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Diversity Postdocs with Track to Tenured Position
by Sharon Crook April 28, 2022

April 28, 2022

The School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at Arizona State University (ASU) invites applications for up to two Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship positions in the area of mathematical biology (broadly defined and can include data science and large-scale computation in life sciences for example). The program seeks applicants whose professional preparedness, experience, and accomplishments are informed by experiences working with and within groups historically underrepresented in higher education in the United States. The goal of these positions is to support the career development of outstanding Ph.D. recipients with a path to a future tenure track appointment at ASU. Applications can be submitted online via https://www.mathjobs.org. Application deadline is 4:00 pm AZ Time, Sunday, May 8, 2022. All the details are here: https://www.mathjobs.org/jobs/list/19800 Sharon Crook Professor and Associate Director for Graduate Programs School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences Barrett Honors Faculty Arizona State University https://iconlab.asu.edu

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POSITION FOR A POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW IN COMPUTATIONAL MOTOR NEUROSCIENCE- Dagmar Sternad
by Mohsen Sadeghi April 28, 2022

April 28, 2022

We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to work in the area of computational motor neuroscience. Our research addresses fundamental questions on human motor control, with extensions to clinical applications and also human-robot interactions. The candidate is expected to participate in several lines of research, including projects on the human control of complex objects in healthy and clinical population, specifically stroke and autism, and the interrelation of timing in motor skills and perceptual tasks. We have several collaborators on these projects, including Pawan Sinha at MIT, Joo-Hyun Song at Brown University, and David Lin at Massachusetts General Hospital. The research is supported by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. The Action Lab has state-of-the-art experimental equipment, including 3D motion capture, three virtual reality set-ups, two robot manipulanda, force plates and wireless EMG. We also use brain measurement and stimulation techniques, such as EEG and TMS. For more information about ongoing projects please visit our website: https://actionlab.sites.northeastern.edu . The Action Lab’s interdisciplinary research program addresses questions in motor control from the perspective of dynamical system, bridging disciplinary approaches from neuroscience, nonlinear dynamics, biomechanics, engineering, and psychology. The Action Lab is located in the Departments of Biology, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Physics as well as the Institute of Experiential Robotics at Northeastern University. The university is located in the heart of Boston, which provides a stimulating intellectual environment for interdisciplinary research. Candidates should have graduate training in one of the following disciplines: Computational Motor Neuroscience, Physics, Mechanical, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or Experimental Psychology. The applicant should demonstrate an academic record of scientific excellence, independent research, and a strong interest in an interdisciplinary approach to human motor control. Experience in programming is expected (Matlab, C++, Statistics packages, etc.). He/she will get involved in existing research projects but is also encouraged to bring to bear his/her expertise and interest into the generation of new research projects. Applicants should submit a curriculum vita, including a list of publications, and two letters of recommendation to d.sternad(a)northeastern.edu. Hiring will start as soon as possible and continue until the position is filled.

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2 post-doctoral positions (LMU, Munich, MCN)
by Deroy, Ophelia April 28, 2022

April 28, 2022

Hi, Is it possible to post this ? Thanks a lot --------------------------------------- We are seeking applications for 2 post-doc researchers to join the Co-Learn project, funded by the BIDT (Bavarian Institute for Digital Transformation). The general goal of the project is to develop an intelligent artificial tutor to improve human learning. One post-doctoral position will focus on the human side of reinforcement learning through vision and touch, the other on the role of metacognitive confidence and trust. The team also include another PHD (in machine-learning). Senior project members include Prof. Ophelia Deroy, Prof. Merle Fairhurst, Prof. Maximilian Moll and Prof. Vincent Hayward (Paris). The appointees will be expected to program and conduct experimental research in the topics relevant to the project (esp. reinforcement learning, multisensory perception) To write, publish and disseminate research results to participate in the research activities of the project. Requirements The successful candidates will have · a PhD in psychology, cognitive neuroscience or related disciplines carried out and published empirical research knowledge of experimental design, statistics, modelling and data analysis strong command of computer programming (R, Python, Matlab) is highly desirable a strong sense of leadership and initiative interest in interdisciplinary projects. knowledge of German language is not mandatory. For informal questions about the project : ophelia.deroy(a)lmu.de Applications (including CV, list of publications, list of courses taught, a writing sample, and a description of possible research project (1000-1500 words)) should be submitted via email (one PDF, max. 5MB) by May 10th, 2022, to Verena Winkler, Coordination Co-Sense.In addition, we ask for two letters of reference, which must be sent by the reviewers directly to Verena Winkler. Email: cosense(a)bio.lmu.de; winkler(a)bio.lmu.de -- Prof.Dr. Ophelia Deroy https://linktr.ee/ophelia.deroy Chair, Philosophy of Mind Cognition Values Behaviour Research Group (CVBE) Faculty of Philosophy & Munich Center for Neuroscience Ludwig Maximilian University Munich [The information transmitted by this email is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed. This email may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. Any use, review, retransmission, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is strictly prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all computers]

