I am seeking to hire one or more postdoctoral scientists to research with me and my Neural Computation laboratory at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia.

The project, funded by a Brain Initiative multi-PI RO1 Grant from the National Institute of Health, will be performed in collaboration with my experimental collaborators Christopher Harvey (Harvard Medical School) and Wei-Chung Lee (Children’s Hospital). The proposed computational research will use data-driven models of recurrent neural networks and information-theoretic methods to analyze functional activity of hundreds of neurons recorded during cognitive tasks, together with anatomical electron-microscopy data collected from the same subjects and brain regions.  The aim of the project is to establish novel and firm relationships between the anatomical structure of a cortical microcircuit and its neural population coding function.

The laboratory offers a wide range of interdisciplinary expertise in computational neuroscience, including both advanced neural analysis techniques and neural network modeling.  The laboratory also offers a thriving, well-funded and ambitious research environment with extensive international collaborations and ample opportunities for advanced training and personal scientific growth.   

 

We seek candidates holding a PhD in a numerate or neuroscientific discipline, with a solid computational background and a keen interest in neuroscience. They must be highly motivated and creative individuals who want to work in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary research environment and be willing to interact with both experimental and theoretical neuroscientists. 

 

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to conduct research at either the IIT in Italy, or at the IIT outstation at Harvard Medical School, in Boston, depending on the nature of the agreed research and on personal preferences.

For representative recent publications from the PI, see:

Runyan C. A., et al (2017) Distinct timescales of population coding across cortex, Nature: 548: 92-96.

 

Panzeri S., et al (2017) Cracking the neural code for sensory perception by combining statistics, intervention and behaviour. Neuron 93: 491-507

 

Safaai, H., et al (2015) Modelling the effect of Locus Coeruleous firing on single trial cortical state dynamics and sensory processing. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 112(41): 12834–12839

 

Further information about my research can be found at my IIT and Google Scholar web pages:

https://www.iit.it/people/stefano-panzeri

https://scholar.google.it/citations?user=C-HCQ9cAAAAJ&hl=en

 

 

Applications (full CV, statement of research interest and name and contact of 2 referees) should be sent by e-mail to stefano.panzeri@iit.it, quoting “Postdoctoral position in Computational Neuroscience” in the subject line. The deadline for applications is January 31th, 2019. Applications will be examined until the position is filled. Interested applicants are advised to contact me by email informally as soon as possible to discuss about the science and the position informally.

 

Thanks!

Stefano Panzeri