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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We are looking for two postdocs to work on
<u>deep learning-inspired computational neuroscience</u> at the University of Bristol, United Kingdom.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">There are a number of exciting topics that you could contribute to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:-15.75pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Neuromodulated cortex-wide credit assignment<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:-15.75pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Subcortical facilitation of cortical learning<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:-15.75pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:11.0pt">Theories of self-supervised learning in cortical circuits<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">There are also opportunities to collaborate closely with leading cellular, systems and cellular neuroscientists, but also deep learning researchers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Successful candidates should have:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> - a strong quantitative background<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> - keen interest in neuroscience<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> - obtained (or be close to) a PhD in computational neuroscience, machine learning, physics, mathematics, computer science or similar.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> - ability to work in a strongly collaborative and interdisciplinary field<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please express your interest by sending your cv and a brief statement of research interests to
<a href="mailto:rui.costa@bristol.ac.uk">rui.costa@bristol.ac.uk</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">More info about our group at:
<a href="https://neuralml.github.io/">neuralml.github.io</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Best wishes,</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#444444;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Rui Ponte Costa</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#444444;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Computational Neuroscience & Machine Learning</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://neuralml.github.io/"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;text-decoration:none">Neural and Machine Learning group</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><a href="http://bristolcnu.github.io/"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;text-decoration:none">Bristol Computational Neuroscience Unit</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">,
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://www.bristol.ac.uk/engineering/research/intelligent-systems/"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB;text-decoration:none">Intelligent Systems Labs</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#404040;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#444444">Faculty of </span>
<span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Engineering & Bristol Neuroscience,
<a href="https://bristol.ac.uk/"><span style="color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#404040;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%;text-decoration:none">University of Bristol</span></a>, U</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#444444">K</span></p>
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