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Multiple tenure-track openings in Neuroscience at SISSA, Trieste (Italy)

by Eugenio Piasini

The Neuroscience Department of the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA; https://www.sissa.it/research/neuroscience ) invites expressions of interest from scientists from various fields of Neuroscience for multiple tenure-track positions with anticipated start in 2025. Ongoing neuroscience research at SISSA includes cognitive neuroscience, computational and theoretical neuroscience, systems neuroscience, molecular and cellular research as well as genomics and genetics. The Department intends to potentiate its activities in these fields and to strengthen cross-field interactions. Expressions of interest from scientists in any of these fields are welcome. The working and teaching language of SISSA is English. This is an equal opportunity career initiative and we encourage applications from qualified women, racial and ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities. Candidates should have a PhD in a relevant field and a proven record of research achievements. A clear potential to promote and lead research activities, and a specific interest in training and supervising PhD students is essential. Interested colleagues should present an original and innovative plan for their independent future research. We encourage both proposals within existing fields at SISSA as well as novel ideas outside of those or spanning various topics and methodologies of Neuroscience. SISSA is an international school promoting basic and applied research in Neuroscience, Mathematics and Physics and dedicated to the training of PhD students. Lab space and other resources will be commensurate with the appointment. Shared facilities include cell culture rooms, viral vector facilities, confocal microscopes, animal facilities, molecular and biochemical facilities, human cognition labs with EEG, TMS, and eye tracking systems, mechatronics workshop, and computing facilities. Agreements with national and international MRI scanning facilities are also in place. SISSA encourages fruitful exchanges between neuroscientists and other researchers including data scientists, physicists and mathematicians. Interested colleagues are invited to send a single pdf file including a full CV, a brief description of past and future research interests (up to 1,000 words), and the names of three referees to neuro.search(a)sissa.it . Selected candidates will be invited for an online or in-person seminar and 1-on-1 meetings in summer/autumn 2024. Deadline: A first evaluation round will consider all applications submitted before 15 May 2024. Later applications might be considered if no suitable candidates have been identified yet.

March 21, 2024

10th EBRAINS Baltic-Nordic Summer School on Neuroscience, 28-31 May 2024 – Helsinki-Stockholm-Helsinki

