Bioinformatician Neurodegenerative diseases post-Doc position 

Large-scale brain modeling and machine learning

A rare 2-year postdoc position opportunity for a creative & innovative

Bioinformatician  with a desire to play a key role in the exciting field of

neurodegenerative diseases and aging. The Bioinformatician will be

based in Marseille (Timone University Hospital Campus) and will have

the exciting challenge of combining data mining & modelling algorithms

that will direct the future of neurodegenerative disorders treatments. This

is a role operating on the forefront of science that will reward the individual

through job satisfaction, both career & personal development opportunities.

The position is for 1 year starting now, renewable for another year and with a

salary commensurate with experience.

Working with a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, imaging specialists,

biologists, engineers, physicists and software engineers, the Bioinformatician

will work on parameter inference for connectome-based large-scale brain

network models (see The Virtual Brain http://www.thevirtualbrain.org)

(leader V Jirsa) applied to clinical brain imaging data (EEG, MEG, fMRI)

(leader M Guye) and systems biology (leader C Nguyen). In particular,

the project will involve the application and evaluation of common

Bayesian estimation techniques such as Markov-Chain Monte-Carlo

and variational schemes to high-dimensional time-series models of brain

activity. Finally, the on-site high-performance cluster will be used to

evaluate models on large datasets comprising groups of patients.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience:

Doctoral degree in the field of computer science, physics, engineering

or related fields, ideally with specialization in bio-informatics or

computational neuroscience. Good communication skills in English,

both oral and written. In particular candidates should be capable of

presenting technical information and data to non-experts in a clear and

concise manner

Desirable Qualifications & Experience:

Candidates should be comfortable working with machine learning

techniques and programming in a data-friendly language such as

MATLAB, Python, R, Julia etc. Experience with nonlinear dynamical

systems and signal processing, which play a large role in model

construction and preprocessing, are valued but not required.  

The project is proposed by the Federation Hospitalo-Universitaire

DHUNE and funded by Aix-Marseille University A*MIDEX.

To learn more about this fascinating role send your CV and covering letter to:

Prof Olivier Blin, DHUNE Coordination, Clinical Pharmacology,

Timone Hospital, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5. Email: olivier.blin@ap-hm.fr

Kind regards,

Lisa Otten