Connectionists: Postdoc position in computational neuroscience, Prague, Czech Republic

[Lubomir Kostal]

The Laboratory of Computational Neuroscience, Institute of Physiology,
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, invites applications
for a postdoctoral position to a motivated person to work in the field
of theoretical neuroscience.

Research focus

Theoretical methods are employed to describe and understand particular
processes in neural systems on the level of single cells or populations.
Especially:

-   Metabolic cost of neuronal information and coding efficiency

-   Applications of information theory and estimation theory to
     computational neuroscience

-   Signal processing in insect olfactory system

-   Measures of neuronal spiking variability

See: http://www.biomed.cas.cz/~kostal/ for more details.

Conditions

-   Full-time fixed term contract for 12 months, extensions negotiable

-   Gross salary: 40.000 CZK per month

-   Position starting January 2022 (or earlier)

-   No teaching duties will be required

-   Subsidized accommodation within the institutional campus (serviced
     apartments, approx. 6.000 CZK/month rental) might be available
     (depends on the current demand)

-   Cost of living comparison:
     https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Prague

Requirements

-   The applicant should hold a PhD, be fluent in English and be highly
     motivated to work on new topics

-   Have strong mathematical and programming skills (background in
     either physics, mathematics, statistics or electrical engineering)

-   Prior experience in computational neuroscience is advantageous but
     not required

-   The applications should be sent to Lubomir Kostal
     (kostal at biomed.cas.cz) and contain:

     -   CV with research experience, list of publications, scientific
         and technical skills

     -   Two letters of recommendation

     -   Certificate of the PhD degree






























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