POSITIONS IN NEURAL NETWORKS

[Benny Lautrup]

POSITIONS AVAILABLE IN NEURAL NETWORKS


Recently, the Danish Research Councils  funded  the  setting  up  of  a
Computational Neural Network  Centre  (CONNECT).  There  will  be  some
positions as graduate students,  postdocs,  and  more  senior  visiting
scientists available in connection with the centre. Four of the  junior
(i.e. student and postdoc) positions will be funded directly  from  the
centre grant and have been allotted  to  the  main  activity  areas  as
described below. We are required to fill these very quickly to get  the
centre up and running according to the plans of the program under which
it was funded, so the deadline for applying  for  them  is  very  soon,
APRIL 25. If there happen to be exceptionally qualified people  in  the
relevant areas available right now, they should inform us immediately. 

We are also sending this letter because there may  be  other  positions
available in the future. These will  generally  be  externally  funded.
Normally the procedure would be for  us  first  to  identify  the  good
candidate and then to apply to research  councils,  foundations  and/or
international programs (e.g. NATO, EC,  Nordic  Council)  for  support.
This requires some time, so if an applicant  is  interested  in  coming
here from the fall of 1992, the procedure should  be  underway  in  the
fall of 1991. 

The four areas for the present positions are:

Biological sequence analysis

Development of new theoretical  tools  and  computational  methods  for
analyzing the  macromolecular  structure  and  function  of  biological
sequences. The focus will be on applying these  tools  and  methods  to
specific  problems  in  biology,  including   pre-mRNA   splicing   and
similarity measures for  DNA  sequences  to  be  used  in  constructing
phylogenetic trees. The  applicant  is  expected  to  have  a  thorough
knowledge of experimental molecular biology, coupled with experience in
mathematical methods for describing complex biological phenomena.  This
position  will  be  at  the  Department  of  Structural  Properties  of
Materials and the Institute for Physical  Chemistry  at  the  Technical
University of Denmark. 

Analog VLSI for neural networks

Development of VLSI circuits in analog CMOS for the  implementation  of
neural networks and their learning algorithms. The focus will be on the
interaction between network topology and  the  constraints  imposed  by
VLSI technology. The applicant is expected to have a thorough knowledge
of  CMOS  technology  and  analog  electronics.  Experience  with   the
construction  of  large  systems   in   VLSI,   particularly   combined
analog-digital systems, is especially desirable. This position will  be
in the Electronics Institute at the Technical University of Denmark. 

Neural signal processing

Theoretical analysis and implementation of new methods  for  optimizing
architectures for neural networks, with applications in adaptive signal
processing, as well as ``early vision''. The applicant is  expected  to
have experience in mathematical  modelling  of  complex  systems  using
statistical or statistical mechanical methods. This  position  will  be
jointly in the Electronics Institute at  the  Technical  University  of
Denmark and the Department of Optics and Fluid Dynamics, Risoe National
Laboratory. 

Optical neural networks

Theoretical and experimental investigation of optical neural  networks.
The  applicant  is  expected  to  have  a  good  knowledge  of  applied
mathematics,  statistics,  and  modern  optics,  particularly   Fourier
optics. This position will be in the Department  of  Optics  and  Fluid
Dynamics, Risoe National Laboratory. 

In all cases, the applicant is expected  to  have  some  background  in
neural networks and experience in programming in high-level  languages.
An applicant should send his or her curriculum  vitae  and  publication
list to 

Benny Lautrup
Niels Bohr Institute
Blegdamsvej 17
DK-2100 Copenhagen
Denmark

Telephone: (45)3142-1616
Telefax:   (45)3142-1016
E-mail:    lautrup at nbivax.nbi.dk 

before April 25.  

He/she should also have two letters of  reference  sent  separately  by
people familiar with his/her work by the same date.