Connectionists: PhD-studentships in Machine Learning at the MPI for Biological Cybernetics

[Bernhard Schölkopf]

Positions for PhD-studentships are available in B. Schölkopf's
Empirical Inference department at the Max Planck Institute in
Tuebingen, Germany (see http://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/bs), in the
following areas:

- application of kernel methods such as SVMs and Gaussian Processes to
  problems in robotics and computer vision (*)
- learning theory and learning algorithms, in particular kernel machines and
methods for dealing with structured data
- machine learning for computer graphics
- machine learning for brain computer interfacing
- modelling and learning from multi-electrode neural recordings

[The position (*) is funded by an EU research training network and is
only available for EU nationals outside of Germany.]

We invite applications of candidates with an outstanding academic
record including a strong mathematical or analytical background.

Max Planck Institutes are publicly funded research labs with an
emphasis on excellence in basic research. Tuebingen is a university
town in southern Germany, see
http://www.tuebingen.de/kultur/english/index.html for some pictures.

Inquiries and applications, including a CV (with complete lists of
marks, copies of transcripts etc.) and a short statement of research
interests (matching some of the above areas) should be sent to
sabrina.nielebock at tuebingen.mpg.de or

  Sabrina Nielebock
  Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics
  Spemannstr. 38
  72076 Tuebingen
  Germany
  Tel. +49 7071 601 551
  Fax  +49 7071 601 552

In addition, please arrange for two letters of reference to be sent
directly to the address above. Applications will be considered
immediately and until the positions are filled.