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<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US">A postdoctoral position in computational neuroscience is available
at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Italy to work with Stefano Panzeri <span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">(</span><a href="https://www.iit.it/people/stefano-panzeri" style="color:blue">https://www.iit.it/people/stefano-panzeri</a><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">). </span>The successful candidate will conduct research in
the laboratory of Neural Computation of Prof. Panzeri and in collaboration with
Prof. Christopher Harvey at Harvard Medical School. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(26,26,26)">We investigate, by developing and using advanced data analysis
methods and neural network models, how circuits of neurons in the brain encode
information and use it to produce appropriate behaviors. The Neural Computation
laboratory offers a wide range of interdisciplinary expertise in computational
neuroscience, including both advanced neural analysis techniques and neural
network modeling.  The laboratory also offers a thriving, ambitious
research environment which is well funded (including several grants from the
NIH Brain Initiative). This gives successful candidates ample opportunities for
advanced training and personal scientific growth.    </span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(26,26,26)">We seek candidates holding a PhD in a numerate or
neuroscientific discipline, with a solid computational background and a keen
interest in neuroscience. They must be highly motivated and creative
individuals who want to work in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary research
environment and be willing to interact with both experimental and theoretical
neuroscientists. </span></p>

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<p class="gmail-MsoBodyText" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span lang="EN-US">For recent publications relevant to this project, see:</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Runyan C. A., et al (2017) Distinct timescales of population
coding across cortex, <i>Nature</i>: 548: 92-96. </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(26,26,26)"> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(26,26,26)">G. Pica, et al (2017) Quantifying how much sensory information
in a neural code is relevant for behavior, <i>Neural Information Processing
Systems (NIPS 2017)</i></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Panzeri S., et al (2017) Cracking the neural code for sensory
perception by combining statistics, intervention and behaviour. <i>Neuron</i>
93: 491-507</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Chettih and Harvey (2019) Single-neuron perturbations reveal
feature-specific competition in V1. <i>Nature</i> 567, 334</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(26,26,26)">Chong, E. et al (2020) Manipulating synthetic optogenetic odors
reveals the coding logic of olfactory perception. <i>Science</i> 368, 1329.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria,serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The deadline for applications is <u>Oct. 27^th, 2020</u>.
Applications will be examined as soon as they are received and until the
position is filled. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to email
Stefano Panzeri (<a href="mailto:stefano.panzeri@iit.it" style="color:blue">stefano.panzeri@iit.it</a>)
as soon as possible, to informally inform him of their interest for the
position and initiate a discussion about research projects. Formal applications
should be submitted, before the deadline, through the following web site:</span></p>

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