<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:13px">Dr. Andrew Pruszynski (<a href="http://www.pruszynskilab.com/" target="_blank">www.pruszynskilab.com</a>) and Dr. Jörn Diedrichsen (<a href="http://www.diedrichsenlab.org/" target="_blank">www.diedrichsenlab.org</a>) are looking to hire a postdoctoral fellow/associate in sensorimotor neuroscience.</div><div style="font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px">The incumbent will help develop and lead a project involving a mix of non-human primate neurophysiology and computational neuroscience, including (1) large-scale neural recordings in sensorimotor cortex during complex reaching and grasping actions and (2) biologically-realistic neural networks (done in collaboration with Dr. Timothy Lillicrap, Google Deepmind). The incumbent must have a PhD in Neuroscience (or related area) and a strong track record with single-cell electrophysiology in primates as witnessed by excellent peer-reviewed publications; a strong computational background, particularly experience with machine learning, is also desired.</div><div style="font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px">Our labs are located at the Brain and Mind Institute (w <a href="http://ww.uwo.ca/bmi" target="_blank">ww.uwo.ca/bmi</a>) and the Robarts Research Institute (<a href="http://www.robarts.ca/" target="_blank">www.robarts.ca</a>) , both at Western University in London, Canada. Systems and cognitive neuroscience is a key area of research strength at Western University, with more than 30 Principal Investigators and 200 trainees. Further details about working as a postdoctoral fellow/associate at Western University and about living in London, Canada can be found here: <a href="http://www.grad.uwo.ca/postdoctoral_scholars/prospective/index.html" target="_blank">www.grad.uwo.ca/postdoctoral_scholars/prospective/index.html</a>.</div><div style="font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px">Annual salary depends on level of experience but will be no less than $45,000 per year. Funding is available for up to 5 years. Start date is negotiable but ideally would be no later than January 2017. Reimbursement for moving expenses will be available.</div><div style="font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px">Applications marked with reference number AP-CIHR-PDF-2016 should be submitted electronically as a single PDF file to <a href="mailto:andrew.pruszynski@uwo.ca" target="_blank">andrew.pruszynski@uwo.ca</a>. The application deadline is September 15th, 2016. Please include all the following components:</div><div style="font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px">1. A personal statement describing research interests, experience, and goals (<2 pages)</div><div style="font-size:13px">2. A complete curriculum vitae</div><div style="font-size:13px">3. Names and contact information of three references</div><div style="font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-size:13px"><br></div><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>--</div><div><div><font color="#000000">Andrew Pruszynski, PhD<br></font></div><div><font color="#000000">Canada Research Chair in Sensorimotor Neuroscience</font></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Assistant Professor, Physiology and Pharmacology, Psychology</span></div><div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University</span><br></div></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">t. 519.663.5777 x24384</span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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