald-Melbourn test 3.10 Space-time interpretation of time delay systems 4 Numerical treatment 4.1 Numerical integration 4.1.1 Euler algorithm 4.1.2 Euler integration as a discrete map 4.1.3 Explicit Runge-Kutta algorithms 4.2 Lyapunov exponents 4.2.1 Maximal Lyapunov exponent from two diverging trajectories 4.2.2 Benettin’s algorithm 4.2.3 Extracting Lyapunov exponents from the Euler map 5 Conclusions ### ### Prof. Dr. Claudius Gros ### http://itp.uni-frankfurt.de/~gros ### ### Complex and Adaptive Dynamical Systems, A Primer ### A graduate-level textbook, Springer (2008/10/13/15) ### ### Mageia, das Buch der Farben ### http://www.buchderfarben.de ### ### Life for barren exoplanets: The Genesis project ### https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10509-016-2911-0 ###

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Modeller’s Workshop for the Brain Dynamics Toolbox. Nov 1-22, 2019.
by Stewart Heitmann Oct. 29, 2019

Oct. 29, 2019

Modeller’s Workshop for the Brain Dynamics Toolbox Online Course Nov 1-22, 2019 The Brain Dynamics Toolbox is an open toolbox for simulating dynamical systems in neuroscience. This on-line course is for researchers, students and instructors who wish to use the toolbox to build their own dynamical models. Participants learn the art of programming differential equations in Matlab and how to use the toolbox to solve those equations interactively. Topics include programming Ordinary Differential Equations, Partial Differential Equations, Delay Differential Equations, Stochastic Differential Equations, Auxiliary Plot Functions and command-line tools. Example code is provided in all cases. Course Website https://bdtoolbox.org/p/modellers-workshop/ Important Dates Enrolments open Friday 1st Nov, 2019. Enrolments close Friday 22nd Nov, 2019. Stewart Heitmann | Computational Scientist Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute | Lowy Packer Building | 405 Liverpool St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010 Australia E: s.heitmann(a)victorchang.edu.au | @VictorChangInst ______________________________________________________________________ The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute's Email is scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System.

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18 month Post-doc position coordinated by Laurent Perrinet, supported by INT (Marseille, France) and Yves Frégnac (UNIC-NeuroPSI, Gif)
by Laurent Perrinet Oct. 28, 2019

Oct. 28, 2019

Dear colleagues, Applications are welcome for a post-doctoral position at INT in Marseille, France. Your mission will be to explore novel visual computations using spatio-temporal diffusion kernels and traveling waves. The project is funded by the ANR Horizontal V1 grant (ANR-17-CE37-0006) from the French National Research Agency (ANR) and will be coordinated by Laurent Perrinet, in collaboration with Lyle Muller and Frédéric Chavane at INT and Yves Frégnac and Jan Antolik at UNIC-NeuroPSI, Gif. We are seeking candidates with a strong background in machine learning, computer vision and computational neuroscience. For more information, visit https://laurentperrinet.github.io/post/2019-10-28_postdoc-position. The starting date is set to January 6th, 2020 but can be flexibly extended. To obtain further information or send applications (including a full CV, a letter of motivation, 2 reference names), please contact me @ Laurent.Perrinet(a)univ-amu.fr. The appointment is for 18 month. Applications are welcome immediately and until the end of year 2019. Thanks for distributing this announcement to potential candidates! Laurent -- Laurent Perrinet - INT (UMR 7289)/CNRS https://laurentperrinet.github.io/

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Postdoctoral position(s) available at the University of Pittsburgh
by Williamson, Ross S Oct. 28, 2019

