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Info Day - International Master & PhD in Computational Neuroscience @ BCCN Berlin - 25.01.23

by Graduate Programs

Dear Computational Neuroscientists, Please share the following event information with anyone who may be interested. We at the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience (BCCN) Berlin will hold a hybrid "Info Day" to discuss our International Master & Doctoral Programs in Computational Neuroscience next Wednesday, January 25th, at 3pm (CET). Attendees are welcome to join in person at the BCCN Berlin or virtually via Zoom. The event will consist of talks by: * Prof. Dr. Klaus Obermayer (head of the programs) * Lisa Velenosi (teaching coordinator) * Current master and doctoral students Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet & discuss with current students and ask any questions or concerns that they may have. See our website <https://www.bccn-berlin.de/events-list/information-day-2023-international-g…> for a more detailed schedule and registration link. Best regards, Lisa Velenosi -- Lisa Velenosi Teaching Coordinator of the SFB1315 & BCCN Berlin Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Philippstraße 13, Haus 6; 10115 Berlin; Germany Tel: +49 (0)30 2093 6773 Mondays - Thursdays

Jan. 18, 2023

Update- Women in Memory Research 2023

by Vinita Samarasinghe

An updated version of our WiMR 2023 program: The event below is for women who are interested in pursuing a PhD in memory research in neuroscience or philosophy. Please be kind enough to pass on this message to interested students. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Women in Memory Research 2023 The research unit “Constructing scenarios of the past” seeks to promote women in memory research. The program WiMR 2023 is made possible through a grant from the German Research Foundation (DFG) and collaboration with the Ruhr University Bochum. Come and learn what an academic career looks likeand discover its advantages. During your week at the Ruhr University Bochum (RUB)you will participate in GEM 2023 <https://for2812.rub.de/gem2023/> where you will hear about the latest research in generative episodic memory, be given the opportunityto present your research and meet with female scientists from the field. Before and after GEM you'll be introduced to support structures, funding measures and the FOR 2812 labs <https://for2812.rub.de/projects/>. Our participating senior scientists include: Ali Boyle, London School of Economics; Pernille Hemmer, Rutgers University; Peggy St. Jacques, University of Alberta; Kristina Liefke, Ruhr University Bochum; Maria Wimber, University of Glasgow. Sounds exciting? *Who can apply:* Womenmasters students in their final year of study and recently graduated masters students who are looking into an academic career in the area of memory research/neuroscience. Applicants must have excellent grades and be able to communicate in English. Selection of participants is competitive. We only have 12 spots! *How to apply:* Send your application including a one page letter of motivation, a current CV, masters transcripts and a letter of recommendation from one of your professors. Your application should be sent, as a single PDF document, to Vinita Samarasinghe @ for2812+gem(a)rub.de <mailto:for2812@rub.de> by March 15, 2023 with the subject line "WiMR - application". If you need child care or any other support please note this in your application. Applications will be evaluated and ranked after the deadline has passed and notifications will be sent out by 31.03.2023. If you accept, you must register for GEM 2023. *What to expect from us:* We will provide bed and breakfast (single occupancy), cover travel costs (restrictions apply) and provide some meals. The program is offered in English. *What we expect from you:* You are present for all of the program and that you present your current research in the form of a poster at GEM 2023. *Program:* 12.06.2023 AM Welcome to Bochum PM GEM 2023 13.06.2023 GEM 2023 14.06.2023 AM GEM 2023 PM Fireside chat with senior memory researchers 15.06.2023 AM Lab visits PM Funding and support structures 16.06.2023 Close up meetings (optional) *Questions? * Visit our website at https://for2812.rub.de/wimr2023 for more information. Please feel free to get in touch with Vinita Samarasinghe (for2812(a)rub.de <mailto:for2812@rub.de>) if you have any questions. -- Vinita Samarasinghe M.Sc., M.A. Science Manager Arbeitsgruppe Computational Neuroscience Institut für Neuroinformatik Ruhr-Universität Bochum, NB 3/73 Postfachnummer 110 Universitätstr. 150 44801 Bochum Tel: +49 (0) 234 32 27996 Email:samarasinghe@ini.rub.de

Jan. 18, 2023

Postdoc/PhD for in silico reconstruction of neural tissue

by Mario Negrello

We are looking for one outstanding Postdoc or PhD to conduct computational neuroscience research in the neurocomputing lab in Rotterdam, The Netherlands (www.neurocomputinglab.com) In addition to a solid foundation in neurobiology (neurons and networks), and biophysics (Hodgkin-Huxley models and ion channel mechanisms), the candidate is expected to feel comfortable with applied mathematics and physics, and to have a penchant for the data sciences (under the many guises of supervised and unsupervised learning). The goal of the project is to engineer data-assimilation pipelines for efficient reconstruction of models of neuronal tissue (“Digital twin” factory). These will be used to produce predictions about disease pathways and the effect of pharmacology on neuronal dynamics. More details about the posting can be found here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1eEAnb1zJaswbgpdsAK9p2-NZRGn40B-MlssHOM6…>. Interested candidates should contact Dr. Mario Negrello (m.negrello(a)erasmusmc.nl) Please include DIGITALTWIN and the position you are applying for (PhD or Postdoc) in the email subject.

