Connectionists: Openings in Leeds UK (PhD and research fellow)

[Netta Cohen]

Dear Connectionists,

We have a couple of exciting openings in the Cohen WormLab<http://wormlab.eu/>, at the School of Computing, University of Leeds!

The projects address different aspects of the neural and/or neuromechanical control of behaviour in the microscopic nematode worm, C. elegans.



*        Research Fellow position

Open to candidates with a PhD (candidates with no PhD but equivalent experience should contact me informally)

Start date: February 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter. Please email me for information about the application process.

General area and scope: This project explores individuality of neural circuits and neural activity in C. elegans brain, based on whole-brain-activity data and information about the C. elegans connectome (neural circuit wiring data). The project combines data driven approaches from AI on the one hand, and whole-brain computational modelling on the other.

            Required technical skills: Programming, AI, computational modelling.
For informal enquiries, please email me with a  copy of your CV including a summary of relevant experience and complete list of publications.


*        PhD opening

Open to either UK or international candidates

Start date: September/October 2024

Application deadline: Monday Feb 19, 2024


General area and scope: How do worms move in 3D? To address this question, we have built a 3D imaging system and have collected hours of footage. Prior work has focused on (1) developing machine vision methods to reconstruct postures and trajectories; (2) characterising postures and locomotion behaviours and (3) characterising and modelling locomotion strategies and foraging behaviours. This PhD can build on these foundations to perform exciting innovative experiments, and/or to build computational models of worm locomotion.

            For informal enquiries, please email me with a copy of your CV, transcript, and a brief research proposal.
To apply, please see https://phd.leeds.ac.uk/funding/356-epsrc-doctoral-training-partnership-2024-25-computing

Both projects are collaborative and offer an excellent opportunity to develop skills and do exciting research at the interface of AI and computational neuroscience or experimental behavioural neuroscience and AI.


Netta

Netta Cohen
Professor of Complex Systems
Director, Computing in Biology, Medicine and Health
School of Computing
University of Leeds
Leeds, UK
N.Cohen at leeds.ac.uk<mailto:N.Cohen at leeds.ac.uk>



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