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<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm; page-break-before:
always" lang="de-DE"> <b>Doctoral Position in Computational
Neuroscience</b></p>
<p> <span lang="en-US"></span></p>
<p><span lang="en-US">Are you curious about how the human brain
stores memories? </span><span lang="en-US">Have you wondered
how we </span><span lang="en-US">manage </span><span
lang="en-US">to navigate </span><span lang="en-US">through
space</span><span lang="en-US">? Our dynamic research group uses
</span><span lang="en-US">diverse computational modeling
approaches,</span><span lang="en-US"> </span><span lang="en-US">including</span><span
lang="en-US"> biological </span><span lang="en-US">neural
networks, cognitive modeling, and </span><span lang="en-US">machine
learning</span><span lang="en-US">/artificial intelligence</span><span
lang="en-US">, to </span><span lang="en-US">study </span><span
lang="en-US">learning and memory</span><span lang="en-US">.
Currently, we are actively seeking a <b>talented graduate
student</b> to join our team, someone </span><span
lang="en-US">who will </span><span lang="en-US">expand our
computation</span><span lang="en-US">al</span><span lang="en-US">
modeling framework Cobel-RL </span><span lang="en-US">(<a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://doi.org/10.3389/fninf.2023.1134405">https://doi.org/10.3389/fninf.2023.1134405</a>)</span><span
lang="en-US"> </span><span lang="en-US">and use it to study how
episodic memory might be used to learn to navigate.</span><span
lang="en-US"> </span> <b><br>
</b></p>
<p><b>If you are interested in this position and are attending the
Bernstein Conference please get in touch directly with Sen Cheng
at the conference.<br>
</b></p>
<p><b>Your Profile: </b></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm">Candidates must</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm"><span
lang="en-US">have </span><span lang="en-US">a </span><span
lang="en-US">masters</span><span lang="en-US"> degree</span><span
lang="en-US"> in neuroscience, </span><span lang="en-US"> </span><span
lang="en-US">physics, </span><span lang="en-US">computer
science, </span><span lang="en-US">mathematics, </span><span
lang="en-US">psychology,</span><span lang="en-US"> or a
related field </span> </p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm"><span
lang="en-US">b</span><span lang="en-US">e able to work
independently</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm">have experience
in mathematical modeling </p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm"><span
lang="en-US">have </span><span lang="en-US">excellent
programming skills,</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm"><span
lang="en-US">have </span><span lang="en-US">excellent
communication skills in English, </span><span lang="en-US">and</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm">work well in a
team.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm">We are committed to
providing a supportive work environment for female researchers and
those with young children. Our university provides mentoring and
coaching opportunities specifically aimed at women in research. We
have a strong research network with female role models and will
provide opportunities to meet with them. Wherever possible, events
will be scheduled during regular childcare hours. Special
childcare will be arranged if events have to be scheduled outside
of regular hours, in case of sickness and during school or daycare
closures. Where childcare is not an option parents will be offered
a home office solution.</p>
<p><span lang="en-US"></span></p>
<p><span lang="en-US">The Ruhr University Bochum is home to a
vibrant research community in neuro</span><span lang="en-US">science</span><span
lang="en-US"> </span><span lang="en-US">and cognitive </span><span
lang="en-US">science. </span><span lang="en-US">The Institute
for Neural Computation combines different areas of expertise
ranging from </span><span lang="en-US">experimental </span><span
lang="en-US">and </span><span lang="en-US">theoretical
neuroscien</span><span lang="en-US">ce</span><span lang="en-US">
</span><span lang="en-US">to machine learning and</span><span
lang="en-US"> </span><span lang="en-US">robotics</span><span
lang="en-US">.</span></p>
<p><span lang="en-US">This position is <b>65% at TV-L E13</b>,
starts as soon as possible and is funded for <b>3 years</b>. <br>
</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm"><span lang="en-US">Please
send your application, including CV, transcripts and research
statement electronically, as a single PDF file, to </span><a
href="mailto:samarasinghe@ini.rub.de"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">samarasinghe@ini.rub.de</a><span
lang="en-US">. In addition, at least two academic references </span><span
lang="en-US">must</span><span lang="en-US"> be sent
independently to the above email address. </span><span
lang="en-US"></span>Deadline remains open until the position is
filled. <br>
</p>
<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm">The Ruhr University
Bochum is committed to equal opportunity. We strongly encourage
applications from qualified women and persons with disabilities. </p>
<p>Please feel free to get in touch with me if you have any
questions.</p>
<p></p>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Vinita Samarasinghe M.Sc., M.A.
Science Manager
Arbeitsgruppe Computational Neuroscience
Institut für Neuroinformatik
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, NB 3/73
Postfachnummer 110
Universitätstr. 150
44801 Bochum
Tel: +49 (0) 234 32 27996
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:samarasinghe@ini.rub.de">samarasinghe@ini.rub.de</a></pre>
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