Oct. 28, 2019

Dear all, Apologies for the cross-posting. Postdoctoral position(s) investigating the organization and function of auditory corticofugal projection systems in behaving mice are available in the Williamson Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh. Details on the research focus and approaches of the laboratory can be found here: https://www.williamsonlaboratory.com/research/ Applicants must have a PhD in Neuroscience or a relevant field and must be eligible for employment in the US. We are looking for individuals with an excellent record of research achievements and expertise at the intersection of two or more of the following areas: electrophysiology, two-photon imaging, quantitative behavior, and computational neuroscience. Applications will continue until the position is filled. The Williamson Laboratory is the newest member of the Pittsburgh Hearing Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh. The lab is embedded within the Departments of Otolaryngology and Neurobiology, and affiliated with the Center for Neuroscience (CNUP) and the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC). Postdoctoral fellows will be part of a highly supportive and diverse research environment with excellent career development opportunities. The University of Pittsburgh was ranked third in terms of total NIH funding received in 2018. The Global Liveability Index (The Economist) recently ranked Pittsburgh as the second most livable city in America. Interested candidates should email a brief statement of research interests, a CV, and the names and contact information of three references to Dr. Ross Williamson (rsw(a)pitt.edu<mailto:rsw@pitt.edu>). The positions will remain open until filled. Regards, Ross --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ross S. Williamson, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor | Otolaryngology Pittsburgh Hearing Research Center | University of Pittsburgh Biomedical Science Tower | W1448 www.williamsonlaboratory.com<http://www.williamsonlaboratory.com>

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Luminous Workshop on Consciousness - University of Oxford - Call for Participation
by Aureli Soria Frisch Oct. 28, 2019

Oct. 28, 2019

————————————————— Luminous Workshop on Consciousness ————————————————— Call for Participation Neuroscience researchers interested in the field of Consciousness are warmly invited to participate in the Luminous workshop “Studying, Measuring and Altering Consciousness” to be held 21st November 2019 in Merton College, University of Oxford. Luminous (http://www.luminous-project.eu/ <http://www.luminous-project.eu/> ) is a H2020 project funded under the FET Open program of the EU. The Luminous workshop is an open discussion on following topics: • Fundamental aspects, including theories of consciousness • Neurobiological mechanisms and correlates of consciousness • Models, simulations and emulation of consciousness • Clinical, ethical and societal implications of consciousness research • Techniques for consciousness alteration The workshop includes: • Invited Talks by Anil Seth, Hector Zenil, Claire Sergent, and Morten Kringlebach; • Latest advances in Luminous by consortium members Marcello Massimini, Katie Warnaby, Giulio Ruffini, Silvia Casarotto, Michael Nitsche, Aurore Thibaut, Niels Birbaumer, Julien Modolo, Aureli Soria-Frisch; • Peer-reviewed Flash Talks and Poster Presentations. For further details on the schedule please visit http://www.luminous-project.eu/index.php/workshop-studying-measuring-and-al… <http://www.luminous-project.eu/index.php/workshop-studying-measuring-and-al…> Registration to the meeting at: https://www.oxforduniversitystores.co.uk/short-courses/nuffield-department-… <https://www.oxforduniversitystores.co.uk/short-courses/nuffield-department-…> The Luminous workshop includes a public lecture that needs an additional registration. More details in the web site. Hoping to see you in Oxford, we send you in the meantime our kindest greetings, Organising committee: Katie Warnaby & Jostein Holmgren, University of Oxford; Aureli Soria-Frisch & Eleni Kroupi, Starlab; Julia Moser & Hubert Preissl, University of Tubingen

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Research Fellow in Computational Neuroscience, University of Warwick, UK
by Timofeeva, Yulia Oct. 26, 2019

Oct. 26, 2019

Research Fellow in Computational Neuroscience Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, UK Fixed Term Contract for 3 years from 1 January 2020. The appointee will work on a project funded by the MRC that aims to develop and implement a mechanistic modelling framework for studying regulation of synaptic transmitter release in health and disease. This project will be led by Dr Yulia Timofeeva with the co-applicant Prof Kirill Volynski (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London) and in close collaboration with a number of world-leading experimental laboratories working in the field of synaptic transmission and information processing in the brain, that are located in Europe, USA, Canada and Japan. The successful candidate should have a PhD, or equivalent, in applied mathematics/theoretical physics/computer science or a related discipline and should have excellent skills in scientific computing. Previous experience of research in computational biology or neuroscience is desirable. The working environment will be in the Mathematical Science Building, in the Zeeman Institute for Systems Biology & Infectious Disease Epidemiology Research (SBIDER, https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/zeeman_institute/) For further details see https://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/~yulia/job_102287_109.html https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/dcs/jobs/ Deadline for applications: 21 November 2019 -- __________________________________________ Dr Yulia Timofeeva Associate Professor Department of Computer Science and Centre for Complexity Science Warwick, UK Honorary Associate Professor UCL, Institute of Neurology London, UK Tel: 024 765 73786 http://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/~yulia/ __________________________________________

