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Scientific programmer position (ML/comp neuro), Kietzmann Lab

by Tim Kietzmann

Dear all, My team is looking for a scientific programmer (part-time, but permanent employment as a state employee, University of Osnabrück, Germany) to support our work in the domain of computational neuroscience/ML, which largely focuses on deep learning. The role comes with lots of flexibility in terms of content and working hours. - Details about the position are provided here: https://www.uni-osnabrueck.de/universitaet/stellenangebote/stellenangebote-… - You can find out more about our work here: https://www.kietzmannlab.org/ Feel free to contact me with any open questions. Best wishes Tim __________________________________ Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Tim C Kietzmann Professor for Machine Learning Institute of Cognitive Science University of Osnabrück Osnabrück, Germany Web: https://www.kietzmannlab.org Email: tim.kietzmann(a)uni-osnabrueck.de Twitter: @TimKietzmann

May 10, 2022

POSITION FOR A POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW IN COMPUTATIONAL MOTOR NEUROSCIENCE - Dagmar Sternad

by Mohsen Sadeghi

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 human-robot interactions. The candidate is expected to participate in one or more lines of research, including projects on the human control of complex objects in healthy and clinical populations, 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 <d.sternad(a)northeastern.edu>. Hiring will start as soon as possible and continue until the position is filled.*

May 9, 2022

postdoc, Moreno-Bote Lab, Barcelona

by Ruben Moreno Bote

*Post-doctoral position* *Computational Neuroscience, Moreno-Bote Lab * *University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain* *In collaboration with Gregory C. DeAngelis (U of Rochester) and Jan Drugowitsch (Harvard)* We are looking for strong post-doctoral candidates interested in joining the group of Theoretical and Cognitive Neuroscience of Ruben Moreno-Bote lab. We are looking for excellent post-doctoral candidates with Physics, Mathematics or Machine Learning background, ideally with knowledge of Neuroscience or Computational Neuroscience, and interested in theory and applications. The publication record of the candidate should be very strong in his/her respective discipline. The candidate will develop state of the art theory and models of primate navigation in virtual 3D environments with detailed optic flow signals, using the tools of stochastic optimal control and RL. The main research topic of our lab is decision-making, from a multidisciplinary angle. The candidate will benefit from the stimulating environment of Barcelona area in Theoretical and Systems Neuroscience and will have the opportunity of enjoying a lively city. Our lab (https://www.upf.edu/web/tcn) forms part of a larger network of neuroscience labs in Barcelona. Financial support is provided by NIH (pending), HHMI and the Spanish MINECO. APPLICATION: A full CV in pdf format, a 1 page-long project in pdf format, and names and email addresses of 2 referees should be sent to the following address: ruben.moreno(a)upf.edu Informal inquiries are welcome. DEADLINE: up to the position is filled STARTING DATE: any time between September 2022 and February 2023 -- Rubén Moreno Bote Serra Húnter Professor Director of the Theoretical and Cognitive Neuroscience Group Center for Brain and Cognition & Dept. of Information and Communications Technologies University Pompeu Fabra Campus Ciutadella c\ Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27 Mercè Rodoreda building, 3th floor (room 24.331) 08005 Barcelona, Spain https://www.upf.edu/web/tcn https://twitter.com/morenobote <https://twitter.com/morenobote?lang=ca>

May 6, 2022

‘Monitoring and controlling ourselves and our world: computations of metacognition and agency in mental health’ - 28 July 2022 - ICN, UCL, London

