Post-doctoral positions available at Kyoto University

Integrated Systems Biology Lab at Kyoto University
invites applications for research position in the field of
image analysis, or bioinformatics for neuroscience.

Applicants should have a strong background in one or more of these areas:

-Image processing
-Bioinformatics
-Statistical science
-Machine learning

We look forward to your applications and recommendations.
The full advertisement is available below.

Shin Ishii
Integrated Systems Biology Laboratory, Department of Systems Science,
Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

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We are conducting a new research project which aims to reveal the neural
control of the emotional system by constructing a computational model that
integrates transdisciplinary studies over molecular-cellular-circuit
level with our tenure track and post-doc researchers of various
backgrounds including systems biology, bioinformatics, computational
biology, mathematical engineering, and machine learning. Our laboratory
also has a strong collaboration with other laboratories in Advanced
Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), RIKEN,
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) and NYU, Langone
Medical Center. The successful candidates will work on analysis for
microscopic images of neurons and neural circuits or bioinformatics for
neural proteomic data with our collaborators.

Candidates should have a strong background in one or more of these areas:
-Image processing: image super-resolution, segmentation, object identification
-Bioinformatics: omics analysis, proteomics analysis, pathway analysis
-Statistical learning: large-scale data-driven learning, data mining

= Requirements =
Applicants must:
- have a Ph.D. (or be near completion).
- have strong motivations and ambitions to take part in the research above.

= Employment conditions =
Position: Full-time Researcher / Full-time Research Engineer
The position is open after September 1st 2012 (negotiable)
Tenure: Single year based contract, renewable based on evaluation
Treatment: Based on individual performance
Work Location: Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan

= Number of openings =
One

= Application materials =
Please submit the following five materials to the contact address below,
either in printed or electronic form:
1. CV
2. List of publications
3. Reprints of 1 to 3 major publications
4. Document (one or two pages in A4 or letter size) describing:
- Summary of your previous research
- Interests and proposal for research
5. Recommendation letters from two researchers
* Original documents you submit will not be returned.

= Deadline for application =
August 31 2012 (will remain open if positions are not filled)

= Contact =
Shin Ishii
Integrated Systems Biology Laboratory,
Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University
Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
Email: Shin Ishii <ishii@i.kyoto-u.ac.jp>
http://hawaii.sys.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp/home/index_html


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HONDA Naoki
Kyoto University
n-honda@sys.i.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Lecturers/Senior Lecturers/Readers (open call) Imperial College London - Department of Bioengineering

Lecturers/Senior Lecturers/Readers (open call)

Imperial College London - Department of Bioengineering

Lecturer salary range £43,350 to £48,400 per annum

Senior Lecturer/Reader minimum £53,450 per annum

Due to rapid growth and the strategic importance of the discipline of bioengineering at Imperial College, the Department of Bioengineering wishes to appoint a number of individuals at Lecturer, Senior Lecturer or Reader grade.  This is an open call in which we are looking for outstanding candidates in any field of Bioengineering.  As the department is making multiple appointments for strategic reasons, applications from individuals working in one of the areas listed below are particularly welcomed:

• Bioengineering of cancer detection, diagnosis, pathogenesis and/or treatment
• Mechanobiology/biomechanics
• Molecular imaging
• Neurotechnology

The appointees will be expected to interact effectively with one or more research teams in the Department of Bioengineering (see http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/bioengineering/research.) They will also be expected to interact with groups outside the department across Imperial College and advance the reputation of the department through their work and that of their research staff and students.

Applicants should have an advanced degree (PhD or equivalent) in an appropriate science or engineering discipline.  They should also possess a demonstrable ability to generate and execute independent collaborative research programmes at an internationally-leading level and to attract high levels of research funding.  Experience in teaching at all levels is also required.

For an informal discussion please contact the incoming Head of Department, Professor Anthony Bull: emaila.bull@imperial.ac.uk or telephone 020 7594 5186.

Our preferred method of application is online via our website at the following link:http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/employment (select "Job Search" and enter the job reference no. EN20120189FH).  Please complete and upload the application form as directed.

