Faculty Position at the University of Southern California

COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF LANGUAGE BEHAVIOR FROM COGNITIVE / NEURAL PERSPECTIVES

The University of Southern California, Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, in Los Angeles, California, invites applications for a position as Assistant or Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychology and/or Linguistics to start Fall 2013. We seek candidates engaged in novel research in the computational modeling of language behavior. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, the modeling of language acquisition, comprehension, development, evolution, processing, production and variation. The research may be from neural or cognitive perspectives and with a strong link to empirical investigations. For an appointment at the level of Assistant Professor (tenure track), the appointment will be made in either the Department of Linguistics or the Department of Psychology. For an appointment at the level of Associate Professor (with tenure), a joint appointment between the two Departments is possible.

USC offers many opportunities for collaboration across these and other units of the university. Resources include the Dana and David Dornsife Cognitive Neuroscience Imaging Center, the Brain and Creativity Institute, the High-Performance Computing and Communications supercomputing cluster, and a broad interdisciplinary Neuroscience community, including a program in Hearing and Communication Neuroscience, composed of more than 70 faculty members in the basic, engineering, and clinical sciences. USC strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity in employment. Women and men, and members of all racial and ethnic groups are encouraged to apply.

All applicants should have a Ph.D. at the time of appointment and should provide a CV, a research statement, a teaching statement, representative scholarly papers, and three letters of reference via email to Mr. Stephen Stephenson at psyling@dornsife.usc.edu. Screening of applicants will begin October 15, 2012. In order to be considered for this position, applicants are also required to submit an electronic USC application; follow this job link or paste in a browser: https://jobs.usc.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=66228 .

PARMENIDES FELLOWSHIPS IN THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

PARMENIDES FELLOWSHIPS IN THEORETICAL BIOLOGY - CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Two thematic Parmenides fellowships are open in the Parmenides Center for
the Conceptual Foundations of Science (Münich, Germany) under the
supervision of Prof. Eörs Szathmáry.

Successful candidates will carry out their own research agenda in the
fields described below. The positions are for a minimum of 1 year to a
maximum of 3 years. Successful applicants will receive a stipend of 2500
EUR per month (net).The proposed projects can start as soon as a suitable
candidate is identified, but not later than the 15th October, 2012.

Origin of life: Theory of the emergence and development of the RNA world.
The major evolutionary transitions, of which at least the first 3 is bound
to this period in the evolution of life on Earth, should be in the focus of
the proposed research project.

Replicator evolution in the brain: Population biology of replicators as
proposed in Darwinian neurodynamics, with special emphasis on the
application to Fluid Construction Grammar.

We seek applicants with an interest in theoretical evolutionary biology
and experience in using a range of computational, bioinformatic and
mathematical techniques to answer evolutionary questions. Furthermore,
candidates should have a few years of postdoctoral experience, a track
record in publishing in international scholarly journals and fluency
in English.

Candidates interested in either of the positions should submit an
application consisting of a CV with full list of publications, a motivation
letter (1 page) and a detailed workplan (max 5 pages).
The deadline for applications is 14th, September, 2012. Applications should
be sent by email to Eörs Szathmáry, szathmary.eors@gmail.com.

szathmary.eors@gmail.com

Postdoc position in Math Neuroscience

Computational/Mathematical Neuroscience Postdoc

Bard Ermentrout (http://www.pitt.edu/~phase) in the Mathematics Department
at the University of Pittsburgh is seeking applicants for a three-year
postdoctoral research position. The project is concerned with (1) the
interactions between correlated inputs and spatio-temporal patterns ; (2)
the origin and analysis of spatio-temporal patterns in mean-field and
spiking models of neurons; (3) relationship between population
oscillations and their mean-field approximations.  The ability to do
simulations and some perturbation analysis is desirable and knowledge of
XPPAUT or Matlab is also a plus.  The salary is competitive and there are
full benefits.

Please contact Bard Ermentrout at bard@pitt.edu

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

two postdoc positions available

Hi everyone,

We have two postdoc positions available in our laboratory at the
UNIC, related to theoretical and experimental study of magnetic
fields generated by neurons.  This is supported by a European
project called "Magnetrodes" and which consists of conceiving,
testing and modeling new microdevices (magnetrodes) to record
magnetic fields directly from neural tissue, and in some cases in
close proximity to neurons.  The device will be fabricated by a
laboratory in Saclay (Myriam Pannetier) and in Lisbon (Susana
Cardoso), and will be tested at the UNIC in vitro (cortical slices;
Thierry Bal) using patch-clamp experiments.  At the UNIC, we will
also model the results of the experiments (Alain Destexhe) to
obtain a characterization of the magnetic "generator" by neurons.
We will also study possible extensions to modeling the
magneto-encephalogram (MEG) signals.  Other partners of the project
are Pascal Fries (Frankfurt; in vivo testing) and Lauri Parkkonen
(Aalto, MEG).

