Dear colleagues,
Two funded Ph.D. positions are available in the newly established Adaptive Decision-making lab as a part of Neuroscience, Neurodisability and Neurological Disorders research theme, Biosciences Institute, Newcastle University, UK. The research carried out as part of th Ph.D fellowship will investigate the role of behaviourally relevant neural circuits in decision-making and its dysfunctions in neurological disorders using experimental and theoretical approaches (PNAS 2016; BRAIN 2019; bioRxiv 2020). Exciting local and international collaborations will ensure a high standard of training and mentorship. The position is funded (UK/EU rate) for up to 3.5 years and the application deadline is 6th January 2020. Application details can be found here or by email provided below: https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/mrc-dimen-doctoral-training-partnership-investigating-cognitive-correlates-of-circuit-dysfunctions-in-autism-spectrum-disorders/?p114660.
Additionally, the Banerjee Lab is also hiring a Data Scientist to be involved in projects that focus on understanding cortical computation during behaviour by combining large-scale recordings and imaging of neuronal populations. This person will be involved in analysing experimental data, developing software tools, and helping with data infrastructure. The application deadline is 31st January 2020.
Qualifications for the Data scientist position:
- M.Sc. degree (or exceptional B.Sc.) in Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related technical field.
- Programming experience in MATLAB is required, and additional experience in Python and LABView is preferred.
- Background in computational neuroscience, image analysis, or machine learning is a plus.
For informal inquiry, or if interested in applying for the Data scientist position, please submit a CV along with names of 3 referees to:
Dr. Abhi Banerjee <abhi.banerjee@newcastle.ac.uk>. More details here: https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/11499/overview and http://neuronic.mit.edu/