Connectionists: Postdoc in Computational Social Neuroscience in Coimbra

[Renato Duarte]

The Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology of the University of Coimbra (
CNC-UC <https://cnc.uc.pt/>) is seeking an enthusiastic PostDoctoral
researcher to work at the interface between Behavioral, Systems and
Computational Neuroscience. Supported by the European Union's Horizon 2020
Research and Innovation programme, under the project DYNABRAIN
<https://dynabrain.cnc.uc.pt/>, the PostDoctoral fellow will conduct
research activities in modelling and simulation of reward-modulated
prosocial behavior and decision-making.

The position is part of a larger effort to uncover the computational and
mechanistic bases of prosociality and empathy at the behavioral and circuit
levels and will be co-supervised by Cristina Marquez
<https://cnc.uc.pt/en/people/c-marquez> and Renato Duarte
<https://cnc.uc.pt/en/people/r-duarte-1>. It offers a great opportunity to
work at the interface between experimental data (animal behavior and
electrophysiology) and theoretical modelling (emphasis on Multi-Agent
Reinforcement Learning and neural population dynamics) and to be part of a
dynamic, friendly and stimulating research group. Based in Coimbra and
Cantanhede and embedded in one of Europe's oldest Universities and a UNESCO
World Heritage site <https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1387/>, the CNC-UC has
a vibrant neuroscience community
<https://cnc.uc.pt/en/research-areas/neuroscience-and-disease> and the
region offers exceptional quality of life.

The ideal candidate should hold a PhD degree in Computational / Theoretical
Neuroscience, Computer Science or Physics (specialising in Machine Learning
and Artificial Intelligence or Biophysics) or other strongly analytical
fields. Documented experience with Reinforcement Learning algorithms and
Artificial Neural Networks is desirable and so is extensive programming and
scientific software development experience.


More information and application details:
https://dynabrain.cnc.uc.pt/?page_id=2271
Note that the application deadline is April 1st, so don't delay!

For further information, feel free to contact Cristina Marquez (
cmarquez at cnc.uc.pt) or Renato Duarte (renato.duarte at cnc.uc.pt).
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