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Postdoctoral position at the Cluster for advanced study of collective behavior ( deadline 15th Sept 2023)

by Ahmed El Hady

Dear Colleagues, We are seeking a PostDoc with a quantitative background who has finished (or about to finish) a doctoral degree in a quantitative field preferably but not limited to physics. The candidate should show enthusiasm for tackling theoretical foundations of behavior. The PostDoc will join our interdisciplinary and international team studying social foraging in animal groups. The researcher will be based in the integrative biophysics group at the University of Konstanz and Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, located in Konstanz, Germany. The integrative biophysics group led by Dr. Ahmed Elhady is focused on theoretical and computational understanding of mechanisms underlying foraging. The group has an extensive network of local and international collaborators. Through those collaborations, the PostDoc researcher will have access to a large number of data sets depicting foraging behaviors in locusts, rodents, non-human primates (marmosets) and human performing similar social foraging tasks. The PostDoc project can potentially address the following questions: 1. What are the quantitative foraging decision strategies employed by a particular animal species during social foraging? 2. How does those decision strategies compare across animal species in a quantitative evolutionary manner? 3. How did evolutionary processes quantitatively shape foraging behaviours? 4. How can one extend social foraging theory to account for different group size and different spatial environmental constraints? For a glimpse of our research work , please check this talk given by the group leader Ahmed Elhady : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRNnsgka0d0 For questions about the position and / or research of the integrative biophysics group, please do not hesitate to contact me via email : ahmed.el-hady(a)uni-konstanz.de The postdoc position will be embedded within the highly collaborative environment of the cluster for advanced study of collective behavior at the University of Konstanz. The expected starting date is 01/12/2023 and deadline for application is 15/09/2023. For more information and application , please visit the website :https://stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/4418ec7f80f7b2371d7a0e963fab434a58c726cd0 All the best regards, Ahmed elhady Dr. Ahmed Elhady Group leader Integrative biophysics group Cluster for Advanced Study of Collective Behavior Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior Universitätsstraße 10, 78464 Konstanz Room ZT 907 Postbox 687 Tel.: +49 7531 88-4742

Aug. 24, 2023

10 days to submit your abstract for the fourth Canadian Computational Neuroscience Spotlight

by Scott Rich

Dear Comp-Neuro mailing list members, The fourth edition of the Canadian Computational Neuroscience Spotlight (CCNS) <https://ccnsmeeting.ca/#04-ccns-2023-program>, taking place October 5-6 online via Crowdcast (register here <https://www.crowdcast.io/c/ccnsv4>), is fast approaching, as is our first deadline for abstract submission for trainee talks. *To be considered for a spotlight presentation, submit your abstract <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeev-EA5ccwKapzRV43xD4NfDYGyDeAiWp…> by September 1 at 5 p.m. EDT*; late abstracts will be accepted until September 13 at 5 p.m. EDT but will only be considered for parallel talks as space allows. As a point of clarification, *you do not need to be Canadian, or be located at a Canadian institution, to submit an abstract*: while the meeting's namesake comes from its original impetus in the early stages of the pandemic, we have fully embraced the international nature of virtual meetings, including in these trainee talks. We invite submissions from trainees at all levels, and anticipate that all submissions reasonably falling under the broad banner of "computational neuroscience" will be accepted unless the demand far exceeds our expectations. Please feel free to reach out to the organizing committee if you have any questions. Sincerely, The CCNS Organizing Committee: Scott Rich <http://scottrich.strikingly.com/>, Ph.D. Research Fellow, SickKids Research Institute. Andreea Diaconescu <https://cognemo.com/>, Ph.D. Independent Scientist, Krembil Center for Neuroinformatics at CAMH. John Griffiths <https://t.co/AlUQymEUae?amp=1>, Ph.D. Independent Scientist, Krembil Center for Neuroinformatics at CAMH. Milad Lankarany <https://sites.google.com/view/lnsbsp/home>, Ph.D. Scientist, Krembil Research Institute.

