PhD position available in Berlin

[Laurenz Wiskott]

Please forward this job advertisement to students who might be interested.
Thanks, Laurenz Wiskott.

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		    Open Position for a PhD-Student in
		     Computational Neuroscience at the
		 Institute for Theoretical Biology, Berlin
	    http://itb.biologie.hu-berlin.de/~wiskott/jobs.html

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 Institute:

   Institute for Theoretical Biology
   Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
   Invalidenstraße 43
   D-10115 Berlin, Germany
   http://itb.biologie.hu-berlin.de/

   The Institute for Theoretical Biology is a young and dynamic lab with
   three full professors, three junior research groups, and about 60
   students and researchers doing interdisciplinary and innovative research
   in different areas of theoretical biology.

 Research group:

   The position is available in the junior research group led by
   Dr. Laurenz Wiskott and funded by the Volkswagen Foundation.

 Research topics:

   The central issue addressed by the junior research group is the question
   of how invariant object perception can be achieved and learned in
   sensory systems, especially in the primate visual system. The project
   for this PhD position will be a theoretical analysis of simulation
   results.

 Teaching:

   There will be some duties as a teaching assistant, e.g. for the basic
   mathematics courses.

 Time:

   The position is available now. The initial appointment will be for 1
   year with a possible extension by additional 2 years.

 Requirements:

   Candidates should have a recent degree (Diploma/MSc) in mathematics or
   theoretical physics. Required are strong mathematical and programming
   skills as well as the ability to communicate and work well in a team.

 Salary:

   Salary will be ¾ BAT IIa-O and will depend on age, and family
   status. BAT is the regular salary scale for public employees in Germany.

 Inquiries:

   Informal inquiries can be addressed to Dr. Laurenz Wiskott.

 Application:

   Complete applications should be sent to Dr. Laurenz Wiskott at the
   address given above. Please send only copies and not original documents,
   since the applications will not be sent back. You can also send
   applications via email, but please make sure they are complete and in a
   convenient format.

   Handicapped applicants with corresponding qualifications will be
   considered preferentially.

   To increase the proportion of female scientists, applications of
   qualified females are especially welcome.

 Deadline:

   None. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, as
   will be indicated on the web-page of this job advertisement; see below.

 WWW:

   The following web page contains additional information:
   http://itb.biologie.hu-berlin.de/~wiskott/jobs.html.