Connectionists: postdoctoral position in computational neurosciences at CERCO, Toulouse, France

[Timothée Masquelier]

*1- FLAG-ERA Post-doctoral fellowship in the Cerco laboratory (Toulouse,
France) on computational neurosciences and multisensory integration*

Starting date: first semester of 2021

A postdoctoral research position is available to work at the Cerco
laboratory under the supervision of Benoit Cottereau (CNRS researcher) and
in close collaboration with Timothée Masquelier and Céline Cappe (both CNRS
researchers). This position is funded by a European FLAG-ERA project (
https://www.humanbrainproject.eu/en/about/project-structure/partnering-projects/domino/)
driven by the University of Amsterdam, the Italian Institute of
Neuroscience, the Panteion University in Greece and the Cerco.

The aim of the project is to develop computational models that explain the
normal and abnormal development of multisensory integration (in particular
of audio-visual integration) in the mammal brain. These models will be
based on spiking neural networks and regulated by bio-inspired plasticity
rules (see e.g. Chauhan et al., 2018). They will be validated from
electrophysiological recordings performed in mice by the Dutch partners of
the project.

The applicant should have a solid background in computational
neurosciences, signal processing as well as very good programming skills.
Knowledge on sensory systems would be highly appreciated. As the project is
international and will necessitate multiple interactions between the
different partners, the applicant should be keen on working in
interdisciplinary environments, and should be fluent in English (French is
not mandatory).

Toulouse is the second university hub in France (after Paris). It is also
an attractive city with high quality of life located in the south west of
France (close to the Pyrenees, the Mediterranean sea and the Spanish
border).

The position is for up to 24 months with standard French salaries.
Applications should be sent to benoit.cottereau at cnrs.fr
<yves.trotter at cerco.ups-tlse.fr> including a CV and 2 names of references.



*Reference:*

Chauhan, T., Masquelier, T., Montlibert, A., & Cottereau, B. R. (2018).
Emergence of binocular disparity selectivity through Hebbian learning. *Journal
of Neuroscience*, *38*(44), 9563-9578.

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Timothée Masquelier - timothee.masquelier at cnrs.fr -
http://cerco.ups-tlse.fr/~masquelier/
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