by Peter Jedlicka

10TH EBRAINS BALTIC-NORDIC SUMMER SCHOOL ON NEUROSCIENCE FROM NEURONS TO THE VIRTUAL BRAIN, CONSCIOUSNESS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 28 May 2024 – University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland 29-31 May 2024 – Cruise Ship Silja-Line Helsinki-Stockholm-Helsinki 30 May 2024 – KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden https://lsmu.lt/en/events/ebrains/ We kindly invite you to attend 10th EBRAINS Baltic-Nordic Summer School on Neuroscience FROM NEURONS TO THE VIRTUAL BRAIN, CONSCIOUSNESS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE that will take place at the University Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; KTH Royal Institue of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, and a cruise ship Silja-Line Helsinki-Stockholm-Helsinki, symbolically linking European countries for research and collaboration in neuroscience and artificial intelligence. The 10th EBRAINS Baltic-Nordic Summer School on Neuroscience will provide you with the latest achievements in the brain research, implications to AI methods and applications in clinical practice. The combined workshops and 10th EBRAINS Baltic-Nordic Summer School on Neuroscience are focused on: * multiscale modeling of brain functions; * brain-inspired computation algorithms; * individualized virtual human brain models; * intersection of neuroscience and artificial intelligence; * concepts of consciousness in biological and artificial systems; * ethics in neuroscience and artificial intelligence. The target audience of this school are advanced master students, doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers in neuroscience, medicine, artificial intelligence, and other related fields such as mathematics, informatics, physics, chemistry, biology, neuropsychology, cognitive sciences. HOW TO APPLY The summer school has a limited capacity of 25 students; therefore, a selection will be performed by a scientific organizing committee. Submit your application: https://lsmu.lt/en/events/ebrains/ DEADLINE: 15 April 2024. TUITON FEE Registration fee is 200 € for selected participants. The tuition fee includes accommodation and meals on the cruise ship Helsinki-Stockholm-Helsinki on 29-31 May 2024, access to conference facilities during the course days; workshop at the University of Helsinki, Finland on 28 May 2024; workshop at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden on 30 May 2024; bus tour in Stockholm, Sweden on 30 May 2024. A limited number of scholarships is available. Please indicate in the application form should you need financial support. PRELIMINARY LIST OF SPEAKERS Leading neuroscientists of Europe will give the lectures on theoretical and clinical neuroscience and AI: * Viktor Jirsa (Director, System Neuroscience Institute, Aix-Marseille Université, France; EBRAINS Chief Science Officer) * Walter Senn (Institue of Physiology, University of Bern, Switzerland; EBRAINS) * Alain Destexhe, Director, European Institure of Theoretical Neuroscience, Paris, France; EBRAINS * Marja-Leena Linne (Tampere University, Finland) * Jeanette Helgren-Kotaleski (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden) * Michele Migliore (Institute of Biophysics, Palermo, Italy) * Simo Vanni (University of Helsinki, Finland) * Bruce Graham (University of Stirling, UK) * Peter Jedlicka (Justus Liebig University Giessen, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany) * Herman Cuntz (Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, Germany) * Arnd Roth (Wolfson Institute of Biomedical Research, University College London, UK) * Pawel Herman (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden) * Daniel Wojcik (Nencki Institute for Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland) * Ausra Saudargiene (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania) * Gaute Einevoll (Norwegian University of Life Sciences & University of Oslo, Norway) * Johannes Mehres (NeuroAI lab, EPFL, Switzerland) * Timothee Proix, Department of Basic Neurosciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland) * Pierpaolo Sorrentino (Aix-Marseille Université, France; EBRAINS) * Damien Depannemaecker (Aix-Marseille Université, France) * Spase Petkoski (Aix-Marseille Université, France) * Tuomo Mäki-Marttunen (University of Tampere, Finland) * Eero Pekkonen (Dept Neurology, Helsinki University Hospital, Finland) * Päivi Nevalainen (Helsinki University Hospital,Finland) * Saeed Montazeri (Dept of Physiology, University of Helsinki, Finland) PROGRAMME: https://lsmu.lt/wp-content/uploads/Program_EBRAINS_Nordic_Baltic_Summer_Sch… The summer school is organised in collaboration with EBRAINS (https://www.ebrains.eu/) European Brain Research Infrastructures. EBRAINS is the European network of digital infrastructure to accelerate brain research, advance innovations for brain health and translate brain knowledge into technological advances of AI. Scientific Committee and Organizers: * Ausra Saudargiene (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania) * Marja-Leena Linne (Tampere University, Finland) * Peter Jedlicka (Justus Liebig University Giessen; Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany) * Pawel Herman (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden) * Walter Senn (University of Bern, Switzerland) * Viktor Jirsa (Aix-Marseille Université, France) Environment protection: Silja-Line is operated by the Tallink Grupp that has environmental priority to reduce its CO2 emissions group-wide and in line with global emissions reductions targets. Tallink recognizes environmental protection and management as one of its highest priorities and that every effort is to be made to conserve and protect the environment from marine, atmospheric and other forms of pollution.

March 21, 2024

Opportunities at the Institute for Advanced Computational Science, Stony Brook University

by Giancarlo La Camera

*On behalf of the Institute for Advanced Computational Science at Stony Brook University* Interested in Computational Science? Get to Know IACS! Computational science is the use of models, simulations, and modern data analytics to solve complex problems and understand the world around us. It is an intrinsically multidisciplinary field of study. Computational science lies at the intersection of mathematics, informatics, natural and social sciences, and is a dynamic scientific method used to explain real-world processes and a method for solving increasingly complex problems. For instance, IACS researchers use computers to blow up stars, scan satellite imagery for the impacts of climate change, peer into the amazing world of quantum mechanics, and explore the mysteries of songbird communication. We use the world’s largest supercomputers and employ advanced Al. IACS students advance the intellectual foundations of computation and data, with high-impact applications in engineering; in the physical, environmental, life, and social sciences; and in the humanities. Join us! iacs.stonybrook.edu Stony Brook University/SUNY is an affirmative action, equal opportunity educator and employer. -- Giancarlo La Camera <https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/neurobiology/people/faculty_Giancarlo_La…>, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Neurobiology and Behavior Affiliate Faculty, Institute for Advanced Computational Science Affiliate Faculty, Institute for AI-driven Discovery and Innovation Director, Center for Neural Circuit Dynamics <https://www.stonybrook.edu/cncd/> Stony Brook University