Jan. 16, 2023

Spring School COMPLEX NETWORKS: THEORY, METHODS, AND APPLICATIONS (7th edition)

by Viola Priesemann

Spring School COMPLEX NETWORKS: THEORY, METHODS, AND APPLICATIONS (7th edition) Villa del Grumello, Como, Italy, May 22-26, 2023 ntmg.lakecomoschool.org <http://ml.sicc-it.org/mylist/lt.php?tid=LB8FVgQHVwNeVk4FClcFGwUKVVMaV1UDABR…> Organized by Fondazione Alessandro Volta Lake Como School of Advanced Studies *** DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: February 26, 2023 (firm deadline) *** Many real systems can be modeled as networks, where the elements of the system are nodes and interactions between elements are edges. An even larger set of systems can be modeled using dynamical processes on networks, which are in turn affected by the dynamics. Networks thus represent the backbone of many complex systems, and their theoretical and computational analysis makes it possible to gain insights into numerous applications. Networks permeate almost every conceivable discipline---including sociology, transportation, economics and finance, biology, and myriad others---and the study of "network science" has thus become a crucial component of modern scientific education. The school "Complex Networks: Theory, Methods, and Applications" offers a succinct education in network science. It is open to all aspiring scholars in any area of science or engineering who wish to study networks of any kind (whether theoretical or applied), and it is especially addressed to doctoral students and young postdoctoral scholars. The aim of the school is to deepen into both theoretical developments and applications in targeted fields. LECTURERS --- ELSA ARCAUTE, University College London --- SHWETA BANSAL, Georgetown University --- PETER DODDS, University of Vermont --- NEAVE O'CLERY, University College London --- VIOLA PRIESEMANN, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization --- CLARA STEGEHUIS, Twente University ORGANIZING COMMITTEE STEFANO BATTISTON, University of Zurich --- GINESTRA BIANCONI, Queen Mary University of London --- VITTORIA COLIZZA, INSERM and Sorbonne Université, Paris --- JAMES GLEESON, University of Limerick --- PETTER HOLME, Tokio Institute of Technology --- YAMIR MORENO, University of Zaragoza --- CARLO PICCARDI, Politecnico di Milano --- MASON A. PORTER, UCLA PROGRAM Monday, 22 May, morning - Introduction to complex networks (Dodds) Monday, 22 May, afternoon - Network motifs (Stegehuis) Tuesday, 23 May, morning - Ousiometrics and Telegnomics: Distant and computational measurement of essential meaning, history, and stories (Dodds) Tuesday, 23 May, afternoon - no lectures Wednesday, 24 May, morning - Spreading dynamics I (Bansal) Wednesday, 24 May, afternoon - Spreading dynamics II (Priesemann) Thursday, 25 May, morning - short talks by students Thursday, 25 May, afternoon - no lectures Friday, 26 May, morning - Inter-industry labour flow networks (O’Clery) Friday, 26 May, afternoon - Urban complex systems (Arcaute) For information and application: ntmg.lakecomoschool.org <http://ml.sicc-it.org/mylist/lt.php?tid=LB8FVgQHVwNeVk4FClcFGwUKVVMaV1UDABR…> Sponsored by SICC - Italian Society for Chaos and Complexity -- This message was sent to viola.priesemann(a)ds.mpg.de by info(a)ml.sicc-it.org. To forward this message, please do not use the forward button of your email application, because this message was made specifically for you only. Instead use the forward page <http://ml.sicc-it.org/mylist/lt.php?tid=LB9VBgAFVQRVWE5cUFIHGwVbXgcaDAMIUBQ…> in our newsletter system. To change your details and to choose which lists to be subscribed to, visit your personal preferences page <http://ml.sicc-it.org/mylist/lt.php?tid=LB8GV1VaUFRXVE5VCgRWGwULX1QaVAMBUxR…>. Or you can opt-out completely <http://ml.sicc-it.org/mylist/lt.php?tid=LB8GAwRUVFIFVU4GAFACGwUAUFEaVwZWCRQ…> from all future mailings. powered by phpList 3.6.10, © phpList ltd <http://ml.sicc-it.org/mylist/lt.php?tid=LB9XUARUV1NVBU5UC1YLGwUBUQMaDAhTVxQ…>