by Sidarus, Nura

Dear All, We are excited to announce our in-person workshop ‘Monitoring and controlling ourselves and our world: computations of metacognition and agency in mental health’ taking place at the UCL Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience on the 28th of July 2022 (and streamed online). This ESRC funded workshop will bring together researchers from both computational and mental health fields and aims to generate discussion surrounding metacognition, agency, decision-making and learning within mental health. We have an exciting list of speakers and a keynote talk from Professor Yael Niv. * Bastien Blain, UCL Department of Experimental Psychology (PALS) * Mike Browning, Department of Psychiatry, Oxford University * Lora Capobianco, University of Manchester * Catherine Culot, Université Libre de Bruxelles * Celine Fox, Psychology Department, Trinity College Dublin * Quentin Huys, UCL Max Planck Centre for Computational and Ageing Research * Yael Niv, Princeton Neuroscience Institute and Psychology Department * Marion Rouault, Department of Cognitive Studies, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris * Tricia Seow, UCL Max Planck Centre for Computational and Ageing Research * Matilde Vaghi, Department of Psychology, Stanford University To register (for free) and for the full programme please see our Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/computations-of-agency-and-metacognition-in-… __________________________________________________________ Dr Nura Sidarus (she/her) Lecturer | Department of Psychology Royal Holloway University of London | Egham | Surrey | TW20 0EX Office: Wolfson 248 | Tel: +44 (0) 1784 44 3717 Affiliate Member | Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL nura.sidarus(a)rhul.ac.uk<mailto:%20nura.sidarus@rhul.ac.uk> | www.nurasidarus.com<http://www.nurasidarus.com/> __________________________________________________________ This email, its contents and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. In certain circumstances, it may also be subject to legal privilege. Any unauthorised use, disclosure, or copying is not permitted. If you have received this email in error, please notify us and immediately and permanently delete it. Any views or opinions expressed in personal emails are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Royal Holloway, University of London. It is your responsibility to ensure that this email and any attachments are virus free.

May 5, 2022

9th Baltic-Nordic Summer School on Neuroinformatics (BNNI 2022)

by Daniel Wójcik

Apologies for cross-posting. Please distribute.* ------------------------------------------------------- 9th Baltic-Nordic Summer School on Neuroinformatics (BNNI 2022)* /Understanding neurons, cognition and behavior// //through neuroinformatics and artificial intelligence/ *Place* The Campus of the 600th Anniversary of the Jagiellonian University Revival Faculty of Management and Social Communication / Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science Krakow, Poland *Time:* July 4-8, 2022 *More information and applications at* http://bit.do/bnni2022 * **Important dates* 22 May 2022 Application deadline 31 May 2022 Acceptance notification 4-8 July 2022 Summer School *We invite advanced master students, doctoral students, and postdoctoral researchers to participate in the BNNI 2022 to be held at Jagiellonian University in Kraków.* The course is interdisciplinary and covers modeling at different levels of organization of the brain as well as elements of machine learning. The course combines lectures, tutorials and computer exercises for computational modeling and analysis of brain functions at multiple physiological and anatomical scales. The summer school will follow the series of the Baltic-Nordic Courses on Neuroinformatics (BNNI 2013 <http://www.cs.tut.fi/sgn/neuroinfo/index_files/Page500.htm> in Kaunas, BNNI 2014 <http://www.cs.tut.fi/sgn/neuroinfo/index_files/summerschool.htm> in Tampere, BNNI 2015 <http://neuro.cs.ut.ee/bnni2015/> in Tartu, BNNI 2016 <https://neuroinflab.wordpress.com/events/bnni-2016/> in Warsaw, BNNI 2017 <https://bnni.lsmuni.lt/bnni2017/> in Kaunas, BNNI 2018 <https://bnni.lsmuni.lt/bnni2018/> in Ventspils, BNNI 2019 <https://bnni.lsmuni.lt/bnni2019/en> in Frankfurt, BNNI 2021 <https://www.humanbrainproject.eu/en/education/BNNI2021/> online). The *target audience* of the course will be advanced master students, doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers in natural science, including physics, chemistry, mathematics, computer science, informatics and information technology, and similar who would like to get an introduction to neuroinformatics and computational neuroscience. Advanced master students, doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers in neuroscience and psychology with strong interest in computer science, data analysis and mathematics, and some educational and/or research background in quantitative science are also encouraged to apply. *The school will be in hybrid format with up to 40 in-person places.* *Faculty includes* Hermann Cuntz, Ernst Strüngmann Institute (ESI) for Neuroscience, Frankfurt, Germany Gaute Einevoll, Norwegian University of Life Sciences and University of Oslo, Norway Boris Gutkin, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France Adam Hamed, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland Gabriela Izowit, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland Dieter Jaeger, Emory University Peter Jedlicka, Faculty of Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University and NeuroScience Center, Goethe-University, Germany Ewelina Knapska, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw, Poland Mario Lavanga, Aix-Marseille University, France Marja-Leena Linne, Tampere University of Technology, Finland Jan Rodriguez Parkitna, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, Kraków, Poland Igor Podolak, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland Arnd Roth, University College London, UK Ausra Saudargiene, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania Dirk Schubert, Radboud University, Netherlands Wolfram Schultz, University of Cambridge, UK Eleni Vasilaki, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom Daniel Wójcik, Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Warsaw & Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland Mirosław Wyczesany, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland Friedemann Zenke, Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI), Basel, Switzerland *Venue* The lectures will be held at the Faculty of Management and Social Communication and the computer classes in the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science at the new The Campus of the 600th Anniversary of the Jagiellonian University Revival. The two buildings are next to each other and connected to Kraków center by multiple tram and bus lines. *Registration fee* In person attendance: 100 EUR; covers lunches, coffee breaks and special dinner during the school. Online attendance: 10 EUR; covers transmission costs. The organizers will provide teaching, meals and coffee during the course. The participants are expected to cover their travel and health insurance expenses as well as lodging. We will provide advise with inexpensive lodging for all the students. *Available support* We will award scholarships to 20 in-person participants from outside of Poland. The scholarship (over 4000 PLN before tax) comes with a fee waiver and should be enough to cover travel and lodging during the school. *Funding *The course is supported by the SPINAKER program financed by the National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) in Poland.* * We are looking forward to welcome you at the BNNI 2022 in Kraków in July!