March 19, 2024

[JOB ANNOUNCEMENT] Program Officer, Computational Cognition & Machine Intelligence, Air Force Office of Scientific Research

by GREENWALD, HAL S DR-04 USAF AFMC AFOSR/RTA

Do you dream of having strategic influence on the future of AI? Apply to be the program officer for the Computational Cognition & Machine Intelligence program at the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and help shape the future of AI and machine intelligence! AFOSR is the basic research funding arm of the US Air Force and Space Force, and we fund basic research that promises to advance future missions across nearly 40 areas of science and engineering. The CCMI portfolio funds high-risk, high-impact research on machine intelligence, including reasoning, inference, planning, decision making, autonomy, and the machine side of human-machine teaming, often informed by concepts and principles about higher-order cognitive processes responsible for complex problem solving and decision making. The Air Force is looking for experienced candidates with expertise in these areas who have a vision for the field, care deeply about the science, and want to work with researchers, other program officers, and interagency and international partners to advance that vision. There may also be opportunities to inform government policy and for research. Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact Lt Col Katrina Schweiker (katrina.schweiker.2(a)us.af.mil<mailto:katrina.schweiker.2@us.af.mil>), the hiring manager, with any questions. HOW TO APPLY (deadline April 15): DR-III (GS-14 equivalent, $139,395-181,216 with locality pay): https://airforcestem.recsolu.com/external/requisitions/iSqarQj9VdlB2OsnpyPV… DR-IV (GS-15 equivalent, $163,964-191,900 with locality pay): https://airforcestem.recsolu.com/external/requisitions/a-o1PMeb9GxPYjJjL3X0…

March 18, 2024

Fully-funded PhD opening (UK home fees status) @ Imperial College London (Dr Danyal Akarca & Prof Daniel Goodman).

by Danyal Akarca

*Fully funded PhD position opening* Intelligent Systems and Networks Group Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Imperial College London *Supervisors:* Dr Danyal Akarca & Prof Daniel Goodman *PhD student status:* UK “Home” fee status (for information, see here <https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/tuition-fees/fee-status/#….> ) We are seeking a PhD candidate to join us at Imperial College London. This position offers a unique opportunity to explore the cutting-edge intersection of neuroscience and artificial intelligence, with the broad goal to investigateshared principles of computation within both artificial and biological intelligent systems. *Research topics:* These include, but are not limited to: (i) Information and communication within brain circuits of modular network topologies; (ii) Inductive structural and communication biases within brain-inspired neural networks; (iii) Comparing neural coding schemes; (iv) Resource rationality in task-solving neural networks and their scaling; (v) Evolutionary and developmental models of heterogeneity in the brain. Relevant papers of the supervisors include this <https://www.nature.com/articles/s42256-023-00748-9>and this <https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-26022-3>. *Requirements:* There is a requirement for a Master’s level degree (at level Merit minimum) and that your undergraduate degree is at level UK 2:1, but a 1st class and/or Distinction (respectively) would be highly desirable. We welcome candidates from a broad range of disciplines, including Neuroscience, Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Machine learning, Cognitive Science, and related fields. Applicants should have a strong analytical and computational background, with proficiency in programming languages commonly used in AI research (e.g., Python). Experience with neural network modelling, machine learning algorithms, or computational neuroscience tools is highly desirable. We are really looking for individuals who are curious, driven, and passionate about research in this exciting field. The ability to work collaboratively within a team and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences is essential. The position comes with funding, covering tuition fees with a stipend, covered by Danyal’s Imperial College Research Fellowship supported by Schmidt Futures. *Note, this position can only support UK Home fee status students. *This means that you would have been resident and settled in the UK at the start of the PhD (i.e., living in the UK most of the time) for the previous three years. If interested, please send an email to both supervisors with a CV and a paragraph summarising your interests (we welcome research proposals if you have one, but not necessary to write one) at danyal.akarca(a)gmail.com and d.goodman(a)imperial.ac.uk

March 18, 2024

Save the date: UK Neural Computation meeting July 8-10th, Sheffield

by Mark Humphries

Save the date! The UK Neural Computation meeting is in Sheffield for 2024, the gathering of the UK’s computational and systems neuroscience community 8 July: ECR day 9-10 July: main meeting 11 invited speakers, 4 talks from abstracts and loads of posters Abstract submission and registration opening soon Please spread the word! More details: https://neuralcomputation.uk/ Enquiries: uknc24(a)sheffield.ac.uk<mailto:uknc24@sheffield.ac.uk> Organisers Hannes Saal (Sheffield) Stuart Wilson (Sheffield) Mark Humphries (Nottingham) This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender and delete the email and attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored where permitted by law.