Jan. 16, 2023

PhD position 'Big Sleep Data'

by Martin Dresler

Hi, We are looking for a PhD candidate (or junior postdoc) combining data science/AI, wearable EEG technology, and big sleep data at the Donders Institute in Nijmegen, NL. The project will focus on (i) developing a database for large datasets of neurophysiological sleep recordings together with multimodal analysis strategies/pipelines, and (ii) integration/fusion of neurophysiological data from different sensors with non-physiological data and annotations. The position will be integrated into the highly collaborative and interdisciplinary European Marie Curie Network "Lullabyte", working on the intersection of computer science, sleep research, and musicology; and the Donders Sleep & Memory Lab, working on the cognitive neuroscience of sleep and dreaming. Starting data is somewhat flexible within 2023, further info: https://dreslerlab.org/lullabyte Cheers, Martin -- Donders Sleep & Memory Lab, Radboud University Medical Center Kapittelweg 29, 6525 EN Nijmegen, Netherlands https://dreslerlab.org

Jan. 15, 2023

Event Information: Human Brain Project Summit 2023 in Marseille

by HBP Education

Dear Sir or Madam, I hope this e-mail finds you well. From 28 March to 31 March 2023 the last Human Brain Project Summit will take place in Marseille, France. Therefore, I am asking you to please share the following event information with your network and add it to your list of upcoming events: Join us in Marseille from 28-31 March for the Human Brain Project Summit 2023! The Human Brain Project Summit provides an open forum for hundreds of researchers, plus policy makers, media and public, to discuss exciting scientific results, the latest developments in the project, and the cutting-edge services and tools available on the EBRAINS Research Infrastructure. The event will highlight the excellent achievements of the HBP at the point when the ten-year Flagship project approaches its conclusion (in September 2023) and the legacy that it will leave for the brain research community. Register for the event here: https://summit2023.humanbrainproject.eu/registration/ <https://summit2023.humanbrainproject.eu/registration/> Would you like to present your research at the Summit? Make sure to submit your poster abstract! Two winners will have the opportunity to present their research to the audience in a 10-minute plenary talk. Submit your abstract here before 2 February: https://summit2023.humanbrainproject.eu/abstracts/ <https://summit2023.humanbrainproject.eu/abstracts/> Should you have any questions or require further information, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us. Thank you for your help. Best regards, HBP Summit Committee

Jan. 13, 2023

NeuroDataShare 2023 workshop and hackathon - Sainsbury Wellcome Centre London, Feb 20-23

by Padraig Gleeson

(Apologies for cross posting) * * *NeuroDataShare 2023: Exploring and sharing multi-scale neuroscience data* Sainsbury Wellcome Centre, London, UK http://www.neurodatashare.org Modern experimental neuroscience is producing huge amounts of data at a rapidly increasing pace, with population recordings using multielectrode arrays and imaging and simultaneous behavioural data together with transcriptomics and anatomical reconstructions. While these data are useful to those who obtain them in the original studies, their value is magnified when they are shared in accessible formats with the wider community for use in new studies, and to investigate brain function from different perspectives. To facilitate this, many groups are developing tools, standardised languages and databases to help specify, analyse, visualise and share such data sets. *This meeting will bring together experimentalists, those offering infrastructure solutions for sharing data in neuroscience and those who wish to reuse, reanalyse and gain new insight into publicly available datasets.* The meeting will consist of a *2 day workshop of scientific presentations <http://www.neurodatashare.org/programme.html> (Mon 20th & Tues 21st Feb 2023)* at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre <http://www.neurodatashare.org/directions> from leading neuroscientists who are generating data of different types across multiple scales, who are faced with issues of how to disseminate their output to other researchers. Scientific talks will be complemented by presentations from those developing the infrastructure to standardise and share data, and there will be discussions on the challenges and opportunities of greater data sharing in neuroscience. The second part of the meeting will be a smaller, more focussed *2 day hackathon <http://www.neurodatashare.org/hackathon.html> (Wed 22nd & Thus 23rd Feb 2023)* where PhD students, postdocs and PIs will get hands on demonstrations to get their data into standardised formats, including Neurodata Without Borders <https://www.nwb.org/>, as well as help with sharing the data on the Open Source Brain platform <https://www.v2.opensourcebrain.org/>. We look forward to welcoming you to London! NeuroDataShare organisers Padraig Gleeson, Angus Silver and Isaac Bianco.

