The Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology of the University of Coimbra (
CNC-UC) is seeking an enthusiastic PostDoctoral researcher to work at the interface between Behavioral, Systems and Computational Neuroscience. Supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme, under the project
DYNABRAIN, the PostDoctoral fellow will conduct research activities in modelling and simulation of reward-modulated prosocial behavior and decision-making.
The position is part of a larger effort to uncover the computational and mechanistic bases of prosociality and empathy at the behavioral and circuit levels and will be co-supervised by
Cristina Marquez and
Renato Duarte. It offers a great opportunity to work at the interface between experimental data (animal behavior and electrophysiology) and theoretical modelling (emphasis on Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning and neural population dynamics) and to be part of a dynamic, friendly and stimulating research group. Based in Coimbra and Cantanhede and embedded in one of Europe's oldest Universities and a
UNESCO World Heritage site, the CNC-UC has a vibrant
neuroscience community and the region offers exceptional quality of life.
The ideal candidate should hold a PhD degree in Computational / Theoretical Neuroscience, Computer Science or Physics (specialising in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence or Biophysics) or other strongly analytical fields. Documented experience with Reinforcement Learning algorithms and Artificial Neural Networks is desirable and so is extensive programming and scientific software development experience.
Note that the application deadline is April 1st, so don't delay!