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Open Postdoc position in Denmark
by Diego Vidaurre April 28, 2022

April 28, 2022

Dear all, I'm opening a postdoc position in my group in Aarhus University to work in collaboration with Oxford (Steve Smith and Mark Woolrich) and Cambridge (Rik Henson) on machine learning models to characterise between-subject variability in brain dynamics. The ultimate goal is to leverage these models to achieve a better stratification of existing diagnoses and clinical information. We will apply these models on the different modalities in the UK Biobank, Cam-CAN and BioFIND datasets, leveraging concepts that lie in between the supervised and unsupervised learning paradigms. PhD could also be considered. More info here: https://international.au.dk/about/profile/vacant-positions/job/postdoc-in-i… Don't hesitate to contact if you have any questions. Deadline is 10May. Many thanks d

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Workshop on "Virtual Brains & Digital Twins" - 02 May 2022 in Paris
by Zélie Tournoud April 27, 2022

April 27, 2022

** *"Virtual Brains & Digital Twins: a Tentative Roadmap, Neuroethical perspectives"* *An in-person neuroethics workshop in Paris. *Date: 02 May 2022 Place: Inalco - Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales, 65 Rue des Grands Moulins, 75013 Paris Info and registration: https://www.eventbrite.fr/e/288538023997 ** Join us for this in-person workshop co-organized by philosopher Kathinka Evers, and neuroscientists Viktor Jirsa and Alain Destexhe with the support of the European Institute for Theoretical Neuroscience. Detailled program: *13:00 – 13:15 *Welcome & short introduction (Kathinka Evers & Maxime Guye) *13:15 – 14:15 Theme 1. Virtual Brains & Digital Twins in Neuroethics & Science* * Moderator: Maxime Guye * *13:15 – 13:30 *Kathinka Evers: Epistemic and Neuroethical Challenges of Virtual Brains & Digital Twins: Why Concepts Matter * *13:30 – 13:45* Viktor Jirsa: On the nature of a digital brain twin: how real is it? * *13:45 – 14:15* Panel discussion with Panel members: Wolf Singer, Jeanette Hellgren Kotaleski, Viktor Jirsa, Kathinka Evers *14:15 – 15:15 Theme 2. Neuroethics & Responsible Innovation: Mapping the Issues* * Moderator: Kathinka Evers * *14:15 – 14:30* Arleen Salles: Some ethical issues related to virtual brains and digital twins * *14:30 – 14:45* Manuel Guerrero: Mapping the Neuroethical Issues on Digital Twins in Alzheimer research and treatment * *14:45 – 15:15 *Panel discussion with Panel members: Pawel Swieboda, Florent Gaillard, Manuel Guerrero, Arleen Salles *15:15 – 15:45* Coffee break *15:45 – 16:45 Theme 3. Early career researchers' perspectives on questioning modelling practices: individual and structural perspectives* * *15:45 – 16:00* Three short introductions 1. Mallory Carlu: Why do we build models (and why we should (always) ask this question)? 2. Damien Depannemaecker: How we build and validate models: on the loss of reality and its propagation 3. Lionel Kusch: How do we use models, and who are "we"? Standardisation and popularity of models * *16:00 – 16:40* Questions to the audience (An interactive session during which randomly chosen attendees will address one of the proposed questions about their relationship with modelling.) *16:40 – 16:45* Synthesis *16:45 – 17:00 *Thanks & wrapping up (Viktor Jirsa) *17:00 –18:00 *Apéritif _____ *Zélie Tournoud*/ EITN Communication manager / *European Institute for Theoretical Neuroscience (EITN)* UMR 9197 – *NeuroPSI*(Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay) CNRS – Université Paris-Saclay Centre CEA Paris-Saclay Bâtiment 151 91400 Saclay https://www.eitn.org <https://www.eitn.org/>