May 4, 2022

NeuroBridges 2022 ( Deadline May 15th 2022)

by Ahmed El Hady

*NeuroBridges2022* *A Mediterranean, Middle Eastern Summer School in Neuroscience* *Deadline to apply: May 15, 2022* *NeuroBridges2022* is a summer school which will take place between September 4 and September 15, 2022 in Le Centre de Conferences Internationales de Cluny, France (CCIC) <https://streaklinks.com/BCAQ9gkmZpNbCNaAUAyJpOjc/https%3A%2F%2Fcollegecluny…>. The school will provide an overview of theoretical and experimental frameworks used to study a variety of *decision making* processes. It will cover different model systems from rodents to humans and a plethora of decision making mechanisms. Another objective of Neurobridges is to bring together *Mediterranean and Middle Eastern scientists*, in order to promote scientific cooperation between young researchers from these countries. The organizers of NeuroBridges are convinced that such scientific collaborations can lead to personal relations, which eventually may alleviate the political distress in the Middle East. The school is intended for graduate students and postdocs, primarily (but not only) from the Middle East and the Mediterranean region either working in their home countries or abroad. Applicants should have some background in related fields in neuroscience or cognitive psychology. All costs of registration and accommodation will be covered by the organizers. For more information and application, visit our website:_http://decision-making-lab.com/NeuroBridges/neurobridges2022.html_ *NeuroBridges2022 Faculty:* Carlos Brody (Princeton), Ahmed El Hady (Princeton), David Hansel (CNRS), Ifat Levy (Yale), Yonatan Loewenstein (Hebrew U.), Najib Majaj (NYU), Mike Shadlen (Columbia U.), Eyal Winter (Hebrew U.) and Yoram Yovell (Hadassah Hebrew U. Medical Center) *NeuroBridges* is co-organized by Ahmed El Hady (Princeton Neuroscience Institute, USA), Yonatan Loewenstein(Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel) and David Hansel (CNRS, Paris, France). *NeuroBridges2022* is supported by the Simons Foundation (USA), the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Brain Sciences (Hebrew U., Israel) and CNRS (France) and is in partnership with VVTNS (wwtns.online). *Contact us:*_neurobridges2022@gmail.com <mailto:neurobridges2022@gmail.com>_

