Postdoctoral position in Computational Neuroscience at the Italian Institute of Technology to study origin and function of slow cortical oscillations

 

We are soliciting applications a new postdoctoral position in computational neuroscience in the newly established and highly interdisciplinary Neural Coding Laboratory at the IIT. This laboratory, jointly supervised by Stefano Panzeri and Tommaso Fellin, aims at combining experiments and mathematics to crack the neural code.

 

 

The successful candidate will develop and use tools for the analysis of joint recordings of field potentials and single-neuron activity from genetically identified cell types in the cortex to understand the causal contribution of specific cellular subpopulations to the generation of slow oscillations. The project will also require the development of computational models that may explain the contribution of specific cell types to slow oscillations. The laboratory offers a range of strongly interdisciplinary and highly complementary expertise including computational neuroscience, electrophysiology and optogenetics. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to analyze experimental data and to suggest causal manipulations based on the predictions that arise from the theoretical work. 

 

 

The applicants should have a strong background in numerate sciences, be highly independent and have a strong propensity for interdisciplinary research. Experience in or understanding of experimental neuroscience is desirable, but not necessary. Candidates must hold a PhD in computational neuroscience, (bio)-physics, (bio)-engineering or a related discipline and be highly motivated and creative individuals who want to work in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary research environment and who are willing to interact with both experimental and theoretical neuroscientists.

 

 

For reference to recent work of the PIs please see 

Zuo et al. Cur. Biol. 2015; 

Panzeri et al. Trends Cogn. Neurosci. 2015; 

Bovetti and Fellin, J. Neurosci. Methods 2015; 

Einevoll et al. Nat. Rev. Neurosci. 2013; 

Beltramo et al., Nat. Neurosci. 2013.

 

Applications (full CV, two recommendation letters and statement of research interest) should be sent by email to Dr. Stefano Panzeri (stefano.panzeri@iit.it) and Dr. Tommaso Fellin (tommaso.fellin@iit.it).