Postdoc position in Computational Neuroscience in the Clopath lab.
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Computational
Neuroscience Laboratory
Headed by Dr. Claudia Clopath
Department of Bioengineering
Imperial College London
-----------------Requirements:-----------------
The Computational Neuroscience Laboratory, headed by Dr. Claudia Clopath, is
looking for a talented Postdoc, interested in working in the field of
computational neuroscience, specifically addressing questions of learning and memory. The perfect
candidate has a strong mathematical, physical or engineering background (or
equivalent), and a keen interest in biological and neural systems. A PhD in the
field of computational neuroscience is a plus. PostDoc funding is secured for at least 2 years.
-----------------Research topic:-----------------
Learning and memory are among the most fascinating topic of neuroscience, yet
our understanding of it is only at the beginning. Learning is thought to change
the connections between the neurons in the brain, a process called synaptic plasticity. Using
mathematical and computational tools, it is possible to model synaptic
plasticity across different time scales, which helps understand how different
types of memory are formed. The PostDoc candidate will be working to build those
models of synaptic plasticity, and study the functional role of synaptic
plasticity in artificial neural networks.
----------------- The lab:-----------------------
The Computational Neuroscience Laboratory is very young and dynamic, and
publishes in prestigious journals, such as Nature and Science. It is part of
the Department of Bioengineering, which conducts state-of-the-art
multidisciplinary research in biomechanics, neuroscience and neurotechnology.
The lab is at Imperial College
London, the 3rd ranked university in Europe, is in the top 10 worldwide,
and is located in the city centre of London.
More information can be found at: http://www.bg.ic.ac.uk/research/c.clopath/lab/