Connectionists: PhD position (Research Assistant) in Computational Neuroscience

[Mike Denham]

University of Plymouth
Faculty of Science
Centre for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience

Research Assistant - Three Year Fixed Term Appointment (salary range £14,751 - £17,601 pa)

Applications are invited for a 3-year PhD position (Research Assistant) in computational neuroscience in the Centre for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Plymouth, UK. The post is funded as part of an EU-funded Integrated Project: "FACETS: Fast Analog Computing with Transient States in Neural Architectures". 

The stated objective of FACETS is to explore and exploit the yet unknown computational principles that constitute the basis of information processing in the brain. The project involves experimental neuroscience, the construction of models and analytical descriptions for neural cells and networks and the construction of very large scale neural circuits in VLSI technology. The FACETS consortium includes fifteen of the major laboratories in Europe in these areas.

The PhD student in Plymouth will work specifically on the construction of computational models of neural processing of visual information in the neocortex, in collaboration with the other participants in the project. Maintaining a close level of collaboration will require short visits to the laboratories of the project collaborators. The normal UK/EU PhD tuition fees will be funded for the duration of the three-year appointment, together with a salary in the range £14,751 - £17,601 per annum. 

Applicants for the post must have a sound educational background at first degree level in a relevant subject area, with a high standard of achievement consistent with entering into a PhD programme. They should also possess a computing/mathematics background appropriate to carrying out research in computational modelling of the brain.

Informal enquiries should be made to Professor Mike Denham, Centre for Theoretical and Computational Neuroscience, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK; tel: +44 (0)1752 232547; email: mdenham at plym.ac.uk