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SUMMER SCHOOL IN COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE, Basel, August 2021
by Rava A. da Silveira April 27, 2022

April 27, 2022

*CN**EURO**2022* *Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience Summer School* *14 to 21 August 2022 — In person in Basel, Switzerland* *This year: “L**EARNING,** M**EMORY, AND **D**ECISION **M**AKING IN **B**RAINS AND **M**ACHINES**”* *www.cneuro.net* <http://www.cneuro.net> *About CNeuro* How intelligence and behavior emerge from complex and intricate interactions within the brain remains a deep and unsolved mystery, central to an exciting area of interdisciplinary research. The past decade has seen rapid progress in experimental tools that now make it possible to monitor and manipulate brain circuits in unprecedented detail. This evolution presents challenges and opportunities for both experimentalists and theorists. Mathematical theory is instrumental in the emergence of theoretical insights and frameworks that can help guide experimental work and identify unifying principles of brain function. The aim of the one-week summer school will be to introduce students with a strong quantitative background (in mathematics, physics, computer science, and engineering) to the emerging field of theoretical and computational neuroscience. The distinguishing feature of CNeuro is the emphasis it places on the role of systematic mathematical theory for understanding the brain, in part by stressing the connections between neuroscience, statistics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. *Topic and format* Past editions of CNeuro have focused on theoretical approaches to neural dynamics and coding. This year’s school will be organized around a different theme: it will explore various facets of learning, memory, and decision making, from circuit neuroscience to cognition to artificial intelligence. The course will bring together leading scientists in the field, who will deliver both introductory and advanced lectures, and take part in small-group discussions. Other activities will include homework sessions and student presentations, as well as the now popular ‘Life and Science’ panel series, in which faculty and students can both share their personal experiences and views on research and career. *Confirmed faculty* Alaa Ahmed (University of Colorado Boulder, USA) Kameron Harris (Western Washington University, USA) Yonatan Loewenstein (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) Rubén Moreno-Bote (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain) Gergő Orbán (Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungary) Maneesh Sahani (University College London, England) Tianming Yang (Institute of Neuroscience, China) Hang Zhang (Peking University, China) *Special Lecture by* Silvia Arber (FMI and University of Basel, Switzerland) *Organizers* Rava Azeredo da Silveira (ENS and IOB) Stella Christie (Tsinghua University) Sen Song (Tsinghua University) Louis Tao (Peking University) Xiaoqin Wang (Johns Hopkins University) Quan Wen (USTC) *Application and deadline* Information and application guidelines at www.cneuro.net. Applications will be reviewed starting on May 21, 2022. We will make every effort to recruit students from diverse backgrounds including all genders and ethnic groups.

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Postdoc position in Spiking Neural Networks available
by Thomas Nowotny April 26, 2022

April 26, 2022

Dear Comp-Neuro, a postdoc position in Neuromorphic Computing and machine learning with Spiking Neural Networks is available in my group. Join our vibrant team at the beautiful University of Sussex campus in Brighton, UK. Closing date 17 May 2022 Desired start date 1 July 2022 Details and application: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/about/jobs/research-fellow-ref-8453 Please get in touch with me for any informal enquiries. Kind regards, Thomas Nowotny -- Prof. Thomas Nowotny Head of AI Research Group CCNR, Sussex Neuroscience Phone: +44-1273-678593 Engineering and Informatics, Fax: +44-1273-877873 University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QJ sussex.ac.uk/informatics/tnowotny<http://sussex.ac.uk/informatics/tnowotny> <../../owa/redir.aspx?C=9e11bb0e527242938402b42d9b5498ea&URL=http%3a%2f%2fsussex.ac.uk%2finformatics%2ftnowotny> I support the University of Sussex Community Pledge, as I continue to help those around me during the pandemic. Small acts of collaboration, kindness and integrity can make a big difference. www.sussex.ac.uk/community-pledge<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/community-pledge>

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Neuro2022 in Okinawa: Abstract submission by January 20th
by Kenji Doya April 26, 2022

