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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">We are pleased to announce the opening of postdoc or PhD position in computational neuroscience at the University of Bern. For a detailed description see below. Besides the top research in our groups, you will
find in the capital of Switzerland a beautiful city with lots of opportunities to enjoy together nature and mountains. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Best wishes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Walter <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Postdoc or PhD position on cortical self-attention<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">The <a href="https://physiologie.unibe.ch/~senn/group/" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">Senn lab</a> offers a <b><a href="https://physiologie.unibe.ch/Positions/AnnouncementSenn12.aspx" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">Postdoc</a> or <a href="https://physiologie.unibe.ch/Positions/AnnouncementSenn13.aspx" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">PhD
position</a> </b>on a computational model of <a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.06354" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">cortical self-attention</a> (supported by EBRAINS 2.0). Based on our current work and a collaboration with <a href="https://www.ebrains.eu/modelling-simulation-and-computing/simulation/whole-brain-simulation-2/" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">The
Virtual Brain</a> (Marmaduke Woodman), we seek for an implementation of neuronal self-attention mechanisms in thalamo-cortical circuits. The model is inspired by transformer-type architectures, but is consistent with experimentally observed cortical connectivity
patterns. It shall be trained on cognitive tasks while being constrained to human cortical recordings. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Postdoc or PhD position on the Neuronal Least-Action principle<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">The <a href="https://physiologie.unibe.ch/~senn/group/" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">Senn lab</a> also offers a Postdoc or PhD position on the <a href="https://elifesciences.org/reviewed-preprints/89674" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">Neuronal
Least-Action principle</a> and its extention to long-term temporal processing and spikes (supported by the SNSF). The framework offers a rigorous description of the neuronal dynamics in cortical networks together with gradient-based synaptic learning rules.
It will be applied to integrate-and-fire neurons with multiple intrinsic time constants. The project links to implementations in spike-based neuromorphic hardware. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Ideal candidates for all positions have a strong background in computational neuroscience, machine learning and mathematics. The Postdoc positions start with a contract for 2 years, but are extendable to 3
years. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Please send CV, letter of motivation, and publication list latest by April 28, 2025, to <a href="mailto:walter.senn@unibe.ch)" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">walter.senn@unibe.ch</a> and <a href="mailto:virginie.sabado@unibe.ch" style="color: rgb(150, 96, 125);">virginie.sabado@unibe.ch</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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