[Comp-neuro] Postdoctoral position – Learning and forgetting in the fruit fly

A postdoctoral position is available in the Computational Neuroscience lab of Walter Senn (University of Bern, Switzerland).

The position is part of a joint project with the Drosophila Neurogenetics lab of Simon Sprecher (University of Fribourg, Switzerland).  

The project investigates neuronal mechanisms of learning and forgetting in the fruit fly on different time scales. It combines a theoretical approach to the phenomenon of active forgetting with behavioral and neurogenetic experiments. The theory of reinforcement learning with spiking neurons shall be extended to cope with a dynamically changing environment, and a mechanistic network model shall be developed to explain behavioral data.   

The position provides a highly competitive salary for a duration of 3 years, extendable, with Bern as the capital of Switzerland being a beautiful and interesting place to live. Starting date flexible, if possible early 2013.

Ideal candidates have a PhD in computational neuroscience with a strong background in theory (machine learning, reinforcement learning, neuronal / Bayesian modeling).

Please email CV with scientific record, a statement of research interests (maximally 1 page) and 2 reference letters to Walter Senn (http://www.physio.unibe.ch/~senn/group/). Reviewing of the applications starts on January 7, 2013.