Connectionists: Postdoctoral position in Computational Neuroscience at the Italian Institute of Technology to study origin and function of slow cortical oscillations

[Stefano Panzeri]

*Postdoctoral position in Computational Neuroscience at the Italian
Institute of Technology to study origin and function of slow cortical
oscillations*



We are soliciting applications a new postdoctoral position in computational
neuroscience in the newly established and highly interdisciplinary Neural
Coding Laboratory at the IIT. This laboratory, jointly supervised by
Stefano Panzeri and Tommaso Fellin, aims at combining experiments and
mathematics to crack the neural code.





The successful candidate will develop and use tools for the analysis of
joint recordings of field potentials and single-neuron activity from
genetically identified cell types in the cortex to understand the causal
contribution of specific cellular subpopulations to the generation of slow
oscillations. The project will also require the development of
computational models that may explain the contribution of specific cell
types to slow oscillations. The laboratory offers a range of strongly
interdisciplinary and highly complementary expertise including
computational neuroscience, electrophysiology and optogenetics. The
successful candidate will have the opportunity to analyze experimental data
and to suggest causal manipulations based on the predictions that arise
from the theoretical work.





The applicants should have a strong background in numerate sciences, be
highly independent and have a strong propensity for interdisciplinary
research. Experience in or understanding of experimental neuroscience is
desirable, but not necessary. Candidates must hold a PhD in computational
neuroscience, (bio)-physics, (bio)-engineering or a related discipline and
be highly motivated and creative individuals who want to work in a dynamic,
multi-disciplinary research environment and who are willing to interact
with both experimental and theoretical neuroscientists.





For reference to recent work of the PIs please see

Zuo et al. Cur. Biol. 2015;

Panzeri et al. Trends Cogn. Neurosci. 2015;

Bovetti and Fellin, J. Neurosci. Methods 2015;

Einevoll et al. Nat. Rev. Neurosci. 2013;

Beltramo et al., Nat. Neurosci. 2013.



Applications (full CV, two recommendation letters and statement of research
interest) should be sent by email to Dr. Stefano Panzeri (
stefano.panzeri at iit.it
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and Dr. Tommaso Fellin (tommaso.fellin at iit.it
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