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COSYNE 2020: Abstract submission closes soon; Registration opens
by Tomas Hromadka Oct. 26, 2019

Oct. 26, 2019

==================================================== Computational and Systems Neuroscience 2020 (Cosyne) MAIN MEETING 27 February - 01 March 2020 Denver, Colorado WORKSHOPS 02 March - 03 March 2020 Breckenridge, Colorado www.cosyne.org ==================================================== IMPORTANT DATES Abstract submission closes soon! Abstract submission deadline: 31 October 2019 Workshop proposal deadline: 10 November 2019 Cosyne registration opens: 11 November 2019 ---------------------------------------------------- COSYNE ---------------------------------------------------- The annual Cosyne meeting provides an inclusive forum for the exchange of empirical and theoretical approaches to problems in systems neuroscience, in order to understand how neural systems function. The MAIN MEETING is single-track. A set of invited talks is selected by the Executive Committee, and additional talks and posters are selected by the Program Committee, based on submitted abstracts. The WORKSHOPS feature in-depth discussion of current topics of interest, in a small group setting. For details on workshop proposals please see below or visit Cosyne.org -> Workshops. Cosyne topics include but are not limited to: neural basis of behavior, sensory and motor systems, circuitry, learning, neural coding, natural scene statistics, dendritic computation, neural basis of persistent activity, nonlinear receptive field mapping, representations of time and sequence, reward systems, decision-making, synaptic plasticity, map formation and plasticity, population coding, attention, and computation with spiking networks. This year we would like to foster increased participation from experimental groups as well as computational ones. Please circulate widely and encourage your students and postdocs to apply. When preparing an abstract, authors should be aware that not all abstracts can be accepted for the meeting, due to space constraints. Abstracts will be selected based on the clarity with which they convey the substance, significance, and originality of the work to be presented. COSYNE INVITED SPEAKERS Matthew Botvinick (Deepmind/Princeton) Megan Carey (Champalimaud) John Cunningham (Columbia) Gul Dolen (Hopkins) Rainer Friedrich (FMI Basel) Sam Gershman (Harvard) Lisa Giocomo (Stanford) Christopher Harvey (Harvard) Mehrdad Jazayeri (MIT) Wei Ji Ma (NYU) Hendrikje Nienborg (Tuebingen/NIH) Linda Wilbrecht (Berkeley) Marta Zlatic (Janelia) ORGANIZING COMMITTEE General Chairs: Eugenia Chiappe (Champalimaud) and Christian Machens (Champalimaud) Program Chairs: Anne-Marie Oswald (U Pittsburgh) and Srdjan Ostojic (Ecole Normale Superieure Paris) Workshop Chairs: Catherine Hartley (NYU) and Blake Richards (McGill) Undergraduate Travel Chairs: Angela Langdon (Princeton) and Robert Wilson (U Arizona) Diversity Chairs: Eva Dyer (Georgia Tech, Emory) and Eric Shea-Brown (U Washington) Publicity Chair: Adam Calhoun (Princeton) Development Chair: Michael Long (NYU) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Stephanie Palmer (U Chicago) Zachary Mainen (Champalimaud) Alexandre Pouget (U Geneva) Anthony Zador (CSHL) CONTACT meeting [at] cosyne.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL FOR WORKSHOP PROPOSALS ----------------------------------------------------------------------- WORKSHOP PROPOSAL DEADLINE: 10 November 2019 A series of workshops will be held after the main Cosyne meeting. The goal is to provide an informal forum for the discussion of important research questions and challenges. Controversial issues, open problems, comparisons of competing approaches, and alternative viewpoints are encouraged. The overarching goal of all workshops should be the integration of empirical and theoretical approaches, in an environment that fosters collegial discussion and debate. - There will be 4-8 workshops/day, running in parallel. - Each workshop is expected to draw between 15 and 80 people. - The