<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-size:small"><div style="font-size:12.8px">We are seeking a highly motivated and creative postdoctoral researcher to work on a collaborative project between the labs of</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Yashar Ahmadian (<a href="https://www.cbl-cambridge.org/ahmadian" target="_blank">https://www.cbl-cambridge.org/ahmadian</a>) at the Computational and Biological Learning Lab (CBL -- <a href="https://cbl-cambridge.org/" target="_blank">https://cbl-cambridge.org</a>, </div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Engineering Department), and Zoe Kourtzi (<a href="https://www.abg.psychol.cam.ac.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.abg.psychol.cam.ac.uk/</a>) at the Psychology Department, both at the University of Cambridge.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">The project is funded by the UKRI <a href="https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/interdisciplinary-research-in-cognitive-computational-neuroscience/" target="_blank">BBSRC</a> and investigates the computational principles and circuit mechanisms underlying</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">human visual perceptual learning, particularly the role of adaptive changes in the balance of cortical excitation and inhibition </div><div style="font-size:12.8px">resulting from perceptual learning. <br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">The postdoc will be based in CBL, with free access to the Kourtzi lab in the Psychology department.<br><br>The successful candidate(s) will have:<br><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"> a strong quantitative background</li><li style="margin-left:15px"> demonstrable interest in theoretical neuroscience</li><li style="margin-left:15px"> obtained (or be close to completion of) a PhD or equivalent in computational neuroscience, machine learning,<br> physics, mathematics or a related field.</li></ul>Preference will be given to candidates with:<br><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"> previous experience in computational neuroscience, especially with the training of function-optimized neural networks.</li><li style="margin-left:15px"> sufficient programming skills to run numerical simulations and to use deep learning optimization packages</li><li style="margin-left:15px"> expertise with advanced data analysis and Bayesian techniques.</li></ul></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please visit: </div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:small"><a href="https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DBD626/research-assistant-associate-in-computational-neuroscience-fixed-term" target="_blank">https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DBD626/research-assistant-associate-in-computational-neuroscience-fixed-term</a></span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">For any research-related queries about the role, please contact Yashar Ahmadian: <a href="mailto:ya311@cam.ac.uk" target="_blank">ya311@cam.ac.uk</a>  or Zoe Kourtzi: <a href="mailto:zk240@cam.ac.uk" target="_blank">zk240@cam.ac.uk</a>.</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Please quote reference <span style="font-size:small">NM37522</span> on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.<br><br>The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.<br><br></div></div><div style="font-size:small"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-weight:normal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">---------------------------------------------</font></span></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b><span style="font-weight:normal"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Yashar Ahmadian</font></span></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Computational and Biological Learning Lab</span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal">Department of Engineering<br></span></b><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal">University of Cambridge</span></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-weight:normal"><a href="https://www.cbl-cambridge.org/people/ya311" target="_blank">https://www.cbl-cambridge.org/people/ya311<br></a></span></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>