Connectionists: [Jobs] PhD position in the European School of Network Neuroscience (EuSNN) in Barcelona!

[Anna Mura]

A PhD position is available in the European School of Network Neuroscience (EuSNN<http://eusnn.eu/>) within the Marie Sklodowska-Curie ITN - Early Stage Researcher (PhD) program.

EuSNN<http://eusnn.eu/> will integrate leading European groups in network neuroscience and deliver training on knowledge and skills that enable students to pursue a successful career in this emerging field. As part of recent international initiatives, neuroscience has embarked on the ambitious challenge of simulating and analysing large-scale brain dynamics at various levels of biological complexity. This project seeks to address the above challenge by modelling and analyzing whole-brain activity derived from the human connectome at the macro and mesoscopic level, using mean-field population dynamics as well as synaptic dynamics together with detailed circuit models.

What we offer:

  *   Obtain a PhD from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona (UPF https://www.upf.edu/web/doctorats) while working in an ICT-startup!
  *   Work in close collaboration with the interdisciplinary SPECS-lab https://specs-lab.com/ <https://specs-lab.com/> of Prof. Dr. Paul Verschure at the Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia https://www.ibecbarcelona.eu/
  *   3-year contract (full time) paid in accordance with the euSNN rules.
  *   The contract will be within the framework of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions European Training Network ETN (euSNN Project) (Innovation Training Networks)
  *   The project will start in September 2020

As a startup member of euSNN, Eodyne (eodyne.com<http://eodyne.com/>) in collaboration with the SPECS-lab https://specs-lab.com/ <https://specs-lab.com/> of Prof. Dr. Paul Verschure, will host the PhD project on the development of ‘Analysis of large-scale networks of the human brain in health and disease’. Using the integrated brain data modelling and visualization technologies of Eodyne in the virtual reality environment XIM (eXperience Induction Machine) and the neuroinformatics software Brainx3 1 (in collaboration with Prof. Paul Verschure and the SPECS-lab at the Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain), this PhD project propose to build a unified simulation platform for the reconstruction and analysis of brain dynamics and connectivity at multiple scales describing the human brain in health and disease. We will in particular address the question of how discrete lesions due to stroke affect the global (re)organization of the neocortex and the thalamo-cortical system. Overall, the project will advance the modelling of the dynamics of (sub-)cortical structures through their embedding in more realistic empirically grounded large-scale cortical networks and improve clinical diagnostics and intervention planning.

Main tasks and responsibilities:

  *   Building and testing models of cortical plasticity in healthy brains and those with stroke within the context of broader brain systems;
  *   Mapping and graph-theoretically quantifying patterns of connectivity related to the core networks of the brain and their relation to perceptual and cognitive functions;
  *   Investigating how these circuits are disrupted in disorders such as stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and coma;
  *   Identify mappings between structural network properties and functional dynamics.
  *   At the end of the PhD project, it is expected to have a multi-scale integrated brain model for the human brain, serving research, clinical applications and education within and beyond the PhD.

Skills and qualifications:

  *   Bachelor (BSc) and Master (MSc) in Physics/ Mathematics/ Biology/ Biomedical
  *   Engineer/Neuroscience/Computer Science or related field
  *   Programming skills: MATLAB/ Python/ C++ / C#.
  *   Knowledge of VTK library (Visualization Toolkit)
  *   Self-critical, capacity to learn and bring knowledge
  *   High level of English proficiency
  *   Knowledge in Unity 3D game engine is a plus

- Bonus points. Interest to work in a startup environment in collaboration with a research institute and within international collaborations, including performing secondments at partner sites.
- Mobility rule. for researchers in Marie Sklodowska-Curie ITNs: to be eligible candidates must be in the first four years of his/her research career, not have a doctoral degree, and not have resided in the country of the recruiting beneficiary (i.e. Spain) for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the recruitment date.

How to apply:
Interested applicants should send their CV, cover letter and the contact of two referees to: info at eodyne.com<mailto:info at eodyne.com> before 01/05/2020.
also, see check EURAXES<https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/484609>

Who we are:
Eodyne is a spin-off company of the research lab of Prof. Verschure which specializes in the development and commercialization of advanced science-based and real-time interactive technology software for neurorehabilitation, education and cultural heritage.
In the area of neurorehabilitation, Eodyne’s flagship product, the Rehabilitation Gaming System, is used internationally in 7 countries with the main commercial activities in Spain and the Netherlands. By now over 1000 stroke patients have been successfully treated and the RGS paradigm is being generalized to other neuropathologies. Eodyne advances a network science-based paradigm for neurorehabilitation by taking a multi-scale network-based perspective from genetics and connectomics to behaviour.

For further information about MSCA-ITN under EU H2020, see:
https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/marie-sklodowska-curie-actions
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Dr. Anna Mura - PhD
SPECS (Synthetic, Perceptive, Emotive and Cognitive Systems)<http://www.specs-lab.com/>
http://www.ibecbarcelona.eu/specs
@SPECS_lab

Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)
Av. Eduard Maristany, 16 08019 Barcelona
Campus Diagonal Besòs, Edifici C, floor 6
Tel +34 934012545

Joins us
9th Living Machines conference<http://livingmachinesconference.eu/2020> in Freiburg, Germany (28-31 July 2020)
13th Barcelona Cognition, Brain, Technology summer school <https://specs.ibecbarcelona.eu/bcbt2018/> (Sept 2020)



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