The closing date for this post is 31 October 2012

Simon R Schultz

Director of Postgraduate Studies (Research)

Royal Society Industry Fellow and Senior Lecturer

Department of Bioengineering

Imperial College London

Phone: +44-207 594 1533

Email: s.schultz@imperial.ac.uk

http://www.schultzlab.org

http://www.imperial.ac.uk/neurotechnology

Member of National Committee, British Neuroscience Association

http://www.bna.org.uk

Postdoc in Computational Neuroscience, the Shouval lab

A Postdoc Position in the Computational/Theoretical Neuroscience
The Shouval lab has an openings for a Postdoc in Theoretical/Computational  Neuroscience. This Postdoc will work on a collaborative project with the lab of Todd Sacktor to uncover the basis for the maintenance of long-term memory.
Learning and memory can last a lifetime, yet the molecular substrates that underlie this memory last for periods of time shorter by several orders of magnitude. This is a fundamental problem in Neuroscience,which was first explored by Francis Crick in 1984, and various solutions have been offered through the years. However, there is no commonly accepted theory, with significant experimental support, which can account for the persistence of memory. Our lab has been studying this question for several years, in collaboration with experimental groups. This Postdoc position is part of this ongoing effort.
The Postdoc hired will be involved in a collaborative project with the lab of Todd Sacktor in SUNY Downstate in NY. This Postdoc is funded by NIH grant: CRCNS: PKMzeta-dependent protein synthesis can account for the maintenance of synaptic plasticity.   The aim of this project is to explain how memories are maintained despite the molecular turnover and diffusion of their substrates. Work on this project will include detailed modeling at the molecular level of the biochemical networks that ensure the stability of memory. To carry out this project, mass action and stochastic models will be simulated as well as bifurcation analysis and analytical approximate solutions of the fixed points and the dynamics. Additionally more abstract aspects ofsuch a process will be examined, including its impact on memory storage andlearning at the cellular and circuit level.

We are seeking a Postdocs with a strong analytical and computational abilities and a background in Computational Neuroscience, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science or Engineering. Applicants with a background in dynamical systems, or chemical engineering are especially welcome. The salary will follow the NIH scale.

The Shouval lab focuses on modeling synaptic plasticity, and its impact on learning memory and cortical dynamics. The lab is located in the department of Neurobiology and Anatomy at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. Houston has an excellent environment for conducting research inComputational Neuroscience (see the Gulf Coast Consortium in Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience,http://gulfcoastconsortia.org/Research/Gulf_Coast_Consortium_for_Theoretical_and_Computational_Neuroscience.aspx).
If you are interested in one of this position please contact me directly by email (harel.shouval@uth.tmc.edu<

mailto:harel.shouval@uth.tmc.edu>), and attach your CV. I will attend the CNS conference in Atlanta from 7/22-7/25, and this will be happy to interview applicants during the conference.

PhD position in computational neuroscience (Goethe University Frankfurt)

Applications are invited for a 3-year PhD position to work with Dr. Peter Jedlicka at Goethe-University Frankfurt in an NSF & BMBF funded US-Germany project aimed at understanding how chloride dynamics affect cerebellar computation. This project is in collaboration with Dr. Fidel Santamaria at The University of Texas at San Antonio and Dr. Thomas Kuner at Heidelberg University. The PhD student will be involved in the generation and implementation of computational models focusing on chloride-dependent changes in cerebellar inhibition. The student will be using computer simulations to reproduce/predict data from electrophysiology experiments on neurons expressing diverse fluorescent molecules that report chloride concentrations. Visits to US for short-term and long-term periods of time to learn techniques and exchange information are part of the activities of this grant. The successful candidate should have a background in physics, mathematics, engineering or computational neuroscience. Experience in scientific programming is highly desirable. The appointment will be starting in November/December 2012.

Please submit a CV and statement of research interests to:

Dr. Peter Jedlicka (jedlicka@em.uni-frankfurt.de)
NeuroScience Center
Clinical Neuroanatomy (Anatomy I)
Theodor-Stern-Kai 7
Goethe-University
60590 Frankfurt
Germany

The project is related to these recent publications:

Jedlicka P, Deller T, Gutkin BS, Backus KH (2011) Activity-dependent intracellular chloride accumulation and diffusion controls GABA(A) receptor-mediated synaptic transmission. Hippocampus 21:885-98.

Santamaria F, Wils S, De Schutter E, Augustine GJ (2011). The diffusional properties of dendrites depend on the density of dendritic spines. Eur. J. Neurosci. 34:561-8.

Coop AD, Cornelis H, and Santamaria F (2010). Dendritic excitability modulates dendritic information processing in a Purkinje cell model. Front. Comput. Neurosci. 4:6. doi:10.3389/fncom.2010.00006.

Santamaria F, Wils S, De Schutter E, Augustine GJ (2006). Anomalous diffusion in Purkinje cell dendrites caused by spines. Neuron 52:635-648.

