Connectionists: open PhD/postdoc position at the Humboldt-University Berlin

[Laurenz Wiskott]

Please forward this job advertisement to students who might be interested.
Thanks, Laurenz Wiskott.

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	       Open Position for a PhD-Student or Postdoc in
			  Machine Learning at the
		     Institute for Theoretical Biology
			Humboldt University Berlin

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 Institute: 

   Institute for Theoretical Biology
   Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
   Invalidenstraße 43
   D-10115 Berlin, Germany
   http://itb.biologie.hu-berlin.de/

   The Institute for Theoretical Biology is a young and dynamic lab with
   four full professors, four junior research groups, and about 60 students
   and researchers doing interdisciplinary and innovative research in
   different areas of theoretical biology.

 Research group:

   The position is available in the group of Prof. Laurenz Wiskott and
   is funded by the DFG (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft).

 Research topics:

   The goal of this project is to develop an algorithm for nonlinear blind
   source separation based on slow feature analysis and to apply it to
   medical data analysis.  Some published preliminary work can be found at
   http://itb1.biologie.hu-berlin.de/~wiskott/Projects/ISFA.html.

 Teaching:

   There will be some duties as a teaching assistant, e.g. for the basic
   mathematics courses.

 Time:

   The position is available immediately.  The appointment will be for
   2(+1) years.

 Requirements:

   Candidates should have an education in physics, mathematics, computer
   science, electrical engineering or any related field.  Required are
   strong mathematical and programming skills as well as the ability to
   communicate and work well in a team.

 Salary:

   Salary will be BAT IIa-O (part time for a PhD student) and will depend
   on age and family status.  BAT is the regular salary scale for public
   employees in Germany.

 Inquiries:

   Informal inquiries can be addressed to Prof. Laurenz Wiskott
   <l.wiskott at biologie.hu-berlin.de>.

 Application:

   Complete applications should be sent to Prof. Laurenz Wiskott at the
   address given above. Please send only copies and not original documents,
   since the applications will not be sent back.  You can also send
   applications via email, but please make sure they are complete and in a
   convenient format.

   Handicapped applicants with corresponding qualifications will be
   considered preferentially.  To increase the proportion of female
   scientists, applications of qualified females are especially welcome.

 Deadline:

   None.  Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, as
   will be indicated on the web-page of this job advertisement; see below.

 WWW:

   The following web page contains additional information:
   http://itb.biologie.hu-berlin.de/~wiskott/2007-01-16-DFG-BSS-ITB-WWW.html.