Two-year postdoc vacancy at Uni. South Australia, in Computational Neuroscience

Dear colleagues,

The University of South Australia's Institute for Telecommunications Research (ITR) is now seeking applications for an open Postdoctoral Research Fellow position. 

There is a formal application process, which must be completed online at the following address: Research Fellow position .

The closing date is 5th October 2012. See also http://www.unisa.edu.au/About-UniSA/Working-at-UniSA/Vacancies/ regarding employment at UniSA.

The Research Fellow will conduct theoretical research aimed at understanding the neurobiological communication and information storage mechanisms that exist within mammalian brains. The approach will be to combine mathematical modelling with computational simulations. The project is aligned with an Australian Research Council funded Discovery Grant, and is in collaboration with University of British Columbia, Canada.

The position is for two years full time, as follows:

-Salary range: AU$79,145 - AU$93,986 pa 

-Total remuneration range approximately: AU$87K - AU$103K pa; This includes salary, employer super contributions of 9% salary and annual leave loading.

It is essential that applicants possess (or are soon to submit) a doctorate (or equivalent research experience) in the area of computational and theoretical neuroscience, or closely related areas including electronic engineering, mathematical/statistical physics, applied mathematics, biophysics, biomedical engineering and mathematical biology.

The successful application will also be able to demonstrate expert mathematical knowledge in at least one of the following four areas: nonlinear dynamics; information theory; numerical methods; signal processing. 

For the full position description and selection criteria, please see http://workingatunisa.nga.net.au/publicfiles/workingatunisa/jobs/4ECDA9D1-7F17-A77C-B5C5-6DE4BAD453CF/Research Fellow Computational Neuroscience3.pdf

The successful applicant will be a member of ITR’s highly interdisciplinary Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience Laboratory, working with Principle Investigator, Dr Mark McDonnell. The Lab has excellent computational facilities, provides a stimulating interdisciplinary research environment and interacts with many international research collaborators.
For more information about the Lab please see: www.itr.unisa.edu.au/CTNL/ 

Please contact Dr Mark McDonnell for questions about the position. Please contact itrhr@unisa.edu.au for questions about the application form.

Regards

Dr Mark D. McDonnell

Senior Research Fellow

Principal Investigator
Computational and Theoretical Neuroscience Laboratory
http://www.itr.unisa.edu.au/research/ctnl/

Institute for Telecommunications Research
University of South Australia
Building W, Mawson Lakes Campus
Mawson Lakes SA 5095 AUSTRALIA

Phone:  +61 8 8302 3341
Fax:  +61 8 8302 3817

URL: http://people.unisa.edu.au/Mark.McDonnell
Email: mark.mcdonnell@unisa.edu.au