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<span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:134.156px; left:96.6933px">Dear computational neuroscience community,<br>
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<span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:134.156px; left:96.6933px">The</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:134.156px; left:129.013px"></span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:134.156px; left:191.413px">
<a href="https://neurograd.ucsf.edu/people/christoph-kirst-phd-ms-bs" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="https://neurograd.ucsf.edu/people/christoph-kirst-phd-ms-bs">
Kirst lab at UCSF</a> and the </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:134.156px; left:315.573px"><a href="https://bouchardlab.lbl.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" title="https://bouchardlab.lbl.gov/">Bouchard lab at LBNL/UC Berkeley</a></span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:134.156px; left:414.773px">
are looking for a joint </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:152.396px; left:96.6933px">post</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:152.3956250000001px; left:127.09333333333332px">-</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:152.396px; left:132.533px">doctoral
researcher to work at the interface of dynamical systems, statistical </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:170.956px; left:96.6933px">machine learning, and neural time</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:170.95562500000005px; left:361.3333333333333px">-</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:170.956px; left:366.773px">series
data. The goal is to better understand </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:189.196px; left:96.6933px">mechanisms underlying flexible network coordina</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:189.196px; left:444.533px">tion in the brain.
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:189.196px; left:562.293px">This position will focus
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:207.756px; left:96.6933px">on developing and applying methods to analyze neurophysiological signals from diverse
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:225.996px; left:96.6933px">brain areas</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:225.99562500000002px; left:180.8533333333333px">.</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:225.996px; left:193.333px">The
post</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:225.99562500000002px; left:259.57333333333327px">-</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:225.996px; left:265.013px">doc will advance the state of the art in analysis methods to
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</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:262.796px; left:96.6933px">areas.
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modeling approaches will be integrated with emerging unsupervised </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:281.356px; left:96.6933px">learning and s</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:281.356px; left:208.693px">upervised inference procedures.
This position will include a strong </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:299.596px; left:96.6933px">collaboration with both basic and clinical neuroscience labs
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:299.596px; left:521.653px">across
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:299.596px; left:573.813px">UCSF</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:299.596px; left:617.333px">,
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:299.596px; left:626.613px">UC Berkeley</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:299.596px; left:716.533px">,
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:318.156px; left:96.6933px">and LBNL</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:318.1556250000001px; left:168.0533333333333px">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:318.1556250000001px; left:168.0533333333333px"></span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:354.956px; left:96.6933px">The position is located at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:373.196px; left:96.6933px">Lawrence</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:373.196px; left:172.533px">Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), and is part of a broader collaborative
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:391.756px; left:96.6933px">effort between UCSF, LBNL, and UCB. This Bay Area collaboration combines
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:391.756px; left:666.293px">UCSF's
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:409.996px; left:96.6933px">strong clinical and experimental neuroscience experience with
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:409.996px; left:602.933px">in vivo
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:409.996px; left:670.453px">cortical
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:428.556px; left:96.6933px">electrophysiology, U</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:428.556px; left:242.933px">CB's expertise in theoretical neuroscience, statistical learning and
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:446.796px; left:96.6933px">data analysis, and LBNL's supercomputing and applied mathematics together with
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:465.356px; left:96.6933px">electronics and microfabrication.</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:465.356px; left:331.253px">Successful applicants will have access to the full range
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:483.596px; left:96.6933px">of facilities and</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:483.596px; left:207.093px">expertise uniquely allowed by this collaboration.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:483.596px; left:207.093px"></span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:520.396px; left:96.6933px">The position has significant flexibility and the lab is committed to the professional
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:538.956px; left:96.6933px">development of the members, making it valuable preparation for people who are
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:557.196px; left:96.6933px">interested in academic, industrial or e</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:557.196px; left:388.853px">ntrepreneurial careers. The position has no
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:575.756px; left:96.6933px">mandatory teaching or administrative duties, but the successful candidate will take an
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:593.996px; left:96.6933px">active role in mentoring students and further developing the research program. Excellent
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:612.556px; left:96.6933px">(written and oral) communication ski</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:612.556px; left:356.213px">lls in English are required. The start date is flexible
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:630.796px; left:96.6933px">but ideally would be in June of 2020. Compensation will be commensurate with relevant
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:649.356px; left:96.6933px">experience. UCSF has competitive benefits and is an equal opportunity employer. UCSF
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:667.596px; left:96.6933px">is located in the Bay Area, w</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:667.596px; left:342.133px">hich is one of the fastest</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:667.5956250000002px; left:550.7733333333333px">-</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:667.596px; left:556.213px">growing
neurobiology</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:667.5956250000002px; left:715.5733333333333px">-</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:686.156px; left:96.6933px">neurotechnology centers in the United States. The Bay Area offers a wide
range of </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:704.396px; left:96.6933px">opportunities for recreation, culture, and easy access to domestic and international
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<span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:759.756px; left:96.6933px">Applicants should have a</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:759.756px; left:282.613px">Ph.D. (or equivalent degree) in a computational oriented field
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:777.996px; left:96.6933px">(e.g., physics, computer science, electrical engineering, data science, etc.,) and/or a track
</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:796.556px; left:96.6933px">record of advanced data statistical analysis of neural time</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:796.5556250000001px; left:512.3733333333333px">-</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:796.556px; left:517.813px">series
data. Applicants must </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:814.796px; left:96.6933px">be able t</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:814.796px; left:167.413px">o work in a collaborative, multi</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:814.7956250000001px; left:403.8933333333333px">-</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:814.796px; left:409.333px">disciplinary
environment and exhibit good </span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:833.356px; left:96.6933px">communication skills. Experience with scientific programing languages (e.g.</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:833.356px; left:657.333px">,
C/C++,</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:851.596px; left:96.6933px">Python, Matlab) is also required.
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<span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:888.396px; left:524.533px"></span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:906.956px; left:96.6933px">christoph.kirst@ucsf.edu</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:906.956px; left:282.933px"><br>
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<span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:906.956px; left:314.293px">kebouchard@lbl.gov</span></div>
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<span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:906.956px; left:314.293px">Yours sincerely,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family:sans-serif; top:906.956px; left:314.293px">Christoph Kirst and Kristofer Bouchard</span></div>
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