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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><div><div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I would be grateful if you could forward the following announcement to anyone who may be interested.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Kind regards,<br>Max<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=xmsonormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=xmsonormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Part Time Associate Lecturer required</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=xmsonormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Department of Computing</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=xmsonormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Spring Term - to teach Cortical Modelling module</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=xmsonormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Part time hours equivalent to 0.05 FTE, Salary GR7, SP32 pro-rata or £25.67 per hour.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>CORTICAL MODELLING </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>This module provides a theoretical and practical introduction to computational neuroscience. As a core component of the MSc in Computational Cognitive Neuroscience</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> (see https://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/msc-computational-cognitive-neuroscience/)<span style='color:black'>, it covers the “lower-level” aspects of brain modelling, focussing on single neurons and simple cortical circuits, including (but not limited to): neurobiology of the neuron (basic synaptic mechanisms, channel conductance, membrane potential), generation and propagation of action potential (Hodgkin-Huxley, compartmental models), leaky integrate-and-fire (LIF) neurons, random and feed-forward networks, competitive (Kohonen) and point-attractor networks. The course is delivered by means of ten lectures along with ten practical sessions (labs / workshops), each two hours long. The practical sessions typically involve implementing models of single neurons and small networks of neurons using MATLAB.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Students who successfully complete this module</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> should<span style='color:black'> be able to: (i) demonstrate knowledge and understanding of fundamental concepts of computational neuroscience; (ii) explain the main physical characteristics of biological neurons (synaptic mechanisms and membrane potential, action potential generation and propagation) and how they can be modelled; (iii) Implement simple (one or two compartments) models of LIF neurons; (iv) build computational models of small cortical circuits as simple networks of learning neurons.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=xmsonormal><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>To apply, please send a CV and covering letter to Catherine Edlin Bellamy, <b>c.bellamy@gold.ac.uk </b>and </span></i><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dr. <span style='color:black'>Max Garagnani, <b>m.garagnani@gold.ac.uk</b></span></span></i><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=xmsonormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div id="x_Signature"><div><div><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Catherine Edlin Bellamy</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;background:white'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>/ Inga Tillere</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>Department Business Manager (job share</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'>)</span><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>Department of Computing</span><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black'>Goldsmiths, University of London</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'><a href="http://www.gold.ac.uk/computing">www.gold.ac.uk/computing</a></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;background:white'><br></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white'><a href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.doc.gold.ac.uk%2Fblog&data=01%7C01%7CC.Bellamy%40gold.ac.uk%7C0f33dafdf83b435c1f9408d82e67d48b%7C0d431f3f20c1461c958a46b29d4e021b%7C0&sdata=tnRF7UOBv0HwVkNlDvq6SI3CotbvRPW2ii15E1eyL9U%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" title="Original URL: http://www.doc.gold.ac.uk/blog. 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