Connectionists: post-doc position at Fraunhofer Institute FIRST Berlin

[Florin Popescu]

The Fraunhofer-Institute FIRST in Berlin is searching for a Postdoc 
as Research Associate (m/f)

A three-year fellowship is available for a researcher with 4-10 years 
research experience starting January 2005. The EC-funded BRAIN2ROBOT 
project will adapt the brain computer interface technology developed 
at the Berlin Brain Computer Interface (BBCI) Laboratory at 
Fraunhofer-FIRST-IDA 
(<http://ida.first.fraunhofer.de/>http://ida.first.fraunhofer.de, 
www.bbci.de) to restore reaching function in quadriplegic patients. 
The Marie Curie Excellence Team consists of 4 researchers, but work 
will be done in close collaboration with other IDA group members.

The main focus of this fellowship would be to adapt and possibly 
improve the BBCI interface to the control of a robot, while producing 
innovative and tangible research. The candidate will be expected to 
have a strong computer science background, with competence in time 
series analysis, pattern recognition, machine learning, dynamical 
systems and complexity. Strong programming skills and theoretical 
skills grounded in mathematics are a must. A strong plus would be 
direct experience with electrophysiological signal analysis and 
neurophysiology.

The working language of the laboratory is English. The yearly salary 
is ca. 3850Euro/month (before taxes and social security). Preference 
will be given to nationals of EU member states (other than Germany) 
and nationals of EU associated states. International candidates will 
also receive mobility and travel allowances of up to approx. 9300 
Euro per annum depending on current residency and family status.

Please send your CV, cover letter and a sample of published work to
(in your letter or email, refer to job number FIRST-113-05-003):

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Zentrale-Hauptabteilung Personal
Frau Rabel
Kekulstr. 7, 12489 Berlin

To apply via email contact:

Florin Popescu, Ph.D.
Email: florin.popescu at first.fraunhofer.de

Speculative submissions will not be considered.