Connectionists: Postdoctoral Positions in Computational Neuroscience

[sharpee@phy.ucsf.edu]

PostDoctoral Positions in Computational Neuroscience

Full-time postdoctoral positions are available at the Crick-Jacobs Center for 
Theoretical Biology, within the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San 
Diego, CA. Projects will involve work at the interface between physics and 
biology, on theories of neural coding and computation. Specifically, the goals 
of these projects will include: (1) formulating optimal coding strategies in 
neuronal populations, and (2) developing statistical and 
information-theoretical methods for charaterizing invariant neural feature 
selectivity (such as that of face-selective neurons or neurons in the song bird 
brain selective for its own song).

Environment: The Crick-Jacobs Center at the Salk Institute and the Center for 
Theoretical Biological Physics at UCSD together offer a first-class research 
and training envirnoment in the theoretical physics and computational biology. 
The Salk Institute offers exposure to cutting-edge experimental biological 
research in genetics, neuroscience, and cellular biological networks. For more 
information, please see http://keck.ucsf.edu/~sharpee and 
http://www.cnl.salk.edu/.

Candidates should have a strong quantitative background in Physics, 
Mathematics, Engineering, Computer Science or Computational Neuroscience. 
Completion of the PhD degree in any of these fields is required before the 
start date. The start date is flexible, and could be as early as April 1st, 
2007. The initial appointments will be for 1 year, and are renewable. Ability 
to program in C or Fortran, Mathematica/Matlab, and some knowledge of 
neuroscience is a plus, but is not required.

To apply, please send a cv, brief statement of research interests, and
three letters of reference to me by email (sharpee at phy.ucsf.edu) in PDF or text 
format. Review of applications will begin on March 1st, 2007, and continue 
until positions are filled.

Best regards,

Tatyana Sharpee