Please excuse multiple postings Application *deadline: September 29, 2022* *2 PhD positions* funded by the Groningen Cognitive Systems and Materials Center *(1) Push-Pull Inhibition in Deep Learning* *(2)* *Statistical Physics of Learning* *in Layered Networks* *Two fully funded PhD positions (4 years)* are available at the University of Groningen within the project "Robust Learning of Sparse Representations in Neural Networks". The official job announcement including more details and contact information is now available at https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=00347-02... All applications should be submitted through this website before September 30, 2022. One PhD *(PP1)* will address the study of *"push-pull inhibition" in deep* *learning*, supervised by Dr. George Azzopardi (www.cs.rug.nl/~george). Candidates should have a strong background in brain inspired computing and deep learning. The second position *(PP2)* will be devoted to the *statistical physics* *based analysis* of model situations. Candidates for PP2 should have a strong background in (theoretical) physics, ideally with experience in the statistical physics based theory of neural networks and learning. Both positions will be *fully funded (4 years) *by the Groningen Cognitive Systems and Materials Center https://www.rug.nl/research/fse/cognitive-systems-and-materials/?lang=en -- --------------------------------------------------- Prof. Dr. Michael Biehl Bernoulli Institute for Mathematics, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence P.O. Box 407, 9700 AK Groningen The Netherlands https://www.cs.rug.nl/~biehl m.biehl@rug.nl