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Applications are invited for a: <br>
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PhD fellowship at Aix-Marseille University (AMU, southern France)<br>
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under the mentoring of Dr. Demian Battaglia (Institute for Systems Neuroscience - INS).</div>
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This three-years fellowship is funded by the ANR grant (Agence National de la Recherche) “ERMUNDY (Exact Reduction of Multiscale Neural Dynamics)”.</div>
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In the context of this project we will develop computational multi-scale models of cortical oscillatory dynamics (multiple frequencies, cross-frequency coupling…) and of its control via stimulation.</div>
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The used models (from the regional to the whole-brain level) will be constrained by realistic information on the phase response properties of actual neural populations, which will be inferred from both extra-cranial (TMS) and intra-cranial (sEEG) stimulation
data, acquired in house at AMU.</div>
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Interactions with other researchers will take place as well, including experimentalists located in AMU, and theorists at Cergy-Pontoise University (Alessandro Torcini) and Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris (Boris Gutkin).</div>
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The PhD fellow will participate to both experimental data analysis (extraction of Phase Response Curves, functional connectivity analyses…) and model design and simulation.</div>
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The successful candidate will integrate the Theoretical Neuroscience Group at the Institute for Systems Neuroscience (INS), located on the same campus of the Timone University hospital (AP-HM). The integrative and clinical neuroscience community in Marseille is
among the most lively in Europe and Marseille is a vibrating city, with wonderful natural surroundings and home to the largest French-speaking university in the world, with an emphasis on interdisciplinary studies.</div>
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Salary (~1.4k euros net, after all taxes and full social security coverage) is defined according to French national guidelines and cannot be negotiated.<br>
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Interested candidates should send a cv, a brief description of qualifications and research interests and the name of one or two reference contacts to:<br>
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Demian Battaglia demian.battaglia@univ-amu.fr<br>
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Feel free to inquire for further information.<br>
Applications from under-represented categories in STEM sciences are welcome and supported.</div>
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