May 4, 2022

Postdoctoral fellowships at the Neuromathematics Center in Sao Paulo State, Brazil

by Antonio Roque

*Postdoctoral Fellowships inAcquisition, processing and quantitative analysis of neurobiological data* The Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center for Neuromathematics (NeuroMat), hosted by the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil, and funded by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), is offering one post-doctoral fellowship for recent PhDs with outstanding research potential. The fellowship will involve collaborations with research teams and laboratories associated with NeuroMat. The research to be developed by the post-doc fellow shall be strictly related to ongoing research lines developed by the NeuroMat team. The project may be developed at USP (São Paulo or Ribeirao Preto) or at UNICAMP (Campinas). We seek candidates capable of developing independent research in one of the research lines below. 1. Stochastic modeling of neurobiological data. 2. Acquisition, processing and quantitative analysis of neurobiological data. Candidates to the first research line are required to have a strong background in probability theory with emphasis on stochastic processes. Candidates to the second research line are required to have a strong background in neuroscience with previous experience in neurophysiological data acquisition, processing and analysis, and knowledge of computer programming. The initial appointment is for one year, with a possible extension to up to two years, conditional on research progress. The fellowship is competitive at an international level, and fellows benefit from extra funds for travel and research expenses plus limited support for relocation expenses. Application Instructions: Applicants should complete and submit the application form. The following documents and information are requested (please see the form for further details): - Summary of the CV, in the format required by FAPESP (see fapesp.br/en/6351 for instructions); - List of publications, with links to those available online. - A summary of the research plan for the next year, up to 5 pages in length. This document must explicitly state for which of the two aforementioned profiles the candidate has applied. It should also address how this research plan fits within the framework of the NeuroMat research program. - Pointers to other research related output, such as software, web pages, and so forth. Candidates should be willing to send copies of publications, if requested; - Any further information deemed relevant to the application. In addition to the above, we require at least two recommendation letters. Those should be mailed by the recommenders directly to postdoc-appl(a)numec.prp.usp.br. Timetable: Candidates are encouraged to apply at their earliest convenience until May 31, 2022. Appointment is expected to start by July or August 2022. The initial period of the position lasts for 12 months, with possible renewals for up to two years. This opportunity is open to candidates of any nationality. The selected candidates will be awarded FAPESP Postdoctoral fellowships in the amount of BR 8,479.20 monthly and a research contingency fund, equivalent to 15% of the annual value of the fellowship, which should be spent on items directly related to the research activity. More details on FAPESP's postdoctoral fellowships are available at: fapesp.br/en/5427. -- Dr. Antonio C. Roque Professor Associado Departamento de Fisica FFCLRP, Universidade de Sao Paulo 14040-901 Ribeirao Preto-SP Brazil - Brasil E-mails: antonior(a)usp.br <antonior(a)ffclrp.usp.br> aroquesilva(a)gmail.com URL: www.sisne.org Tels: +55 16 3315-3768 <+55%2016%203315-3768> (sala/office); +55 16 3315-3859 <+55%2016%203315-3859> (lab) FAX: +55 16 3315-4887 <+55%2016%203315-4887>

May 3, 2022

A conversation about failure in science (featuring Edvard Moser, Sara Solla, and Nachum Ulanovsky)

by William Podlaski

WorldWideNeuRise will host a special online event on Wednesday, May 11th at 5PM CET: A conversation about failure in science Featuring brief talks and a panel discussion with: Edvard Moser (NTNU, Norway) Sara Solla (Northwestern University, USA) Nachum Ulanovsky (Weizmann Institute, Israel) For more information (and link to crowdcast for the event), please visit our website (https://neurise.github.io/) find us on WorldWideNeuro ( https://www.world-wide.org/Neuro/WWNeuRise/) or follow us on Twitter ( https://twitter.com/WWNeuRise) WWNeuRise is a seminar series that hosts talks by early-career researchers. We are always searching for PhD students and postdocs to give talks in our upcoming seminars on any topic in systems neuroscience. On our website ( https://neurise.github.io/) you can find an application form to directly apply, as well as a recommendation form, where you can suggest individuals from your lab, institute, or otherwise who you think might have an interesting story to tell! We are looking forward to seeing you at our special event on May 11th, as well as our other upcoming seminars! The organising committee, Alon Baram (Behrens Lab, University of Oxford) Ellen Boven (Apps Lab, University of Bristol) Christina Buetfering (Häusser Lab, University College London) Wesley Clawson (Levin Lab, Tufts University) Lucie Descamps (Kentros Lab, Norwegian University of Science and Technology) Gily Ginosar (Ulanovsky Lab, Weizmann Institute) Loreen Hertäg (Clopath Lab, Imperial College London) Joram Keijser (Sprekeler Lab, TU Berlin) Bill Podlaski (Machens Lab, Champalimaud Research)

