Connectionists: Postdoc position in BCI and deep learning, Serre Lab, Brown University

[Serre, Thomas]

Postdoc position in BCI and deep learning
Serre Lab, Brown University

The Serre lab has an opening for a postdoctoral fellow to focus on the
development of neuroscience-inspired deep-network algorithms towards the
design of an intelligent spinal interface. In collaboration with other
researchers at Brown, surgeons from Rhode Island Hospital and private
partners, we will develop and test a device aimed at bridging the gap in
neural circuitry created by spinal cord injury, in the hope of restoring
muscle control and sensation. The postdoc will be responsible for
overseeing the development of an AI-based interface working with other
members of the Serre lab and collaborators at Intel. The successful
candidate will become involved in a number of projects, depending on their
particular interests, and will also have the opportunity to develop
independent projects. The fellow will be located in a new state-of-the-art
facility within the Carney Institute for Brain Science and embedded within
the (soon to be launched) Carney Center for Computational Brain Science. We
also expect synergies with the Data Science Initiative co-located within
the same building.

Press release about the Intelligent Spine Interface project:
https://www.brown.edu/news/2019-10-03/isi

More information about the Serre lab:
https://serre-lab.clps.brown.edu

More information about the Carney Institute for Brain Science:
https://www.brown.edu/carney

** Requirements **
Candidates must have a strong background in computational neuroscience
and/or machine learning, with a track record of relevant publications at
top machine learning venues (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, etc.) and/or
neuroscience journals.

Excellent Python programming skills and Tensorflow and/or Pytorch
experience are required.

** Application **
Please send your application to thomas_serre at brown.edu with the subject
line "postdoc position." Please include:
 -- a brief statement of interests
 -- a curriculum vitae
 -- a list of publications
 -- an anticipated start date
 -- the name of 2-3 reference writers (no letter needed at this stage).

There is no deadline for the application, but applicants are encouraged to
apply as soon as possible as the position will be filled as soon as a
suitable applicant is found.

** About the Carney Institute for Brain Science and the (soon to open)
Center for Computational Brain Science **
The Carney Institute for Brain Science at Brown University advances
multidisciplinary research, technology development, and training in the
brain sciences and works to establish Brown University as an
internationally recognized leader in brain research. The institute was just
endowed with a recent $100 million gift. Carney unites more than 100
faculty members from a diverse group of departments at Brown, spanning
basic and clinical departments, and physical and biological sciences.
Carney provides a mechanism to advance interdisciplinary research efforts
among this broad group.

The Center for Computational Brain Science (CCBS) will be an energetic and
enthusiastic effort that fosters synergistic collaborations across Brown
departments. Groups affiliated with the center will work on two core levels
of computation. The first level focuses on theoretical neuroscience,
including computational perception, control over action and learning, and
fundamental questions in neuronal networks (synaptic plasticity, circuits,
networks, oscillations). The second level focuses on applications and
neurotechnology, including brain-machine interfaces, advanced neural data
analysis, computer vision, computational psychiatry, and robotics. CCBS
will include nearly two dozens core computational faculty spanning six
departments, and many more faculty who incorporate computation for theory
development, analysis, or both.
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