Dübel J, Haverkamp S, Schleich W, Augustine GJ, Feng G, Kuner T, Euler T (2006). Two-photon imaging reveals somato-dendritic chloride gradient in retinal ON-type bipolar cells expressing the biosensor Clomeleon. Neuron 49, 81-49.

P.S. If you are interested and will be attending FENS 2012 in Barcelona just send me an email or give me a call so that we can meet and talk.


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Peter Jedlicka, MD, PhD
NeuroScience Center
Clinical Neuroanatomy (Anatomy I)
Goethe-University
Theodor-Stern-Kai 7
D-60590 Frankfurt am Main
Phone: ++49 (179) 238 6269
Fax:   ++49 (69) 6301 6425
Email: jedlicka@em.uni-frankfurt.de
http://peterjedlicka.googlepages.com

FMRI Data Analyst Job Announcement

Within the newly established Collaborative Research Center („Sonderforschungsbereich“ SFB 940) „Volition and Cognitive Control“ the Neuroimaging Center at the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Mathematics und Natural Sciences seeks to appoint a

Data Analyst/ Research Scientist, Ph.D. (salary E13 TV-L, 100%)

with a strong background in advanced neuroimaging methods (especially functional connectivity)

The position is initially limited for 4 years.

Tasks: The Collaborative Research Centre (CRC) “Volition and Cognitive Control” (http://tu-dresden.de/die_tu_dresden/fakultaeten/fakultaet_mathematik_und_naturwissenschaften/fachrichtung_psychologie/sfbo) comprises 20 sub-projects and is funded by the German Science Foundation (DFG) for an initial period of four years with a budget of over 10 Mill. €. The overarching aim of the CRC is to combine expertise from experimental psychology, cognitive-affective neuroscience, clinical psychology, and psychiatry to investigate cognitive and neural mechanisms of volitional control as well as volitional dysfunctions in selected mental disorders. As a central component of SFB 940 a „Core Imaging Facility” (CIF) will be established which serves to support and inspire fMRI-based projects within the SFB 940. As part of the CIF team, we seek to appoint a specialist for the analysis of large-scale functional brain networks. This position is expected to be involved in a wide range of co-operations related to both implementing established functional connectivity methods as well as developing novel analytic methods. The Department of Psychology houses a neuroimaging center with a 3T Siemens Trio scanner exclusively dedicated to research. Besides an engagement in research projects we also expect the candidate to take an active role in training Ph.D. students on fMRI methods. Language for daily research communication will be English.

Profile: We seek to appoint a person with a strong background in computational neuroscience with profound mathematical knowledge who is highly experienced and skilled in the multivariate analysis of large-scale functional brain connectivity with in-depth expertise ideally in more than one analytical technique applied to fMRI data (DCM, ICA, SEM, GA, etc.).

For further information please contact the project leader Dr. Hannes Ruge (phone: +49-351-463-33824, email: ruge@psychologie.tu-dresden.de

) or for general information regarding SFB 940 the SFB spokesman Prof. Dr. Thomas Goschke (phone 0351-46334695; email: goschke@psychologie.tu-dresden.de). Applications from women are especially welcomed, same holds for persons with disabilities. Please provide your application, including CV, summary of previous research activities, and two letters of recommendation until July, 31st 2012 via email (ruge@psychologie.tu-dresden.de) or via mail to: TU Dresden, Fakultät Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften, Fachrichtung Psychologie, Professur für Allgemeine Psychologie, Herrn Dr. Ruge, 01062 Dresden.

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Dr. Hannes Ruge
Technische Universität Dresden
Institut für Allgemeine Psychologie, Biopsychologie und Methoden der Psychologie
Professur für Allgemeine Psychologie
01062 Dresden
Germany
Tel.: +49 (0) 351 4633 3824
Fax:  +49 (0) 351 4633 3522
homepage: psychologie.tu-dresden.de/ruge

RESEARCH SENIOR, FACULTY and POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS at Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language

Hello all,

Sorry for the multiple posting.
Please let me draw your attention for the following call for several positions at the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language.


RESEARCH SENIOR FACULTY, RESEARCH FACULTY, POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS at the BCBL- Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) www.bcbl.eu

The Basque Center on Cognition Brain and Language (San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain) offers postdoctoral positions in several areas: language acquisition, production, multilingualism, neurodegeneration of language, language and learning disorders, neurocognition of language and advanced methods for cognitive neuroscience.

