Connectionists: PhD Program and PhD scholarships in Computational Neuroscience

[Daniela Pelz]

  PhD program and PhD scholarships in Computational Neuroscience


Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience

Berlin, Germany

The Bernstein Center Berlin solicits applications for an international 
PhD program in Computational Neuroscience (http://www.bccn-berlin.de).

The PhD program is full-time for three years, and will start in October 
2007. Course language is English. There are no tuition fees and the 
program offers a limited number of scholarships of up to € 1800,- per 
month initially for two years. The doctoral degree is awarded by the 
department of the student’s principal thesis advisor. Successful 
candidates additionally receive a certificate from the Bernstein Center 
for Computational Neuroscience including a transcript of records.

Application deadline is March 15^th 2007 for full consideration. 
Applications received after the deadline can however be considered until 
the admission process is completed. Courses start in October 2007. For 
application details see:

http://www.bccn-berlin.de/teaching/program/phd


Objective of the PhD Program

Computational neuroscience uses a multidisciplinary approach for 
understanding the brain. It combines experiments with data analysis and 
computer simulations on the basis of well-defined theoretical concepts 
and makes a scientific language available that can be used across 
disciplines and levels for neurobiology, cognitive science, and 
information technology. Computational Neuroscience may thus help to 
solve long-standing research questions, contribute to better prevention 
and treatment strategies for neural disorders, lead to unified concepts 
about biological processes, advance information technologies and 
human-machine interactions, and, last but not least, provide new insight 
for designing efficient strategies for teaching and learning.

The PhD program emphasizes a broad, interdisciplinary education with 
strong interactions between experiment and theory. The programs’ faculty 
is drawn from the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, which 
represents university departments ranging from biology and medicine to 
physics and computer science at the three major universities in Berlin, 
i.e. Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Technical University, Freie 
Universität Berlin, as well as Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin.

Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience

The Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin integrates 
research and teaching activities at the Charité-Universitätsmedizin 
Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin 
University of Technology, Fraunhofer FIRST, the Max-Delbrueck-Center and 
the Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin.

http:// www.bccn-berlin.de <http://www.bccn-berlin.de/>

For further information please contact daniela.pelz at bccn-berlin.de

-- 
Dr. Daniela Pelz
Teaching Coordinator
Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience
Humboldt University
Philippstr. 13 House 6
10115 Berlin
phone: (030) 2093-6773
fax: (030) 2093-6771