Doctoral Position in Computational Neuroscience
Are you curious about how the human brain
stores memories? Have you wondered
how we manage to navigate through
space? Our dynamic research group uses
diverse computational modeling
approaches, including biological neural
networks, cognitive modeling, and machine
learning/artificial intelligence, to study learning and memory.
Currently, we are actively seeking a talented graduate
student to join our team, someone who will expand our
computational
modeling framework Cobel-RL (https://doi.org/10.3389/fninf.2023.1134405) and use it to study how
episodic memory might be used to learn to navigate.
If you are interested in this position and are attending the Bernstein Conference please get in touch directly with Sen Cheng at the conference.
Your Profile:
Candidates must
have a masters degree in neuroscience, physics, computer science, mathematics, psychology, or a related field
be able to work independently
have experience in mathematical modeling
have excellent programming skills,
have excellent communication skills in English, and
work well in a team.
We are committed to providing a supportive work environment for female researchers and those with young children. Our university provides mentoring and coaching opportunities specifically aimed at women in research. We have a strong research network with female role models and will provide opportunities to meet with them. Wherever possible, events will be scheduled during regular childcare hours. Special childcare will be arranged if events have to be scheduled outside of regular hours, in case of sickness and during school or daycare closures. Where childcare is not an option parents will be offered a home office solution.
The Ruhr University Bochum is home to a vibrant research community in neuroscience and cognitive science. The Institute for Neural Computation combines different areas of expertise ranging from experimental and theoretical neuroscience to machine learning and robotics.
This position is 65% at TV-L E13,
starts as soon as possible and is funded for 3 years.
Please
send your application, including CV, transcripts and research
statement electronically, as a single PDF file, to samarasinghe@ini.rub.de. In addition, at least two academic references must be sent
independently to the above email address. Deadline remains open until the position is
filled.
The Ruhr University Bochum is committed to equal opportunity. We strongly encourage applications from qualified women and persons with disabilities.
Please feel free to get in touch with me if you have any questions.
-- Vinita Samarasinghe M.Sc., M.A. Science Manager Arbeitsgruppe Computational Neuroscience Institut für Neuroinformatik Ruhr-Universität Bochum, NB 3/73 Postfachnummer 110 Universitätstr. 150 44801 Bochum Tel: +49 (0) 234 32 27996 Email: samarasinghe@ini.rub.de