Aug. 23, 2023

One week left: Call for papers: Symposium on the Mathematics of Neuroscience. 28th Sept-1st Oct 2023, Rhodes, Greece

by Battleday, Ruairidh

Fourth International Symposium on the Mathematics of Neuroscience. 28th September - 1st October 2023, Old Town, Rhodes, Greece. —---------------- *One week left*: Call for papers —---------------- Thank you to everyone that has submitted so far! We invite submissions for this year’s conference on the mathematics of neuroscience: www.neuromonster.org In this exploratory symposium, we present and discuss general mathematical models of brain function. We give priority to those models that account for brain or behavioural data, or provide simulations to that effect. Submissions will be assigned to either a short talk, spotlight talk, or poster presentation. Keynote Speakers Professor Aapo Hyvärinen (University of Helsinki) Professor Janneke Jehee (Donders Institute) Professor Peter Latham (UCL) Session Chairs Biocomputation: Professor Dan V. Nicolau (King’s College London / Oxford) Probabilistic models: Dr Ruairidh McLennan Battleday (Harvard / MIT) Neurotheory: Dr James Whittington (Oxford / Stanford) Representational alignment: Dr Ilia Sucholutsky (Princeton) Confirmed Talks Professor Andrew Adamatzky (UWE) Professor Dan Nicolau Sr (McGill) Professor Bill Thompson (Berkeley) Professor Bradley Love (UCL) Professor Dr Thomas Parr (UCL) Dr Ilias Rentzeperis (SNRC) The symposium will be held virtually or in-person on the island of Rhodes, Greece from the 28th September - 1st October 2023 (www.neuromonster.org) Submission is by 250-word abstract before the 28th August 2023, emailed to the session chairs at battleday(a)thinkingaboutthinking.org, indicating the desired session. -- Dr Ruairidh McLennan Battleday BMBCh (Oxon) PhD Postdoctoral Research Fellow Center for Brain Science, Harvard University Center for Brains, Minds, and Machines, MIT

Aug. 21, 2023

short-term Post-doc opportunity: DCM for fMRI Cologne/Juelich, Germany

by Paola Mengotti

Dear colleagues, We are currently looking for a postdoctoral researcher who is interested in applying DCM to an existing fMRI dataset on prediction-dependent motor preparation and re-programming in younger and older volunteers. Further details can be found here: https://www.stellenwerk.de/koeln/jobboerse/postdoctoral-positionfmx-crc-145… <https://www.stellenwerk.de/koeln/jobboerse/postdoctoral-positionfmx-crc-145…>

Aug. 21, 2023

Postdoc position in light-field imaging

by Goodhill, Geoffrey

Postdoc position in the development of light field imaging technologies for recording neural activity The Goodhill lab at Washington University in St Louis is looking for a postdoc scientist for an NIH-funded project to develop novel microscopy methods for whole-brain calcium imaging in freely-behaving zebrafish. The ideal candidate will be experienced in building new optical imaging technologies, and interested in leveraging these skills to help push the frontiers of neural recording across large numbers of neurons simultaneously. Prior experience in neuroscience is not essential. The lab focuses on the computational principles underlying the development of neural circuits and behavior. The goal of this project is to construct light-field imaging techniques to record the activity of ~100,000 neurons in the larval zebrafish brain during unconstrained hunting behavior. This is a collaboration with Oliver Cossairt at Northwestern University and Florian Willomitzer at the University of Arizona, and you will be working with students and postdocs from a diverse array of backgrounds including biology, mathematics, physics and engineering. Washington University in St Louis is ranked in the top 10 institutions globally for Neuroscience and Behavior, and offers an outstanding intellectual environment for research in both neuroscience and imaging (see e.g. https://engineering.wustl.edu/academics/programs/imaging-science) The Goodhill lab will soon move along with over 100 other labs into Washington University's new start-of-the-art 600,000 sq ft Neuroscience Research Building (https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/research/neuroscience-building) For more information about St Louis see https://explorestlouis.com. To apply please send a detailed CV and cover letter explaining your interest to g.goodhill(a)wustl.edu. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Professor Geoffrey J Goodhill Departments of Developmental Biology and Neuroscience Director, Center for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience (ctcn.wustl.edu) Affiliate appointments: Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering, and Electrical and Systems Engineering Washington University School of Medicine 660 S. Euclid Avenue St. Louis, MO 63110 g.goodhill(a)wustl.edu https://neuroscience.wustl.edu/people/geoffrey-goodhill-phd

