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Could you please advertise these postdoctoral positions in my lab
through the connectionist mailing list<b>?</b><br>
Thank you very much in advance,<br>
Yiota Poirazi<br>
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<b>Description:</b> We are looking for highly motivated candidates
to fill 1-2 postdoctoral positions in the laboratory of Panayiota
Poirazi at IMBB-FORTH in Crete, Greece.<br>
The positions are funded by the ERC starting grant dEMORY, whose
goal is <span
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characterize the role of dendrites in learning and memory
processes so as to
formulate a unifying theory regarding their contribution in memory
formation
across brain regions and abstraction levels. </span><span
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lang="EN-US">This will be
achieved via the development of computational models at different
abstraction levels in the hippocampus the prefrontal
cortex and the amygdala. By manipulating the biophysical,
anatomical and
plasticity properties of dendrites and tracking the effect on
memory, the
project aims to infer the key rules by which these thin structures
shape mnemonic
processes. These rules will then form the basis for deducing
theoretical
abstractions of trainable neurons with dendrites.<o:p></o:p></span><span
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lang="EN-US"> The project has
been running since 2012 and has already produced a number of
outcomes, which
can be found at the following web sites:<o:p></o:p></span><span
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<a href="http://www.demory.gr">www.demory.gr</a>, <a
href="http://www.dendrites.gr"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.dendrites.gr">www.dendrites.gr</a></a></span><br>
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<b>Qualifications:</b> The ideal candidate should have expertise in
computational neuroscience, preferably but not necessarily in
biophysical modelling, and a deep interest in neural/dendritic
computations, learning and memory.<br>
<br>
<b>To apply: </b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span
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Application deadline: October 20<sup>th</sup>, 2015
(applications will be
continuously screened until the positions are filled).</span></u></b><br>
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The position(s) will be available for 2 years, as of November 1st,
2015.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span
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</span></u></b>Salary: 28,000-36,000 Euro (including benefits),
depending on experience and career stage.<br>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-ansi-language:
EN-US" lang="EN-US">Candidates should send a <b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">resume
and two (2) reference letters</b> to <b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">poirazi[at]imbb.forth.gr</b>.
If possible, recommendations should be sent by the referees. <b
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></span>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span
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<p class="Default" style="text-align:justify"><span
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lang="EN-US">The </span><span
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lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.imbb.forth.gr/people/poirazi/"><span
style="mso-bidi-font-family:
Calibri;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Computational
Biology Laboratory</span></a></span><span
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minor-latin" lang="EN-US"> at IMBB-FORTH performs research that
is at the forefront of
Computational Neuroscience and places special emphasis on
understanding the role of dendrites in information processing
and storage. Outcomes of the lab have significantly influenced
the field of dendritic computations by providing key predictions
that were later verified experimentally. For
her contributions to Neuroscience Dr. Poirazi received several
awards </span><span
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lang="EN-US">including
the EMBO Young Investigator award, two Marie Curie fellowships,
a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC),
membership to the Young Academy of Europe and the Young
Scientist Community of the
World Economic Forum etc. Yiota Poirazi is currently the Chair
of FENS-Kavli Network of
excellence, a prestigious network of 30 outstanding
Neuroscientists whose goal
is to shape the future of Neuroscience in Europe and beyond.</span><span
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Panayiota Poirazi, Ph.D.
Director of Research
Computational Biology Laboratory
Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB)
Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH)
Vassilika Vouton, P.O.Box 1385
GR 711 10 Heraklion, Crete, GREECE
Tel: +30 2810 391139
Fax: +30 2810 391101
Εmail: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:poirazi@imbb.forth.gr">poirazi@imbb.forth.gr</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.dendrites.gr">http://www.dendrites.gr</a>
Chair,
FENS-Kavli Network of Excellence
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.fens.org/Outreach/FENS-Kavli-Network-of-Excellence/">http://www.fens.org/Outreach/FENS-Kavli-Network-of-Excellence/</a>
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