[Comp-neuro] Computational Neuroscience postdoc position at UNC Chapel Hill

[Paul Tiesinga]

Computational Neurobiology postdoc position available in the Computational
Neurophysics Laboratory at the University of North Carolina (web page:
http:/neuro.physics.unc.edu)

The position is part of a three year collaborative project entitled
Organization and function of neuronal networks in the sensory cortex,
funded by the Human Frontier and Science program. The other investigators
are Profs. Attila Sik (Laval University, Canada), Zsolt Boldogkoi
(University of Szeged, Hungary), Hajime Hirase (RIKEN brain institute,
Japan).

The local cortical circuit forms the bridge between the well-understood
single unit activity recorded electrophysiologically and the population
activity obtained by imaging. The goal of the project is to anatomically
characterize the synaptic connections between circuit components using
viral approaches and to study the simultaneous activity of the individual
neural components using two-photon microscopy. The postdoc in the
Computational Neurophysics Laboratory (CNL) will build biophysically
detailed models of the local cortical circuit incorporating the
experimental data and will help develop analysis methods for the anatomical
and imaging data.

Projects that other members of the CNL are involved with include: the
simultaneous coding of orientation and position in the primary visual
cortex, attentional modulation of neural responses in area V4, statistical
characterization of spike patterns in ensembles of neurons, the mechanism
for frequency-sweep direction-selectivity in the auditory cortex.

The appointment is for a period of one year with renewal for a second year
and third year contingent on availability of funding and by mutual agreement.
The ideal candidate has a PhD, strong computational, analytical and
communication skills, and is competent in C and Matlab. Some knowledge of
neurobiology is very beneficial, but this is not an absolute requirement,
however you should be willing to learn the necessary biology. Please send
your application materials as a single pdf file to
tiesinga at physics.unc.edu. The pdf file should include a resume, a list of
publications, and a statement on previous and future research. Please
arrange for at least two recommendation letters to be sent to Paul
Tiesinga, Physics & Astronomy department, Campus box 3255, University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3255, USA. UNC is an equal
opportunity employer.  Women and underrepresented minorities are encouraged
to apply


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Paul Tiesinga, Asst. Professor, Physics & Astronomy
184 Phillips Hall
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3255
919 962 7199 (phone), 919 962 0480 (fax)
tiesinga at physics.unc.edu
http://neuro.physics.unc.edu/
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