Connectionists: Job offer

[Erwin Neher]

Post doctoral position in Goettingen
 
The Department of Membrane Biophysics at the Max Planck Institute for
Biophysical Chemistry in cooperation with the Julius Bernstein Center for
Computational Neuroscience Goettingen offers a
 
Position (BAT IIa)
for a project in Computational Neurobiology
 
The project aims at modeling of various forms of dynamic neuronal networks
implementing ŒrealisticŒ short-term plasticity. Particularly, the specific
properties of short-term facilitation and depression, as observed in the
Calyx of Held are to be modeled. The task is to explore, how variations
around the experimentally observed dynamics influence network properties,
such as the number and classes of attractors, the response to transient
stimulation, and various aspects of information processing, rhythm
generation, cortical gain control and temporal filtering. In addition, we
would like to model how the particular form of short-term depression, which
is observed in our experimental system (the Calyx of Held; Forsythe, 1994;
Trommershäuser et al., 2003), influences signal processing in the auditory
pathway, of which the Calyx of Held is part.
 
The Max Planck Institute for biophysical Chemistry adheres to the principle
of equal opportunity employment and strongly encourages applications from
qualified women. Preference will be given to disabled applicants with the
same qualification and skills.
 
Please address applications to:
Prof. Dr. Erwin Neher
Membranbiophysik
Max-Planck-Institut für biophysikalische Chemie
Am Fassberg 11
37077 Goettingen

email: eneher at gwdg.de
http://www.mpibpc.gwdg.de/abteilungen/140/core.html