Connectionists: Postdoctoral position in computational neuroscience

[Jean-Pascal Pfister]

The Department of Physiology, University of Bern, is looking to hire a theoretical and/or computational neuroscientist at the postdoctoral level. A PhD in computational/theoretical neuroscience or a closely related field, along with a desire to work with experimental data would be strongly recommended.

Ideally the candidate will take an exploratory approach to analyzing neuronal population dynamics acquired at the single cell resolution, with the goal of identifying potential novel principles of cortical brain function. The ability to propose and test novel computational theories through experimentally testable approaches is highly desirable, and a close collaborative interaction with the experimentalists is envisaged.

Within the department, the research groups of Thomas Nevian, Shankar Sachidhanandam and Stéphane Ciocchi work on cortical function, ranging from sensory perception and predictive processing to emotional state transitions and memory formation observed during the development of chronic pain or the generation of anxiety states. These groups work with head-fixed and freely moving mice, using recording techniques spanning population level 2-photon calcium imaging at cellular resolution to single unit multielectrode recordings.

The candidate can further benefit from interactions with the computational and theoretical groups of Walter Senn and Jean-Pascal Pfister established within the department, specializing in deep learning and Bayesian modeling respectively.

Interested candidates can send their application via email to sachidhanandam at pyl.unibe.ch, nevian at pyl.unibe.ch and pfister at pyl.unibe.ch. The application should include the following as one pdf document: letter of motivation, CV, contact details of 2 references, 1-2 page research statement covering future research goals and project interests. The position is currently funded for a duration of 3 years with the possibility of extension. Deadline for application is the 31st of May 2019 or until the position is filled. For further information, please contact Dr. Shankar Sachidhanandam, Prof. Thomas Nevian or Prof. Jean-Pascal Pfister.


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Prof. Jean-Pascal Pfister

Theoretical Neuroscience Group
Institute of Neuroinformatics 
University of Zurich and ETH Zurich
Winterthurerstrasse 190
8057 Zurich, Switzerland

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Department of Physiology
University of Bern
Bühlplatz 5
3012 Bern, Switzerland

www.ini.uzh.ch/~jpfister
Tel: ++ 41 31 631 87 78



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