May 3, 2022

Update: CAMP summer course on computational neuroscience: Deadline extended to 9th May

by U.S.Bhalla

Dear Colleagues, We would like to announce CAMP@Bangalore 2022 from 23 July 2022 to 7 August 2022, in Bangalore, India. CAMP (Computational Approaches to Memory and Plasticity at NCBS, Bangalore) is a 16-day summer school where students will be trained in theoretical and computational modeling, pertaining to memory and plasticity in the brain, spanning different scales of space, time and complexity. This flavor of CAMP will focus on — Neuromodulation and Cell Diversity. The course will have lectures, hands-on tutorials, and project work to launch students into the exciting field of computational neuroscience. The course is supported by the Simons Foundation. Students worldwide are encouraged to apply. Accommodation and food will be free for the selected students. The NCBS Campus has pleasant grounds, sports facilities, and the weather in late July is mild with moderate rain. There is no registration fee. Students are advised to obtain independent travel grants. Please visit the course website https://camp.ncbs.res.in/ for more details about this year's course and past courses. Updated application deadline: 9 May 2022 Referee letters must reach by 9 May 2022 Speakers include: Arvind Kumar KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Gilad Silberberg Karolinska Institutet, Sweden K.T. Blackwell George Mason University, USA Peter Dayan Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics, Germany Raffaella Tonini Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Italy Rishikesh Narayanan Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Sho Yagishita University of Tokyo, Japan Srikanth Ramaswamy Newcastle University, UK Upinder Bhalla National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore Vatsala Thirumalai National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore Thank you, Course Organizers CAMP 2022 Arvind Kumar Rishikesh Narayanan Upinder S. Bhalla

May 3, 2022

Ph.D. and postdoc positions in human visual psychophysics in Zhaoping lab

by Li Zhaoping

Li Zhaoping's labs at Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics and University of Tuebingen have postdoc positions and Ph.D. positions available on human visual psychophysics for highly skilled and motivated individuals. The projects are towards understanding visual attentional and perceptual processes. Our research methods often include eye tracking, EEG, fMRI, TMS, and computational modeling, and hence familiarity in some of these methodologies is highly desirable. The research framework, their motivations, and example project types can be found at http://www.lizhaoping.org/zhaoping/AGZL_HumanVisual.html General information on researches in Zhaoping's lab can be found at http://www.lizhaoping.org/ For more details and to apply, please visit *https://jobs.tue.mpg.de/jobs/169* <https://jobs.tue.mpg.de/jobs/169>* for the postdoc positions* ***https://jobs.tue.mpg.de/jobs/170* <https://jobs.tue.mpg.de/jobs/170>* for the Ph.D positions* The positions are available immediately, applications received by *June 5th, 2022* will be preferentially considered, but later applications will still be considered until the positions are filled. The postdoc positions are for 2 years (and renewable), and the Ph.D. positions are for 3 years. Inquiries welcome. Li Zhaoping li.zhaoping(a)tuebingen.mpg.de * * * *