workshops will be split into morning (8.00-11.00 AM) and afternoon (4.30-7.30 PM) sessions. - Workshops will be held in Breckenridge, CO, a ski village 80 miles west of Denver. Buses from the main conference will be provided. - Workshop speakers do *not* receive free registration, travel expenses, or accommodation for either the main meeting or the workshop sessions. Organizers should let invited speakers know that they are expected to pay for workshop registration fees Workshop organizer responsibilities include coordinating workshop participation and content, scheduling all speakers, submitting a final schedule for the workshop program, and moderating the discussion. Organizers can, but need not, be speakers. One complimentary (free) organizer registration is provided per workshop. For workshops with two organizers, the free registration can be given to one of the organizers or split evenly between them. Any required multimedia resources beyond a projector, screen, and microphones will be the responsibility of the workshop organizers to coordinate with Cosyne and Breckenridge staff. EVALUATION CRITERIA As stated above, the goal of Cosyne workshops is to provide an interactive, informal forum for discussions. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to: sensory processing; motor planning and control; functional neural circuits; motivation, reward and decision making; learning and memory; adaptation and plasticity; neural coding; neural circuitry and network models; and methods in computational or systems neuroscience. Workshop proposals will be evaluated by the Cosyne Workshop Chairs, and a subset of the proposals will be selected. The proposals will be evaluated according to the following six metrics (which will be weighted equally): 1. Relevance to the Cosyne community 2. Integration of experimental and theoretical issues 3. Current interest in the topic in the scientific community 4. Potential for new research directions and interactions to emerge 5. Distinctive scope/approach compared to other workshops (including previous years’) 6. Diversity and equity in the proposed speakers PROPOSALS should include: - Name(s) and email address(es) of the organizers (no more than 2 organizers per session, please). A primary contact should be designated. - A title. - A brief description of 1) what the workshop will address and accomplish, 2) why the topic is of interest, 3) who is the targeted group of participants. - List of confirmed speakers and names of potential invitees. Preference will be given to workshops with confirmed speakers. - Proposed workshop length (1 or 2 days). Most workshops will be limited to a single day. If you think your workshop needs two days, please explain why. - A brief resume of the workshop organizer(s) along with a short list of workshop-relevant publications (about half a page total). Experience has shown that the best discussions during a workshop are those that arise spontaneously. A good way to foster these is to have short talks and long question periods (e.g. 30+15 minutes), and have plenty of breaks. We recommend keeping the number of talks small (i.e., fewer than 10 talks per day). WORKSHOP COSTS Detailed registration costs, etc, will be available at www.cosyne.org. Please note: Cosyne does NOT provide travel funding for workshop speakers. Organizers should let invited speakers know that they are expected to pay for workshop registration fees. Participants are encouraged to register early, in order to qualify for discounted registration rates. One complimentary (free) organizer registration is provided per workshop. For workshops with 2 organizers, the free registration can be given to one of the organizers or split evenly between them. COSYNE 2020 WORKSHOP CHAIRS Catherine Hartley (NYU) and Blake Richards (McGill) QUESTIONS email: workshops [at] cosyne.org COSYNE MAILING LISTS Please consider adding yourself to Cosyne mailing lists (groups) to receive email updates with various Cosyne-related information and join in helpful discussions. See Cosyne.org -> Mailing lists for details.