March 18, 2024

Early bird registration open: INCF Neuroinformatics Assembly

by INCF

*INCF Neuroinformatics Assembly early bird registration is open!* This year's theme is Brain Meets AI: Pioneering the Future of Neuroinformatics Assembly 2024 will highlight the transformative impact of state-of-the-art technology and collective ingenuity on our comprehension of the brain. Immerse yourself in the cutting edge of brain science, where innovative tools, shared expertise, and the pursuit of understanding meet to decode the essence of intelligence. *Important dates* Mar 15 - Early bird, abstract, & investigator presentation registration opens Jun 29 - Regular registration opens Sep 23-25 - Assembly Sep 26-27 - Training sessions Learn more & register today: bit.ly/INCFAssembly2024

March 15, 2024

Postdoctoral position in sensory coding and memory - University of Sheffield

by Andrew Lin

How does the brain encode sensory information and form associative memories? Andrew Lin’s lab at the University of Sheffield is seeking a Research Associate to study these questions in the fruit fly Drosophila. We study memory using a range of methods, such as in vivo two-photon calcium imaging, electrophysiology, fly genetics, behavioural experiments, computational modelling and building custom equipment. You will design, develop and perform experiments and data analysis (tailoring the project to your own interests and expertise), write papers, and present your work at conferences and seminars. We seek self-motivated, innovative and creative candidates with a PhD in a relevant field (or equivalent experience), expertise in at least some of the above techniques, excellent communication skills, and an ability to work independently and in a team. We encourage applications from diverse academic backgrounds, such as biology, neuroscience, experimental psychology, computer science, physics and engineering. Of special note to the comp-neuro email list, we would be particularly keen to hire someone with expertise in computational neuroscience. We seek to tie computational models of what plasticity rules would be ‘optimal’ for memory, with experiments testing whether the real brain actually uses these ‘optimal’ rules. Closing date: 25 March 2024 Apply at this link: https://bit.ly/LinPostdoc2024 or https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DGE774/research-associate More about the lab: https://www.aclinlab.org/ Start date is flexible - happy to discuss We welcome international applicants and the university will reimburse the post-holder for many visa expenses: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/jobs/induction/before/international/visas For informal enquiries, contact Andrew: andrew.lin(a)sheffield.ac.uk -- Andrew Lin School of Biosciences University of Sheffield Firth Court Western Bank Sheffield S10 2TN +44 (0) 114 222 3643 http://www.aclinlab.org

March 15, 2024

Postdoc in modeling cerebellar function

by Erik De Schutter

A postdoctoral position is available in the Computational Neuroscience Unit (https://groups.oist.jp/cnu) of Prof. Erik De Schutter at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology for a researcher interested in modeling and understanding cerebellar properties and function. Candidates should have good knowledge of cerebellar anatomy and physiology related to previous modeling work, and be open to an explorative approach. Depending on prior experience and interest the focus can be on modeling the cerebellum and its neurons and/or on analyzing experimental data obtained through collaboration. The postdoc will interact with other researchers and students in the lab who are working on cerebellar modeling projects. We offer attractive working conditions in an English language graduate university, located on a beautiful subtropical island. Starting date any time before end 2024. Send curriculum vitae, summary of research interests and experience, and the names of two referees to Prof. Erik De Schutter at erik(a)oist.jp

March 15, 2024

Werner Reichardt Symposium : 19th April Tübingen

by Peter Dayan

2024 marks 100 years since the birth of Werner Reichardt, the founding director of the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics and a pioneer in the field of what is now known as computational neuroscience. In honour of this centenary, we are holding a (hybrid) symposium in Tübingen on the 19th April 2024 with talks from: Alexander Borst, MPI for Biological Intelligence Gwyneth Card, Columbia University Martin Egelhaaf, Bielefeld University Lisa Fenk, MPI for Biological Intelligence Kuno Kirschfeld, MPI for Biological Cybernetics Tomaso Poggio, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Srini Turaga, Janelia Research Campus see https://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/reichardt-symposium If you would like to attend, please register at: https://forms.gle/wWf233cU5MwU9TZdA and indicate whether you would prefer to come in person or attend online. The size of the room is limited, so it may not be possible to accommodate everyone in Tübingen. Best wishes, Axel Borst, Peter Dayan, Thomas Euler and Jakob Macke

March 14, 2024