Connectionists: PhD Student / Postdoc positions in computer science/ computer graphics, University of Tübingen

[Compsens]

PhD Student / Postdoc positions at the Hertie Institute for Clinical  
Brain Research and Center for Integrative Neuroscience, University of  
Tübingen


The positions are part of the ERC-Synergy grant RELEVANCE that  
supports research on the neural and computational processing of  
bodies, which is realized in collaboration between Tübingen University  
and the Universities of Leuven and Maastricht.

The project aims to understand how the brain evolved special  
structures to process highly relevant social stimuli, such as bodies,  
and how social vision sustains adaptive behavior. Specifically, the  
project aims at the development of a mechanistic and computational  
understanding of the visual processing of bodies, combining  
experimental research (physiology and fMRI) with computational  
neuroscience (neural networks) and computer graphics and VR methods  
for stimulus generation and control.

We are looking for individuals with an interest in, or possibly even  
partial expertise in one or multiple of the following areas:

- physiologically- inspired neural modeling
- neural data analysis
- deep learning and its relationship to biological neural networks
- motion capture and tracking
- computer animation or game engines (Maya, Unreal, Unity)
- VR technology

The successful students / postdocs will be integrated in the research  
taking place in the Section for Computational Sensomotorics  
(http://www.compsens.uni-tuebingen.de/), which is part of the Dept. of  
Cognitive Neurology. The group works on neural modeling, machine  
learning techniques related to social recognition, computer animation,  
and human motion modeling, e.g. realizing highly-realistic avatars and  
VR applications for experiments in neuroscience and clinical research.  
The group
is part of the Cybervalley initiative (https://cyber-valley.de/) that  
links groups related to machine learning and industry applications in  
Tübingen. Talented students will have the opportunity to pursue a PhD  
in the International Max Planck Research Schools or for ‘Mechanisms of  
Mental Function and Dysfunction’ at the Graduate Training Center for  
Neuroscience (https://www.neuroschool-tuebingen.de/), or for  
‘Intelligent Systems’ (https://imprs.is.mpg.de/).

Requirements:

Candidates should have a (research) master degree in one of the  
following disciplines:
(Biomedical) Engineering, Computer Science, (Cognitive) Neuroscience,  
Mathematics, or Computer Animation/Visual Effects.
In addition to these requirements, candidates should have a  
theoretical interest in the area of visual neuroscience, and  
experience with scientific programming (Matlab, Python or any other  
language), as well as basic programing languages such as C++.

Additional information:

Section for Computational Sensomotorics, Dept. for Cognitive  
Neurology, Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research & Centre for  
Integrative Neurocience, University Clinic Tübingen

Email: martin.giese at uni-tuebingen.de.
Web: http://www.compsens.uni-tuebingen.de/