Positions available in Neuromorphic Engineering

[Jorg Kramer]

The Institute of NeuroInformatics invites applications for the
following positions in the field of Neuromorphic Engineering:


PhD Student

Research Assistant
(Postdoc or Engineer/Physicist)


The preferred starting date is November 1, 2002, or earlier, but later
starting dates will also be considered, if necessary.

The project concerns a bio-inspired spike-based neuronal processing
and communication framework and is a part of an European Commission
project in the "Life-Like Perception Systems" initiative of the "Future
and
Emerging Technologies" programme. The goal of this project is to develop
a
modular asynchronous communication system and a set of building blocks
to be used within this system. Towards the end of the project, the
developed components will be tested in a visual perception-action
system.

The task will involve conception, simulation, layout and testing of
analog
and asynchronous digital integrated circuits for the building blocks
of the system. Dissemination of the results at international
conferences and in progress reports will also be part of the
assignment.

The work will be conducted at the Institute of NeuroInformatics of the
University of Zurich and ETH Zurich, which is located on the Irchel
campus in Zurich. The  institute provides an interdisciplinary
environment that includes a group of experienced analog VLSI
designers. The research assistant is expected to have some expertise
in analog VLSI design, while for the PhD student this is not a
prerequisite. The research assistant position is funded for three
years and the PhD position is funded for four years.

Applicants should have a strong interest in bio-inspired hardware
engineering and the ability to work independently, but in coordination
with an international team. A good command of English is therefore
required.

For application or further information, please contact:

Shih-Chii Liu, phone: ++41-1-6353047, e-mail: shih at ini.phys.ethz.ch\\
Jorg Kramer, phone: ++41-1-6353039, e-mail: kramer at ini.phys.ethz.ch