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Independent Postdoctoral Opportunity at Harvard: The George F. Carrier Fellowship
by Cengiz Pehlevan Oct. 24, 2019

Oct. 24, 2019

Dear colleagues, Harvard has an independent postdoctoral position in widely applied mathematics, the George F. Carrier Fellowship. One of the areas of interest is computational neuroscience, details below. The application deadline for full consideration is Nov 15th, 2019. Please encourage qualified candidates to apply. Thank you in advance for your help. Best wishes, Cengiz —————— The Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University seeks applicants for an endowed honorific postdoctoral position in widely applied mathematics, the George F. Carrier* Fellowship, with an expected start date of September 1, 2020. The normal duration of the Carrier Fellow appointment is two years, with a potential extension to a third year, at an annual salary of $65,000. In addition, Carrier Fellows receive an annual allocation of $6,000 for research and travel expenses. We are looking for applicants interested in an opportunity for independent research that reflects the spirit of George Carrier’s approach and complements that of the current faculty in Applied Mathematics, broadly interpreted, including those in the Harvard Paulson School, the Department of Physics and elsewhere at the University. Current faculty interests are in applied mathematics in biological, earth science, engineering and physical contexts, and especially in soft materials, biophysics and neuroscience. For more information, see http://www.seas.harvard.edu/applied-mathematics <http://www.seas.harvard.edu/applied-mathematics> Candidates are required to have a doctorate or terminal degree in Applied Mathematics, Physics or a related area by the expected start date. Required application documents include a cover letter, statement of research interests, a CV (including a list of publications), and names and contact information for three references. We encourage candidates to apply by November 15, 2019, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please apply through https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/9368 <https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/9368> Harvard is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. *George Carrier (1919-2002) was the T. Jefferson Coolidge Professor of Mathematics at Harvard, and one of the pre-eminent applied mathematicians of his generation. He had a special talent for describing complicated physical phenomena mathematically, and did so with great facility over a wide range of problems that included fluid dynamics, elasticity, combustion and natural hazards. For more see information, see http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2002/03.21/08-carrier.html <http://www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2002/03.21/08-carrier.html> -----------

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Gatsby Unit PhD Programme
by Maneesh Sahani Oct. 24, 2019

Oct. 24, 2019

Gatsby Unit PhD: Training in theoretical and computational neuroscience and machine learning. Deadline: 17th November 2019 The Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit is a leading research centre focused on theoretical neuroscience and machine learning. We study unsupervised, supervised and reinforcement learning in brains and machines; inference, coding and neural dynamics; Bayesian and kernel methods, and deep learning; with applications to the analysis of perceptual processing and cognition, neural data, signal and image processing, machine vision, network data and nonparametric hypothesis testing. The Unit provides a unique opportunity for a critical mass of theoreticians to interact closely with each other, with the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour (SWC, with which we share a purpose-designed building), with the cross-faculty Centre for Computational Statistics and Machine Learning (CSML), and with other world-class research groups in related departments at UCL including: Computer Science; Functional Imaging; Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology; Psychology; Neurology; Ophthalmology; The Ear Institute; Statistical Science; and the nearby Alan Turing and Francis Crick Institutes. Students at the Gatsby Unit complete a four-year PhD in either machine learning or theoretical neuroscience, with minor emphasis in the complementary field. Courses in the first year, taught in conjunction with colleagues from the SWC and CSML, provide a comprehensive and intensive introduction to both fields. Students are encouraged to work and interact closely with peers and faculty in the SWC and/or CSML throughout their PhD, providing a uniquely multidisciplinary research environment. Applicants should have a strong analytical and quantitative background, a keen interest in neuroscience, machine learning or both, and a relevant first degree, for example in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Neuroscience, Physics, Psychology or Statistics. Full funding is available regardless of nationality and current residence. The Unit also welcomes applicants who have secured or are seeking funding from other sources. Applications (including a CV, transcripts, statement of research interests, and letters from three referees) should be sent directly to admissions(a)gatsby.ucl.ac.uk. Only applications complete by the deadline are guaranteed full consideration; late applications will be entertained only if places remain unfilled. For further details of our programme and how to apply please see: http://www.gatsby.ucl.ac.uk/teaching/phd Further details of research interests are available from http://www.gatsby.ucl.ac.uk/research.html and the individual faculty webpages at http://www.gatsby.ucl.ac.uk/Members.html. -- Maneesh Sahani, Ph.D. Professor of Theoretical Neuroscience and Machine Learning, Director, Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit UCL, 25 Howland Street, London W1T 4JG

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