Connectionists: Postdoctoral position in computational neuroscience at IIT-CNCS - Laboratory of Neural Computation, Rovereto, Italy

[Stefano Panzeri]

Postdoctoral position in computational neuroscience at IIT-CNCS -
Laboratory of Neural Computation, Rovereto, Italy





Applications are sought for a post-doctoral researcher to work in
computational

neuroscience.



The postdoctoral candidates will be working in the Centre for Neuroscience
and Cognitive Systems in Trento (Italy) under the supervision of Prof. S.
Panzeri.



The postdoc will contribute to a project entitled "VISUAL MODELLING USING
GANGLION CELLS". The project, funded by the European Union Future Emerging
Technology programme, will develop a set of novel information theoretic
algorithms for the analysis of simultaneous recordings from large
populations of retinal ganglion cells under dynamic natural visual
stimulation. These algorithms will be applied to analyse the functional
response properties of these cells and will expose new principles of spike
timing encoding that bridge the gap between single cell and population
information processing.

The project will involve collaborations with a retinal neurophysiology
laboratory at Gottingen University (Prof Tim Gollish), as well as
collaborations with neuromorphic electronic engineers and roboticists
(University of Zurich, and University of Ulster) to contribute to the
development of novel theoretical and hardware models of biological retinal
ganglion cell types for dynamic vision applications.



The ideal candidates will have a strong background in numerate sciences
(physics, mathematics, engineering or informatics) and a keen interest in
applying their numerate background to make breakthroughs in the
understanding of the brain. Proficiency in English is required.



The postdoctoral researchers will work at the IIT (CNCS at UNITN) most of the
time under the superivision of internationally recognized experts and will
have access to state-of-the-art equipment and laboratories.



Interested applicants should contact Stefano Panzeri (
stefano.panzeri at iit.it ) for any informal queries.



For a formal application, the candidate will submit his/her CV, list of
publications, a statement of research interests and the names and email
addresses of two referees by e-mail to both stefano.panzeri at iit.it and Sara
Maistrelli ( Cncs_selezioni at iit.it ). Please quote REF CB 69468 in the
application.





Deadline for the application is April 6, 2014.



For recent reviews about the work carried out by the laboratory of Neural
Computation, prospective applicants are invited to consult the following
articles:



G.T. Einevoll, C. Kayser, N.K. Logothetis and S. Panzeri (2013) Modelling
and analysis of local field potential for studying the function of cortical
circuits. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 14:770-785;



Panzeri S, Brunel N, Logothetis NK, Kayser C (2010) Neural codes at
multiple temporal scales in sensory cortex.Trends in Neuroscience 33:
111-120

Quian Quiroga R, Panzeri S (2009) Extracting information from neuronal
populations: information theory and decoding approaches. Nature Reviews
Neuroscience 10: 173-185.



The formal full job post advert can be found at:

http://www.iit.it/en/openings/iit-centres/iit-unitn-openings/2331-postdoctoral-positions-in-computational-neuroscience-at-iit-cncs-laboratory-of-neural-computation-rovereto-italy.html
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