May 2, 2022

Modellers Workshop for the Brain Dynamics Toolbox

by Stewart Heitmann

Enrolments are now open for the Modeller’s Workshop for the Brain Dynamics Toolbox. The Brain Dynamics Toolbox (bdtoolbox.org<https://bdtoolbox.org>) is an open matlab toolbox for simulating dynamical systems in neuroscience and more. The Modeller’s Workshop is an online course for those who wish to use the toolbox to simulate their own dynamical systems. It is a self-paced course with a practical focus on the art of programming differential equations. Students are guided through each step via a series of video lectures. Topics include 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. Study time is 8 hours. Course Website https://bdtoolbox.teachable.com/p/modellers-workshop Recommended Text Heitmann & Breakspear (2022) Handbook for the Brain Dynamics Toolbox: Version 2022. ISBN 978-0-6450669-2-0. Important Dates Enrolments open 1st May, 2022. 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<mailto:s.heitmann@victorchang.edu.au> | @VictorChangInst Disclaimer The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and may have been automatically archived by Mimecast Ltd, an innovator in Software as a Service (SaaS) for business. Providing a safer and more useful place for your human generated data. Specializing in; Security, archiving and compliance. To find out more visit the Mimecast website.

May 1, 2022

[meetings] CRNS Talk Series (7) - Live Talk by Dr. Harold Soh - The National University of Singapore (NUS) - Singapore

by Amir Aly

Dear All * *Apologies for cross-posting* * The* Center for Robotics and Neural Systems* (CRNS) is pleased to announce the talk of *Dr. **Harold Soh* from the* National University of Singapore (NUS)* - Singapore on Wednesday, *May 4th *from *11:00 am *to *12:30 pm* (*London time*) over *Zoom*. >> *Events*: The CRNS talk series will cover a wide range of topics including social and cognitive robotics, computational neuroscience, computational linguistics, cognitive vision, machine learning, AI, and applications to autism. More details are available here: https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/robotics-neural-systems/whats-on <https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.plymo…> >> *Link for the next event (No Registration is Required)*: Join Zoom Meeting https://plymouth.zoom.us/j/97464558182?pwd=WW92MGFGb1BvOWVEZlN0ajZRbGdTUT09… >> *Title of the talk*: Human Models for Trust and Communication *Abstract*: At CLeAR, we believe human models are crucial for fluent human-robot collaboration. When coupled with planning/learning, human models enable robots to display intelligent interactive behavior. However, crafting good human models remains difficult. In this talk, we’ll discuss facets of human modeling, starting with our efforts in capturing human trust in the robot. We’ll discuss a perspective that views trust as function learning and the impact this has in multi-task scenarios. Next, we will cover MIRROR, a new approach to quickly learn human models that are useful for (communication) planning. MIRROR is inspired by social projection theory, which hypothesizes that humans use self-models to understand others. In a similar manner, MIRROR leverages robot self-models learned using RL to bootstrap human modeling. We will examine how MIRROR performs relative to state-of-the-art methods using simulations and a human-subjects study. Finally, we’ll discuss how MIRROR can be extended towards real-time human-robot collaboration, and take a broader perspective of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. >> If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me, Regards ---------------- *Dr. Amir Aly* Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Center for Robotics and Neural Systems (CRNS) School of Engineering, Computing, and Mathematics Room B332, Portland Square, Drake Circus, PL4 8AA University of Plymouth, UK

April 28, 2022

Diversity Postdocs with Track to Tenured Position

by Sharon Crook

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

April 28, 2022

POSITION FOR A POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW IN COMPUTATIONAL MOTOR NEUROSCIENCE- Dagmar Sternad

by Mohsen Sadeghi

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.

April 28, 2022

2 post-doctoral positions (LMU, Munich, MCN)

by Deroy, Ophelia

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]

April 28, 2022

Open Postdoc position in Denmark

by Diego Vidaurre

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

April 28, 2022

Workshop on "Virtual Brains & Digital Twins" - 02 May 2022 in Paris

by Zélie Tournoud

** *"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/>

April 27, 2022

SUMMER SCHOOL IN COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE, Basel, August 2021

by Rava A. da Silveira

*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.

