Connectionists: Postdoctoral position available in the Theoretical Neuroscience Group, Institute of System Neuroscience (INS), Marseille, FRANCE

[Viktor Jirsa]

Dear colleagues,

Please find they following position announcement below. 

Best, Viktor



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Postdoctoral position available in the Theoretical Neuroscience Group, Institute of System Neuroscience (INS), Marseille, FRANCE

Summary

The Theoretical Neuroscience Group (Head: Viktor Jirsa) is seeking to fill a post-doctoral position in the context of the project EPINOV to work on statistical & dynamical modeling of seizure propagation using personalized brain modeling and neuroinformatics approaches on a cohort of hundreds of epilepsy patients. EPINOV is one of 10 large-scale projects in the French scientific excellence program « Investissements d’Avenir » financed by the National Research Agency (ANR). The aim of the EPINOV project is to significantly improve presurgical interpretation, guide surgical strategies and translate computational tools into clinical routine of personalized medicine. We use individual MRI scans to reconstruct brain anatomy and connectivity, which are combined with a neural mass model and fit using the Bayesian modeling software Stan to individuals' intracranial electrophysiology data (stereotactic EEG), validated by clinical data from other modalities, such as MEG, fMRI, and semiology.

Responsibilities

• Scale up statistical models "vertically" to handle more data and higher resolution anatomy, using model comparison techniques to evaluate the advantage of different model structures

• Scale out models "horizontally", performing coherent, reliable inference across a large cohort of patients using dedicated, on-site HPC resources

• Develop routines to evaluate and visualize inference results, making them amenable to clinical interpretation

• Integrate developed code into existing code bases and pipelines

Qualification 

• Highly motivated to work on an interdisciplinary project and collaborate with the various members of the consortium. 

• PhD degree in computational neuroscience, mathematical or statistical modeling, machine learning or equivalent level of knowledge. 

• Significant, demonstrable experience in data fitting (Bayesian modeling, Dynamical Causal Modeling (DCM), Monte Carlo, etc) will be highly appreciated. 

• Experience with working in a Linux/HPC environment

• Programming in a numerically oriented language (R, Python, MATLAB) 

• Familiarity with Git, unit testing, Docker/VMs is a plus

The Theoretical Neuroscience group 

We are a multi-national team interested in understanding the mechanisms underlying the spatiotemporal organization of large-scale brain networks. Our work comprises mathematical and computational modeling of large-scale network dynamics and human brain imaging data, the development of neuroinformatics tools for studying large-scale brain networks applied to concrete functions, dysfunctions (epilepsy, dementia) and aging.

Terms of salary and employment 

A 12-month renewable contract will be established. Salary will depend on the diploma and experience. Operating language in the laboratory is English. Applications including a cover letter, curriculum vitae and the names of two referees should be sent by September 30th 2017 to: Dr. Irene Yujnovsky at irene.yujnovsky at univ-amu.fr 

More information about the INS and the Theoretical Neurosciences Group can be found at: http://ins.univ-amu.fr <http://ins.univ-amu.fr/>—


Viktor Jirsa

Directeur, Institut de Neurosciences des Systèmes 
Co-Directeur de la Fédération  Hospitalo-Universitaire(FHU) « EPINEXT »
‘Epilepsies et troubles de l’Excitabilité Neuronale »

UMR INSERM 1106
Aix-Marseille Université
Faculté de Médecine, 27, Boulevard Jean Moulin
13005 Marseille, France
tel  :  ++33(0)491324223
http://ins.univ-amu.fr/

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