April 26, 2022

NEURO2022 June 30 - July 3, 2022, Okinawa, Japan https://neuro2022.jnss.org/en/ Plenary Lectures: Anne Churchland, University of California, Los Angeles Martin Schwab, University of Zurich Erin M. Schuman, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research Brain Prize Lecture: Adrian Peter Bird, University of Edinburgh Neuro2022 is a joint conference of Japanese Neuroscience, Neurochemistry and Neural Networks Societies, held at Okinawa Convention Center and adjacent seaside facilities: https://www.oki-conven.jp The conference aims to be a forum for neuroscientists, clinical researchers, machine learning and AI engineers from around the world. All scientific programs will be in English and the conference will be in a hybrid format to allow online participation. Abstract submissions are open till January 20th, 8am UTC. Please visit the web site for details: https://neuro2022.jnss.org/en/abstract.html Neuro2022 is preceded by OIST Computational Neuroscience Course https://groups.oist.jp/ocnc and followed by the second edition of International Symposium on AI and Brain Science http://www.brain-ai.jp/symposium2020/ both held at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology https://www.oist.jp https://groups.oist.jp/conference-venues We hope to see many of you on this beautiful semitropical island in this coming summer. Best wishes, Kenji Doya, Japan Neuroscience Society Kohtaro Takei, Japanese Society for Neurochemistry Kazushi Ikeda, Japanese Neural Network Society ---- Kenji Doya <doya(a)oist.jp> Neural Computation Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University 1919-1 Tancha, Onna, Okinawa 904-0495, Japan Phone: +81-98-966-8594; Fax: +81-98-966-2891 https://groups.oist.jp/ncu

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Further deadline extension for CNS*2022 posters
by Thomas Nowotny April 25, 2022

April 25, 2022

Dear all, 31st Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting (CNS*2022) Melbourne 16-20 July 2022 https://www.cnsorg.org/cns-2022 The CNS*2022 abstract submission deadline for posters has been extended to Monday, 02 May at 14:00 European Summer Time. Please note this is an exceptional extension for posters only. One of the authors must register as sponsoring author for the main meeting before abstract submission. Submitted abstracts are used for creating the program and for publication. Please follow the formatting guidelines on the submission site. Registration: https://ocns.memberclicks.net/cns-2022-registration Abstract Submission: https://cns.confmaster.net/ The call for workshops remains open: CALL FOR WORKSHOPS: https://www.cnsorg.org/cns-2022-call-for-workshops Priority Deadline for proposals was 15 April 2022 Regards, Thomas Nowotny OCNS vice-president on behalf of the board of directors -- Prof. Thomas Nowotny Head of AI Research Group CCNR, Sussex Neuroscience Phone: +44-1273-678593 Engineering and Informatics, Fax: +44-1273-877873 University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QJ sussex.ac.uk/informatics/tnowotny<http://sussex.ac.uk/informatics/tnowotny> I support the University of Sussex Community Pledge, as I continue to help those around me during the pandemic. Small acts of collaboration, kindness and integrity can make a big difference. www.sussex.ac.uk/community-pledge<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/community-pledge>

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The Third Canadian Computational Neuroscience Spotlight: June 6-7 on Crowdcast
by Scott Rich April 25, 2022

April 25, 2022

Dear Comp-neuro mailing list, I'm excited to have you be the first to know that *the third edition of the Canadian Computational Neuroscience Spotlight (CCNSv3) will take place June 6th and 7th, once again via Crowdcast*. We are still finalizing the meeting's itinerary and speakers (keep an eye on ccnsmeeting.ca for updates), but we're excited to announce the four themed sessions: - Dr. Alexandra Chatzikalymniou of Stanford University will chair a session on neural circuit modelling. - Dr. Randy McIntosh of Simon Fraser University will chair a session on large-scale brain modelling. - Dr. Milad Lankarany will chair a session on Neuro-AI. - Drs. Andreea Diaconescu and Povilas Karvelis will co-chair a session on cognitive modelling. To register, go to https://www.crowdcast.io/e/ccnsv3/register and click "Save my spot!" That will ensure your access come June and that you receive our e-mail updates during the coming weeks. Registration is entirely free, and replays will be available to all registrants to address time-zone concerns. Please don't hesitate to reach out to myself or anyone on the organizing committee if you have questions. We look forward to seeing you for CCNSv3! Sincerely, The CCNS Organizing Committee Scott Rich <http://scottrich.strikingly.com/>, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Krembil Brain Institute Andreea Diaconescu <https://cognemo.com/>, Ph.D.: Independent Scientist, Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics at CAMH John Griffiths <https://t.co/AlUQymEUae?amp=1>, Ph.D.: Independent Scientist, Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics at CAMH Milad Lankarany <https://sites.google.com/view/lnsbsp/home>, Ph.D.: Scientist, Krembil Brain Institute

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