A PhD position on the large-scale spiking network simulation of the human cerebral cortex is available in the group of Prof. Sacha van Albada at the Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS-6), Jülich Research Center, Germany (https://www.fz-juelich.de/en/ias/ias-6/forschung/theoretical-neuroanatomy). The position is offered in the context of the project Supercomputing and Modeling for the Human Brain (SMHB), a collaboration between the IAS-6, the Jülich Supercomputing Center, and the Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine (INM-1) (https://www.fz-juelich.de/en/smhb). We will use data from a multimodal human brain atlas (https://www.ebrains.eu/tools/human-brain-atlas) to develop a refined version of the human cortex model of Pronold et al. (https://academic.oup.com/cercor/article/34/10/bhae409/7826014).

The candidate should have a background in physics, mathematics, computer science, biology (or specifically neuroscience), or engineering. Excellent quantitative and analytical skills are highly valued, as are programming and writing skills. We offer a structured program guiding doctoral researchers through the PhD work and plenty of opportunities for local and international collaboration.

The researchers will be embedded in a vibrant research institute (https://www.csn.fz-juelich.de). Links also exist to the University of Cologne, so that candidates can gain teaching/tutoring experience.

To apply, please send a motivation letter, CV, and university transcripts and certificates to s.van.albada@fz-juelich.de and to our scientific coordinator Dr. Martina Reske (m.reske@fz-juelich.de).

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Prof. Sacha Jennifer van Albada
Institute for Advanced Simulation (IAS-6)
Computational and Systems Neuroscience
Jülich Research Centre
Jülich, Germany
Tel. +49 2461 61-96808
Mobile +49 170 2352748
Fax  +49 2461 61-9460

Computational Neuroanatomy
Institute of Zoology
University of Cologne
Cologne, Germany
Tel. +49-221-470-3829
Fax  +49-221-470-4889