The Center promotes a rich research environment without teaching obligations. It provides access to the most advanced behavioral and neuroimaging techniques, including 3 Tesla Siemens Trio MR scanner, a whole-head MEG system, four ERP labs, a NIRS lab, a baby lab including an eyetracker, two eyetracking labs, and several well-equipped behavioral labs.  There are excellent technical support staff and research personnel (PhD and postdoctoral students).

The RESEARCH SENIOR FACULTY POSITIONS are permanent appointments.
The RESEARCH FACULTY POSITIONS have a term of appointment between 3 and 5 years with the possibility of a tenure track.
The POSTDOCTORAL POSITIONS have a term of appointment of 2 years with a possible renewal.

We are looking for cognitive neuroscientists or experimental psychologists with a background in psycholinguistics and/or neighboring cognitive neuroscience areas; and MR physicists and/or engineers with expertise in functional MRI, DTI, structural MRI or multimodal imaging (EEG/MEG). Candidates should have a strong publication track record.

Individuals interested in undertaking research in the fields described in www.bcbl.eu (research) should apply through the BCBL web page http://www.bcbl.eu/jobs

Deadline September 30th


For information about the positions, please contact Manuel Carreiras
(info@bcbl.eu).


Cesar Caballero
MRI physicist / sequence developer
www.bcbl.eu

JOB OFFER –SUMMER IN ROME

The Department of Radiology at IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, in Rome, Italy, has one open position for Early Stage Researcher (ESR) and one open position for Experienced Researcher (ER) in the EU Initial Training Network (ITN) Software for the Use of Multi-Modality Images in External Radiotherapy (SUMMER).


SUMMER unifies experts from radiotherapy, radiology, human computer interaction, image registration, segmentation and medical visualization from five European countries with the goal to train a multi-disciplinary team of ten young experts for the development of future radiotherapy applications. Summer schools, workshops and research stays at the other participating institutions will ensure a high level of knowledge transfer and collaborative research.

Fondazione Santa Lucia is a Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Health Care (IRCCS) in Rome, Italy, which carries out intensive research work in the fields of neuro-motor rehabilitation and, more generally, of neuroscience. The Department of Radiology studies structural and functional brain maturation in humans throughout life, in health and diseases with the aim of overcoming the segmented approach which is typical of conventional specialization training and scientific programs in order to transfer scientific research to the clinical activity. The Department of Radiology at FSL develops and implements MRI brain scan protocols and processing pipelines. Scans are being acquired for this purpose on the 1.5T and 3T scanners. Processing pipelines exist for volume quantification, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, brain iron-imaging, resting-state fMRI, BOLD fMRI, phase imaging.

Fondazione Santa Lucia is responsible for the fMRI part of the project with strong focus on the development of automatic algorithms to contour target volume using fMRI imaging. by the systematic assessment, exploration and visualization of images that will be used as basis for highly reliable visualizations and delineations of the radiation target volumes.

We are looking for two highly motivated young scientists preferably from European Countries interested in medical visualization and in the development of fMRI techniques development, implementation and analysis. Starting Dates for the position ESR is 1. January 2012 or later, position ER 2 starts 1. June 2013 or later. Duration ESR position is 36 month, and for ER position 18 month.
ESR Applicants should have a MSc in physics, biology, biomedical engineering, psychology, or equivalent, and should fulfil the requirements to register to a PhD.
They will be trained in pulse sequence programming and optimization for fMRI acquisition.

ER Applicants should have a PhD in physics, biomedical engineering or medical image computing (or equivalent research experience), plus knowledge of MRI physics and experience in high-level programming; a background in pulse sequence programming is desirable.

Applicants should have
§ Good programming skills in C++ and GPU programming
§  Basic knowledge in medical visualization and human computer interaction
§ Good knowledge of English in speaking and writing (English is working language of the ITN);
§ Tenacity in problem solving and willingness to learn

The applicants must not have a history of employment in Italy for the past three years.

We aim at increasing the percentage of female researchers at Fondazione Santa Lucia and especially encourage qualified women to apply.

Your application should include:
• Curriculum vitae
• Publication list, including talks, master thesis, projects that are online available, etc.
• A short personal statement, why you in fact apply for this position
• Names of references

If you are interested in the position, please contact or directly apply via email to Umberto Sabatini (u.sabatini@hsantalucia.it). Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
 See http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/mariecurieactions/itn_en.html for more information on Initial Training Networks.