April 27, 2022

Postdoc position in Spiking Neural Networks available

by Thomas Nowotny

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>

April 26, 2022

Neuro2022 Late-Breaking Abstracts and International Symposium on AI and Brain Science

by Kenji Doya

Neuro2022 is calling for late-breaking abstracts for poster presentations by April 29, 12:00JST (3:00GMT). https://neuro2022.jnss.org/en/lba.html Neuro2022 is a joint conference of Japanese Neuroscience, Neurochemistry and Neural Networks Societies, held from June 30 to July 3, 2022 in the beautiful island of Okinawa in an on-site/online hybrid format. https://neuro2022.jnss.org/en/ It is followed by the 2nd International Symposium on AI and Brain Science on July 4-5 at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology http://www.brain-ai.jp/symposium2022/ Confirmed Speakers: Yoshua Bengio (University of Montreal) Matthew Botvinick (DeepMind) Karl Friston (University College London) Hiroaki Gomi (NTT Communication Science Laboratories) Ryota Kanai (ARAYA Inc.) Angela Langdon (Princeton University) Yutaka Matsuo (The University of Tokyo) Maneesh Sahani (Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit) Terrence Sejnowski (Salk Institute Univesity of California San Diego) Jun Tani (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology) Masashi Sugiyama (RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project) Naotsugu Tsuchiya (Monash University) Xiao-Jing Wang (New York University) The symposium is also in an on-site/online hybrid format. Free registration and abstract submission for on-site poster presentations will open in early May. Please refer to this page for the information about entry to Japan. https://neuro2022.jnss.org/en/visa.html All foreign nationals need a visa, but self-quarantine is not required from most countries with a proof of three vaccinations. ---- Kenji Doya <doya(a)oist.jp<mailto:doya@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

April 26, 2022

Further deadline extension for CNS*2022 posters

by Thomas Nowotny

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>

April 25, 2022

The Third Canadian Computational Neuroscience Spotlight: June 6-7 on Crowdcast

by Scott Rich

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

April 25, 2022

Invitation to join the OCNS Student SIG on the Neurostars forum

by Fleur Zeldenrust

Dear computational neuroscience PhD students and postdocs, The Organization for Computational Neuroscience <https://www.cnsorg.org> (OCNS) has long been supportive of computational neuroscience students. To take this further, we are starting an OCNS SIG (Special Interest Group) for students and postdocs in computational neuroscience. This group will be launched with support from the current and assistant Training and Education Directors (Fleur Zeldenrust and Malin Sandström). Our hope is to eventually transition the SIG into being led by students - one PhD representative, one postdoc representative, and two alternates. The goal of the group is to help computational neuroscience students connect to their peers, to network, to get experience in scientific presentation, discussion and event organization, and to get insight into career possibilities. Are you a student, active in or interested in computational neuroscience? Would you like to be part of the SIG? Please take our survey to let us know what group activities you would be interested in: https://forms.gle/y94h9dstqGH45U7d9 Since we do not want to send you unwanted email, we would like to do our future correspondence through the Neurostars forum. We kindly invite you to register there and join our newly started SIG group. We will use this group to coordinate all the other SIG activities, such as group meetings, workshops, journal clubs and study groups. After you join, you can stay updated via email. Please use this link to register: https://neurostars.org/invites/be8ftCwsXT Best regards, Fleur Zeldenrust (OCNS Training & Education Chair) Malin Sandström (OCNS Training & Education Assistant)

April 22, 2022

Competition and workshop on behavior analysis

by Ann Kennedy

Dear all, I'm writing to advertise our Multi-Agent Behavior Workshop and associated machine learning competition, aimed at developing better tools for the quantification of animal behavior: The Multi-Agent Behavior Challenge on Unsupervised Learning<https://www.aicrowd.com/challenges/multi-agent-behavior-challenge-2022> is a competition to learn meaningful representations of behavioral video datasets in a self-supervised way. Teams are given collections of video and pose data of interacting animals (mice, flies, or ant-beetle pairs), and asked to submit an embedding that captures animals' actions; embeddings are evaluated on a gauntlet of hidden tasks to judge their ability to capture human-defined behaviors. Round 2 has just launched, and runs through May 20th, with $6,000 in cash prizes, plus the first 50 teams to beat task baselines receive up to $400 in AWS credits. Call for Papers: The Multi-Agent Behavior Workshop<https://sites.google.com/view/mabe22/home> at CVPR brings together researchers studying behavior of interacting agents, broadly defined (this year's invited speakers spans topics in biology, neuroscience, robotics, reinforcement learning, and autonomous driving.) We invite you to submit your work<https://sites.google.com/view/mabe22/call-for-papers> to present at our workshop poster session, held on June 20th at CVPR in New Orleans. Workshop organizers: Ann Kennedy (Northwestern), Jennifer J. Sun (Caltech), and Kristin Branson (Janelia) Best regards, Ann Ann Kennedy Assistant Professor Department of Neuroscience Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine Chicago, IL 60611 kennedylab.org<http://kennedylab.org/>

