[Comp-neuro] Postdoctoral Position in Computational Neuroscience - MPI Tuebingen

Postdoctoral Position in Computational Neuroscience 

Applications are sought for a postdoctoral position in computational neuroscience funded by the European FP7 FET Open project with acronym "Si-Code" and full title "Towards new Brain-Machine Interfaces: state-dependent information coding". 

The postdoctoral candidate will be working in the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tuebingen (Germany), under the supervision of N.K. Logothetis and O. Eschenko, and will also be involve in collaborations with the computational laboratory of S. Panzeri, a long term collaborator of the group.

The project aims at understanding the impact of large scale brain dynamics to the responses and information processing properties of individual microcircuits. This aim will require integrating the information at multiple spatial and temporal scales obtained from the computational analysis of parallel neurophysiological recordings with multiple-contact electrodes in several brain areas, of simultaneous electrical stimulation and fMRI, and of neural-event triggered fMRI. 

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in numerate sciences (physics, mathematics, or engineering), with a good knowledge of dynamical systems and of communication theory, a good knowledge of empirical neuroscience and a keen interest in applying her/his numerate background to making major breakthroughs in the understanding of the brain.

The position is available from the beginning of December 2012 up to the end of February 2015. Payment will be in accordance with German public service positions (TVöD Bund E13), including extensive social security plans. The conditions of employment follow the rules of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Sciences and those of the German civil service. 

The Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics seeks to increase the number of female scientists and encourages them to apply. Handicapped persons with comparable qualifications will receive preferential status. 

Interested candidates are encouraged to first approach Stefano Panzeri (stefano.panzeri@gmail.com) attaching a statement of interest and a CV to their email. Formal applications, including a statement of interest, a CV and the name and addresses of two referees, should then be sent to Conchy Moya [conchy.moya@tuebingen.mpg.de] not later than 04.11.2012.  

Further information on the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics can be obtained at www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de.