Connectionists: Junior Research Group Positions in Tuebingen (Germany)

[Matthias Bethge]

Junior Research Group Positions for Cognitive Neuroscience and Systems  
Neuroscience
at the Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN)
http://www.neuroscience-tuebingen.de/cin/

The Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience (CIN) is a  
newly established interdisciplinary institution at the Eberhard Karls  
University Tuebingen funded by the German Excellence Initiative  
program. The CIN strives to deepen our understanding of how the brain  
generates function and how brain diseases impair functions. It will  
make use of newly acquired insights to help people with brain  
disorders and to launch new mind- and brain-inspired applications in  
many areas of engineering and computer science. Its scientific program  
is guided by the conviction that progress in the understanding of  
brain function can only be achieved with an integrative approach  
spanning multiple levels of organization and pooling the knowledge of  
researchers from many different fields.

In order to strengthen the CINs' specific research aims, we are  
offering several junior group leader (JRG) positions (equivalent to  
Assistant Professorship) with tenure track options in the fields of  
“Systems Neuroscience” and “Cognitive Neuroscience” including  
“Neurophilosophy” and “Neurorobotics/Medical Robotics”. Submission  
deadline is Oct. 15th, 2008 (for Neurophilosophy Oct. 31st, 2008).

Framework:
The intended duration of the position is for 5 years with evaluations  
by external experts at regular intervals. In case of positive  
evaluations after 3 years, the JRG will obtain a tenure track option,  
which may ultimately lead to a professorship at the University of  
Tuebingen. Start-up funds as well as substantial funding for personnel  
and running costs will be available, but will depend on the  
qualification and prior experience of the applicant. Appointees will  
be full members and active participants in the CIN, which will also  
provide laboratory and/or office space. The JRG leader will be  
provided opportunities to contribute to research oriented training  
within the framework of the CIN Graduate Training Centre and the  
faculties involved in the CIN will provide opportunities for the  
German habilitation according to established rules, if desired.  
According to German law, severely disabled persons with equal  
occupational aptitude will be given preferred consideration. The  
University of Tuebingen strives to promote equal opportunities in  
science and is committed to increasing the percentage of female  
scientists in teaching and research. Qualified female candidates are  
thus strongly encouraged to apply.

Application:
Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, pdf files of up to 5 key  
publications, statements of research achievements and future  
directions (not to exceed 3 pages) as well as the names and addresses  
of at least three referees. All documents should be submitted  
electronically to the Acting Director of the Werner Reichardt Centre  
for Integrative Neuroscience Tuebingen, Prof. Dr. Peter Thier, at cin at uni-tuebingen.de 
. For further information on the CIN see: http://www.neuroscience-tuebingen.de/cin/ 
.

Submission deadline for all applications is Oct. 15th, for  
applications in the field of Neurophilosophy Oct. 31st.

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Dr. Matthias Bethge,  Group Leader
Computational Vision & Neuroscience Group
MPI for Biological Cybernetics,  T"ubingen
[   http://www.kyb.mpg.de/bethgegroup/   ]



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