Open Positions announcement

[Giacomo Indiveri]

Sorry for cross-postings....

Dear Collegues,
please forward this announcement to your students and collegues.

Best regards,

     giacomo

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Open positions

The Institute of NeuroInformatics invites applications for the
following positions in the field of Neuromorphic Engineering: PhD
Student Research Assistant (Postdoc or Engineer/Physicist)

The preferred starting date is October 1, 2002, but later starting
dates can be considered.

The researchers will be involved in a multi-disciplinary project,
funded by the European Community (EU Open FET IST-2001-38099):
Attend-to-learn and learn-to-attend with neuromorphic VLSI (ALAVLSI).
Note that this project is separate from the CAVIAR project,
which is also currently advertising open positions at the Institute of 
Neuroinformatics.

The ALAVLSI project will develop a general architecture for
memory-guided attention using both software modelling and neuromorphic
VLSI technology. The architecture will be tested on natural visual and
auditory stimuli and its performance compared to human
observers. These stimuli will utilise a restricted feature space that
is small enough to be tractable for VLSI technology yet rich enough
for psychophysical tests of attention and learning in human
observers/listeners.

The task will involve both software modeling of neural networks, and
simulation, layout and testing of analog and asynchronous digital
integrated circuits for the building blocks of the
system. Dissemination of the results at international conferences and
in progress reports will also be part of the assignment.

The work will be conducted at the Institute of NeuroInformatics of the
University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, which is located on the Irchel
campus in Zurich.

The institute provides an interdisciplinary environment that includes
a group of experienced analog VLSI designers.
The research assistant is expected to have some expertise in analog
VLSI design, while for the PhD student this is not a prerequisite.
Both positions are funded for three years.
Applicants should have a strong interest in bio-inspired hardware
engineering and the ability to work independently, but in coordination
with an international team. A good command of English is therefore
required.

For application or further information, please contact:
Giacomo Indiveri,
phone: ++41-1-6353024,
e-mail: giacomo at ini.phys.ethz.ch
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