We have a postdoc position available at the
Auditory Language Group
led by Prof. Giraud at the University of Geneva (Switzerland) to explore the link between predictive coding and cortical oscillations in speech processing. The project reaches beyond one sensory modality to ask a question of broad interest to basic neuroscience,
namely, the role of oscillations in information transfer in the brain.
We are looking for a candidate to work on the computational side of the project who
would also work closely with the experimental team (EEG, MEG, ECoG). The computational part aims at understanding the role of oscillations through their modeling in physiologically plausible spiking neural networks and would build on previous work from the
lab (Hyafil, A., Fontolan, L., Kabdebon, C., Gutkin, B., & Giraud, A.-L. (2015). Speech encoding by coupled cortical theta and gamma oscillations.
eLife,
4,
1–23.
http://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.06213).
We specially favor computational models built on a strong neurophysiological basis
informed by experimental findings.
Applicants should send a CV, statement of research interest, and two reference contacts
to Anne-Lise.Giraud@unige.ch
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Start date: january-april
2016. Contract Duration: 2/3 years.