Aug. 20, 2023

One more month to apply for postdoctoral position at the Cluster for Advanced study of Collective behavior

by Ahmed Elhady

Dear Colleagues, We are seeking a PostDoc with a quantitative background who has finished (or about to finish) a doctoral degree in a quantitative field preferably but not limited to physics. The candidate should show enthusiasm for tackling theoretical foundations of behavior. The PostDoc will join our interdisciplinary and international team studying social foraging in animal groups. The researcher will be based in the integrative biophysics group at the University of Konstanz and Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, located in Konstanz, Germany. The integrative biophysics group led by Dr. Ahmed Elhady is focused on theoretical and computational understanding of mechanisms underlying foraging. The group has an extensive network of local and international collaborators. Through those collaborations, the PostDoc researcher will have access to a large number of data sets depicting foraging behaviors in locusts, rodents, non-human primates (marmosets) and human performing similar social foraging tasks. The PostDoc project can potentially address the following questions: 1. What are the quantitative foraging decision strategies employed by a particular animal species during social foraging? 2. How does those decision strategies compare across animal species in a quantitative evolutionary manner? 3. How did evolutionary processes quantitatively shape foraging behaviours? 4. How can one extend social foraging theory to account for different group size and different spatial environmental constraints? For a glimpse of our research work , please check this talk given by the group leader Ahmed Elhady : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRNnsgka0d0 For questions about the position and / or research of the integrative biophysics group, please do not hesitate to contact me via email : ahmed.el-hady(a)uni-konstanz.de The postdoc position will be embedded within the highly collaborative environment of the cluster for advanced study of collective behavior at the University of Konstanz. The expected starting date is 01/12/2023 and deadline for application is 15/09/2023. For more information and application , please visit the website :https://stellen.uni-konstanz.de/jobposting/4418ec7f80f7b2371d7a0e963fab434a58c726cd0 All the best regards, Ahmed Dr. Ahmed Elhady Group leader Integrative biophysics group Cluster for Advanced Study of Collective Behavior Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior Universitätsstraße 10, 78464 Konstanz Room ZT 907 Postbox 687 Tel.: +49 7531 88-4742

Aug. 15, 2023

Submit your abstract for the fourth Canadian Computational Neuroscience Spotlight, happening virtually via Crowdcast

by Scott Rich

Dear Comp-Neuro mailing list members, The fourth edition of the Canadian Computational Neuroscience Spotlight (CCNS) <https://ccnsmeeting.ca/#04-ccns-2023-program> is now less than two months away (*October 5-6, fully online via Crowdcast*; register here <https://www.crowdcast.io/c/ccnsv4>). You can find out more information about our program at ccnsmeeting.ca, which will continue to be updated with details about the meeting as it approaches. We invite trainees at any level to submit abstracts <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeev-EA5ccwKapzRV43xD4NfDYGyDeAiWp…>, and anticipate that all submissions reasonably falling under the broad banner of "computational neuroscience" will be accepted unless the demand far exceeds our expectations. Submissions that are both the most meritorious and best correspond with the themes of our sessions will be offered longer, "spotlight" presentations. *To be considered for a spotlight presentation, submit your abstract by September 1 at 5 p.m. EDT*; late abstracts will be accepted until September 13 at 5 p.m. EDT but will only be considered for parallel talks as space allows. Please feel free to reach out to the organizing committee if you have any questions. Sincerely, The CCNS Organizing Committee: Scott Rich <http://scottrich.strikingly.com/>, Ph.D. Research Fellow, SickKids Research Institute. Andreea Diaconescu <https://cognemo.com/>, Ph.D. Independent Scientist, Krembil Center for Neuroinformatics at CAMH. John Griffiths <https://t.co/AlUQymEUae?amp=1>, Ph.D. Independent Scientist, Krembil Center for Neuroinformatics at CAMH. Milad Lankarany <https://sites.google.com/view/lnsbsp/home>, Ph.D. Scientist, Krembil Research Institute.

