Connectionists: PHD / POSTDOC POSITION in Tuebingen

[Martin Giese]

PHD / POSTDOC POSITION: COMPUTATIONAL NEURAL MECHANISMS 
OF ACTION UNDERSTANDING (University of Tuebingen, Germany)
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The interaction between action perception and execution 
has received a lot of interest in recent research in 
neuroscience. Successful research on  the underlying 
mechanisms requires the  combination of theoretical 
and electrophysiological research.

The Department of Cognitive Neurology and the Section
for Computational Sensomotorics at the Center for 
Integrative Neurosciences, members of the Hertie 
Institute for Clinical Brain Research and the Werner 
Reichardt Centre for Integrative Neuroscience at the 
University of Tuebingen offers a PhD or Postdoc
position for the study of this topic, jointly directed 
by M. Giese and P. Thier. The work will focus on the 
development and application of advanced experimental 
methods as well as the theoretical modeling of 
electrophysiogical data.

The Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Science, one 
of the leading European institutions in Clinical 
Neuroscience. The Werner Reichardt Centre for Integrative  
Neuroscience (CIN) hosts more than 70 experimental and 
theoretical groups at the University and the Max Planck 
Institute for Biological Cybernetics. In addion, the group 
is part of the Bernstein Center 'Neural Mechanisms 
of Perceptual Inference', which founds a variety
of projects with close collaborations between
theoretical and experimental neuroscientists.

The Giese laboratory has worked extensively on the 
computational mechanisms of body motion perception,
combining modeling, machine learning, and different 
experimental techniques, whereas the Thier laboratory  
has  worked intensively on the neuronal implementation 
of key brain functions such as attention, action 
vision, and motor learning, using -among others - 
appropriate animal models.

Ideal candidates should have the following qualifications:
* Masters degree in Computer Science,
  Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Biology
with good mathematical skills
* programming experience (Matlab, ...)
* Knowledge about visual perception, motor control,
  neural modeling, and / or machine learning
* English speaking and writing skills.

Committed to Equal Opportunities.

Please send applications preferentially
electronically (including CV, marks and 2
letters of reference) as soon as possible to
Prof. Dr. Martin Giese, Hertie Institute
for Clinical Brain Research  & Center for
Integrative Neuroscience,  Frondsbergstr. 23,
72070 Tuebingen, Germany;
email: martin.giese at uni-tuebingen.de

Further details at SfN:  Please come to posters
893.19/EEE1 or 893.2/CCCC16.


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   Prof. Dr. Martin Giese
   
   Section for Computational Sensomotorics
   Dept. for Cognitive Neurology
   Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research &
   Center for Integrative Neurocience
   University Clinic Tuebingen
   Frondsbergstr. 23
   D-72076 Tuebingen
   GERMANY

   Tel.: +49 7071 29 89124
   Fax: +49 7071 29 4790
   Email: martin.giese at uni-tuebingen.de
   Web: http://www.compsens.uni-tuebingen.de/

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