We are looking for two postdocs (2 year contracts with possible
extension), one will be primarily involved in patch-clamp
experiments, and the other one will be involved in the modeling of
neuronal electromagnetic fields.  These two postdocs will interact
closely, and we will encourage candidates willing to participate to
both experiments and modeling.  One candidate should ideally be
physicist with strong background in electromagnetism theory, and
the other candidate should ideally be trained in electrophysiogy.

The Unité de Neuroscience, Information et Complexité (UNIC) is a
CNRS research unit (UPR 3293, Dir. Y. Frégnac) comprising 6
different laboratories, mixing experimental and theoretical
neuroscience.  The UNIC is part of the Alfred Fessard Neurobiology
Institute (INAF; Dir. P. Vernier), located in the CNRS campus of
Gif sur Yvette.  The CNRS Campus comprises about 2000 researchers
focusing on neuroscience, molecular biology, genetics and plant
biology, and is affiliated with several universities and
engineering schools in the Paris Region (Ecole Polytechnique,
Sup-Elec, Pierre & Marie Curie University Paris, University of
Orsay, Ecole Normale Superieure Paris).

Please contact

  Alain Destexhe  (destexhe at unic.cnrs-gif.fr)
  or
  Thierry Bal     (bal at unic.cnrs-gif.fr)

  Unité de Neuroscience, Information et Complexité (UNIC),
  UPR 3293, CNRS,
  1 Avenue de la Terrasse (BAT 33),
  91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France

  Tel: 33-1-69-82-34-35
  Fax: 33-1-69-82-34-27
  URL: http://cns.iaf.cnrs-gif.fr

Postdoctoral position at University of Manchester, Faculty of Life Sciences

A 4 year postdoctoral researcher position is available now in the lab
of Dr Mark Humphries in the Faculty of Life Science, University of
Manchester

The researcher will join a newly established lab group that tackles
the challenging problems of how to make sense of the deluge of
circuit-wide neural activity data, from cortical cell assemblies to
invertebrate central pattern generators. They will develop
cutting-edge analysis and data-mining techniques for multi-neuron
recording and apply those techniques to analyse and interpret
experimental data from collaborators across Europe and the USA. [For
background on the methodology see: Humphries (2011) Spike-train
communities: finding groups of similar spike-trains. J Neurosci, 31,
2321-2336]

The ideal candidate will hold a PhD in a related discipline (e.g.
mathematics, physics, engineering, computer science, or computational
neuroscience), have good programming skills and experience in either
neurophysiological data analysis or network theory.

For more details and to apply please visit:
https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/DisplayJob.aspx?pageno=0&htmlpage=JobDisplay&Jobid=19642&txtKeywords=neuro&chkCategory=962&lstRegion=&chkSalary=&chksubject=&optMatch=Any&clientid=73&AttachedSAF=0

Informal enquiries: m.d.humphries@sheffield.ac.uk

The closing date is September 28th 2012, 16:00 (UK time)

Postdoctoral position at University of Manchester, Faculty of Life Sciences

A 4 year postdoctoral researcher position is available now in the lab
of Dr Mark Humphries in the Faculty of Life Science, University of
Manchester

The researcher will join a newly established lab group that tackles
the challenging problems of how to make sense of the deluge of
circuit-wide neural activity data, from cortical cell assemblies to
invertebrate central pattern generators. They will develop
cutting-edge analysis and data-mining techniques for multi-neuron
recording and apply those techniques to analyse and interpret
experimental data from collaborators across Europe and the USA. [For
background on the methodology see: Humphries (2011) Spike-train
communities: finding groups of similar spike-trains. J Neurosci, 31,
2321-2336]

The ideal candidate will hold a PhD in a related discipline (e.g.
mathematics, physics, engineering, computer science, or computational
neuroscience), have good programming skills and experience in either
neurophysiological data analysis or network theory.

For more details and to apply please visit:
https://www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/DisplayJob.aspx?pageno=0&htmlpage=JobDisplay&Jobid=19642&txtKeywords=neuro&chkCategory=962&lstRegion=&chkSalary=&chksubject=&optMatch=Any&clientid=73&AttachedSAF=0

Informal enquiries: m.d.humphries@sheffield.ac.uk

The closing date is September 28th 2012, 16:00 (UK time)