April 21, 2022

2 Postdoctoral positions in Computational Neuroscience - Cheng lab, Ruhr University Bochum

by Vinita Samarasinghe

Prof. Sen Cheng, Faculty of Computer Science, Ruhr University Bochum, invites applications for two full-time positions (39.83 hours/week) of *Postdoctoral Scholar (TV-L E13) in Computational Neuroscience. * The positionsstart on 1st July 2022and arefunded for 3 years.** _*Positions*_ 1. The successful applicant will work on a collaborative project (within the Collaborative Research Center “Extinction Learning” SFB 1280 <https://sfb1280.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/en/home/>), together with experimentalists to: * analyze learning dynamics in behavioral, neural, and psychophysiological data, which will be collected by other projects within the SFB 1280. * compare the learning dynamics between individuals, species, learning phases and learning paradigms. * develop algorithms to analyze the learning dynamics. * develop and study computational models of learning dynamics. * coordinate research with other participating projects. The research centeris highly dynamic and uses diverse computationalmodeling approachesincludingbiological neural networks, cognitive modeling, and machine learning to investigatelearning and memory in humans and animals. 2. The successful candidate will model the function of episodic memory in spatial learning and other tasks using reinforcement learning within the Research Unit “Constructing Scenarios of the Past: A New Framework in Episodic Memory” FOR 2812 <https://for2812.rub.de/>. This project strives to find answers to the questions: * Why and how can specific experiences stored in episodic memory be helpful for learning? * How is behavior driven by episodic memory different from that driven by general knowledge, or semantic information? * How do different learning systems interact with one another? The research unit studies the cognitive and neuronal mechanisms underlying scenario construction, which is believed to lie at the heart of episodic memory retrieval. It employs and combines approaches from Philosophy, Psychology as well as Experimental and Computational Neuroscience. _*Qualifications*_ * Adoctorate degreein neuroscience, physics, mathematics, electrical/biomedical engineering or a closely related field. In exceptional cases, graduate students with a Masters degree in these fields, but nodoctorate degree, may be considered. * Relevant experience in mathematical modeling * Relevant research experience in neuroscience or a related field (only position 1) * Excellent programming skills (e.g., Python, C/C++, Matlab), * Excellent communication skills in English * The ability to work well in a team. The Ruhr University Bochum is home to a vibrant research community in neuroscienceand cognitive science. The Institute for Neural Computation in the Faculty of Computer Science combines different areas of expertise ranging from experimental and theoretical neuroscienceto machine learning androbotics. Please send your application, including CV, transcripts (bachelor & master) and research statement electronically, as a single PDF file, to samarasinghe(a)ini.rub.de <mailto:samarasinghe@ini.rub.de>. In addition, at least two academic references mustbe sent independently to the above email address. The Ruhr University Bochum is committed to equal opportunity. We strongly encourage applications from qualified women and persons with disabilities. We are committed to providing a supportive work environment for female researchers, in particular those with young children. Our university provides mentoring and coaching opportunities specifically aimed at women in research. We have a strong research network with female role models and will provide opportunities to networkwith them. Wherever possible, events will be scheduled during regular childcare hours. Special childcare will be arranged if events have to be scheduled outside of regular hours, in case of sickness and during school or daycare closures. Where childcare is not an option parents will be offered a home office solution. Contact person: Vinita Samarasinghe, samarasinghe(a)ini.rub.de <mailto:samarasinghe@ini.rub.de> -- 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

April 21, 2022