Connectionists: submission

[Mike Denham]

Centre for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience, University of Plymouth, UK
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (salary range £23,643 - £26,671 (GB Pounds) per annum)

Applications are invited for a post of Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Centre for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Plymouth, UK. 
 
Applicants must have a PhD in the area of neuroscience and possess a good knowledge and understanding of the mathematical methods and computational tools for modelling cortical neural networks at a biologically realistic level. The work of the Research Fellow will be specifically concerned with the development and investigation of a model of the laminar microcircuitry of the primary visual cortex, making use of distributed processing tools on an 80-processor Linux cluster simulation facility. The project will draw on neurobiological experimental and modelling results from several of the major neuroscience research labs in Europe who are collaborators in this research programme, and there will be opportunities for travel to and close interactions with these labs.

The Centre for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience is one of the main UK labs specialising in theoretical and modelling approaches to understanding brain function (visit www.plymneuro.org.uk). It has research groups in vision, audition, sensorimotor control, mathematical neuroscience, biophysics of temporal brain dynamics, and neural computation. It is actively collaborating with several UK, US and European labs and participates in a number of major UK research council and EU funded research projects.

The research fellow post is available immediately and an appointment will be made as soon as possible. The appointment will be initially for a fixed term of three years, and will be subject to a probationary period of six months.

Informal enquiries, ideally including a CV/resumé, should be made in the first instance by email to the Head of the Centre for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience, Professor Mike Denham: mdenham at plymouth.ac.uk.