Jan. 12, 2023

Postdoc position with Priebe/Seidemann/Taillefumier labs at University of Texas, Austin

by Taillefumier, Thibaud O

The Departments of Neuroscience, Mathematics, and Psychology at UT Austin are inviting applications for a postdoctoral research position to work with Professors Nicholas Priebe, Eyal Seidemann and Thibaud Taillefumier. The position is funded by an NIH grant shared by the Priebe, Seidemann and Taillefumier labs. The grant focuses on explaining the origin and putative roles of the neural variability recorded in visual cortex during behavior. A significant component of the proposed work will consist of modeling and statistical analysis of simultaneous recordings of single-cell membrane potential and extracellular neural populations during a variety of behavioral tasks. Competitive candidates include those with a strong computational and data science skills and proven experience in the analysis of behavior and neural signals. Applicants should have a PhD in computational neuroscience, system neuroscience, machine learning, or related quantitative fields. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a list of publications, a brief description of research interests, and should arrange for two or three letters of recommendation to be sent. All application materials as well as any inquiries should be sent to Thibaud Taillefumier (thibaud(a)utexas.edu<mailto:thibaud@utexas.edu>), Eyal Seidemann (eyal(a)austin.utexas.edu<mailto:eyal@austin.utexas.edu>), or Nicholas Priebe (nico(a)austin.utexas.edu<mailto:nico@austin.utexas.edu>). The successful candidate will join a highly dynamic collaborative environment across the departments of Neuroscience, Mathematics, and Psychology and within the Center for Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience, all at UT Austin. Within this environment, the collaboration between the Priebe, Seidemann and Taillefumier research groups combines experimental, computational, and theoretical approaches to understand the neural basis for vision processing in the brain. UT Austin is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin.

Jan. 10, 2023

Postdoc/PhD opening in information processing and criticality in neural networks

by Fabrizio LOMBARDI

We are recruiting a talented postdoctoral researcher or PhD student to participate in the project BRAINCIP, “Brain-wide criticality and Information processing”. The project lies at the interface of physics and neuroscience, and aims to test key assumptions of the critical brain hypothesis by investigating in vivo the role of brain-wide critical neural dynamics in information processing and complex brain functions in the Zebrafish. To this end, state-of-the-art experimental techniques to follow and finely perturb brain dynamics will be combined with theoretical and computational approaches to large scale data analysis and modeling. The ideal candidate will have a quantitative background—e.g. PhD/Master in mathematics, physics, computer science—, and strong programming skills (e.g., Python, C/C++, Matlab), along with (preferable but not mandatory) experience in applying this background to neuroscience. Experience with data analysis is a plus, but it is not mandatory. The post doc will join the Department of Biomedical Sciences and the Padova Neuroscience Center and live in highly active and stimulating interdisciplinary environment at the University of Padova, one of the most prestigious universities in Italy. The position is open immediately with primary location in Padova, a nice small university town near Venice. Ideally, the starting date is between February-June 2023. Interested candidates should contact Dr. Fabrizio Lombardi (fabrizio.lombardi(a)ist.ac.at<mailto:fabrizio.lombardi@ist.ac.at>) and Prof. Marco Dal Maschio (marco.dalmaschio(a)unipd.it<mailto:marco.dalmaschio@unipd.it>). Please include BRAINCIP and the position you are applying for (PhD or Postdoc) in the email subject.

Jan. 10, 2023

Call for applications for training and mentoring cohort in open science (OLS-7) [corrected]

by Mayya Sundukova

Dear Comp-Neuro colleagues, The OLS-7 program run by Open Life Science is open for applications. Open Life Science is a non-profit organisation, registered in UK and providing structured global training, consulting and mentoring and community of practice. *Purpose*: Training for early stage researchers and young leaders interested in furthering their Open Science skills. Not limited to Life science and science. Community projects are very welcomed as well. *Process*: A 16-week mentoring & training program, based on the Mozilla Open Leader program, helping participants in becoming Open Science ambassadors by using three principles: - Sharing essential knowledge required to create, lead, and sustain an Open Science project. - Connecting members across different communities, backgrounds, and identities by creating space in this program for them to share their experiences and expertise. - Empowering them to become effective Open Science ambassadors in their communities. ** Program is free, but requires registration in Openreview and application (simple one!) with a project where you would like to apply open skills ** You can check the recording of the application launch call from December 10th on Open Life Science youtube channel: https://youtu.be/shM2mVyLjxU And feel free to pop by on January 11th at the Application Clinic (Q&A) call. Registration and details: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/application-clinic-call-qa-tickets-506693121… More information: https://openlifesci.org/ols-7 Deadline is on the January 15th, and could be slightly extended. Feel free to reach out to the Open Life Science team at team(a)openlifesci.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/openlifesci Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/openlifesci/ Best, Mayya Sundukova, PhD in Neuroscience Resident Fellow at Open Life Science >

Jan. 9, 2023