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position in theoretical neuroscience/computational psychiatry</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"" align="center"><br><span><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span>A postdoctoral position is available
immediately to study the dynamics of neural ensembles and their variation in
health and disease. The postdoc will be supervised by Dr. Audrey Sederberg and
Dr. David Redish as a part of the computational core of the new NIMH-funded
Conte Center at the University of Minnesota, a multi-lab collaboration to
determine the mechanisms of information processing breakdown in psychosis and
ultimately develop optimized treatments for people suffering from this
disorder. More information on the Conte Center at UMN is available at </span><a style="color:blue;text-decoration:underline"><span>neuroprsmh.umn.edu</span></a><span>.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span>The postdoctoral fellow will be
responsible for modeling the dynamics of ensembles of neurons using data that are
being recorded across multiple species, including rodents and non-human
primates, during complex decision-making tasks. The patterns of errors in these
tasks vary with disease status, and the overarching goal is to use this
modeling framework to determine the dynamical basis of failures in information
processing in local circuits. A secondary goal is to determine the extent to
which different failure modes could be detected based on non-invasive
measurements in humans (e.g. EEG, MEG, fMRI). <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span>The postdoc will be primarily in Dr.
Sederberg's group, which is affiliated with the Medical Discovery Team (MDT) for
Optical Imaging and Brain Science, housed in the Center for Magnetic Resonance
Research. A fraction of the postdoc’s time will be reserved for projects of
their choice, with many opportunities for collaboration in the MDT and
elsewhere throughout the neuroscience and computational communities at the
University of Minnesota. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span>Candidates must have a Ph.D. in
neuroscience or a related field, with a strong quantitative background. Coding
skills are required (MATLAB or python) and experience with statistical models
of populations of neurons is desired. Salary will be commensurate with
experience, within the postdoctoral salary range of the University of
Minnesota. The position is initially for one year, but funding is available for
multiple years upon mutual agreement. To apply, please send:<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span>a link to the
paper you wrote that you are most proud of, <span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span>a cover letter
including a short paragraph (300 words or less) describing your research
interests, and <span></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span>the names of two people
we can contact for references. <span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 4pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span><span> </span></span></p></div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">-------------------------------------------------------------------<br>A. David Redish <a href="mailto:redish@umn.edu" target="_blank">redish@umn.edu</a><br><a href="http://www.umn.edu/~redish" target="_blank">http://www.umn.edu/~redish</a><br>-----------------------------<br>Distinguished McKnight University Professor<br>and J. B. Johnston Land Grant Chair<br>Department of Neuroscience<br>University of Minnesota<br>-------------------------------------------------------------------<br></div></div></div></div>