Aug. 14, 2023

Call for papers: Symposium on the Mathematics of Neuroscience. 28th Sept-1st Oct 2023, Rhodes, Greece

by Battleday, Ruairidh

Fourth International Symposium on the Mathematics of Neuroscience. 28th September - 1st October 2023, Old Town, Rhodes, Greece. —---------------- Call for papers —---------------- We invite submissions for this year’s conference on the mathematics of neuroscience: www.neuromonster.org In this exploratory symposium, we present and discuss general mathematical models of brain function. We give priority to those models that account for brain or behavioural data, or provide simulations to that effect. Submissions will be assigned to either a short talk, spotlight talk, or poster presentation. Keynote Speakers Professor Aapo Hyvärinen (University of Helsinki) Professor Janneke Jehee (Donders Institute) Session Chairs Biocomputation: Professor Dan V. Nicolau (King’s College London / Oxford) Probabilistic models: Dr Ruairidh McLennan Battleday (Harvard / MIT) Neurotheory: Dr James Whittington (Oxford / Stanford) Representational alignment: Dr Ilia Sucholutsky (Princeton) Confirmed Talks Professor Andrew Adamatzky (UWE) Professor Dan Nicolau Sr (McGill) Professor Bill Thompson (Berkeley) Professor Bradley Love (UCL) Dr Thomas Parr (UCL) Dr Ilias Rentzeperis (SNRC) The symposium will be held virtually or in-person on the island of Rhodes, Greece from the 28th September - 1st October 2023 (www.neuromonster.org) Submission is by 250-word abstract before the 27th August 2023, emailed to the session chairs at battleday(a)thinkingaboutthinking.org, indicating the desired session.

Aug. 11, 2023

Scientific Data Engineer position at Berkeley Lab to work on Neurodata Without Borders

by Ryan Ly

Dear colleagues, The Computational Biosciences Group <https://crd.lbl.gov/divisions/scidata/computational-biosciences/> at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in Berkeley, CA has an immediate opening for a Software and Data Engineer in the area of Data Management and Analysis with applications to bioscience research. The position is in support of the Neurodata Without Borders <https://www.nwb.org/> project, which develops methods for standardization, sharing, and analysis of neurophysiology data. The technologies developed will have broader applications to other science domains such as genomics, protein design, and other biological data, providing great opportunities for career growth. The overall objectives for this position are to develop new methods and software tools that enable scientific knowledge discovery using modern data management and machine learning technologies and advance the state-of-the-art in data-intensive analysis. This position will be part of an experienced team conducting R&D in the areas of FAIR data science and modern methods for data understanding. The candidate will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team composed of computer scientists, data scientists, neuroscientists, and other domain biologists. For detailed information and how to apply, please see https://jobs.lbl.gov/jobs/scientific-data-engineer-5931 . Best, Ryan -- Ryan Ly Scientific Data Engineer Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 1 Cyclotron Road Mail Stop 59R4104 Berkeley, CA 94720 Email: rly(a)lbl.gov Pronouns: he/him

Aug. 11, 2023

Late breaking abstract submission: INCF Neuroinformatics Assembly 2023

by INCF

*INCF Neuroinformatics Assembly 2023* September 18-20 Virtual Abstract submission deadline: June 23 50% discount for INCF members <https://www.incf.org/join-incf/individuals> Late-breaking abstract submission is now open for INCF Neuroinformatics Assembly 2023! Submit your abstract: bit.ly/INCF2023abstracts Join us for Assembly, hosted once again on the Gather platform! Our annual Assembly is a unique venue where neuroscience researchers, tool developers, standards developers, and infrastructure providers can meet with potential collaborators and hear about the latest advancements in neuroinformatics and FAIR neuroscience. Register: bit.ly/Assembly2023reg Learn more: bit.ly/INCF2023Assemblyblog

Aug. 11, 2023