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Programme interdisciplinaire "Imageries Du Vivant" de Sorbonne Paris Cité

2016-08-17T12:20:00.004+02:00

Le programme interdisciplinaire "Imageries Du Vivant" de Sorbonne Paris Cité finance encore une fois cette année, des stages de Master 2 afin de poursuivre ses objectifs de création d'un atlas multi-modalités, de création et validation de nouveaux biomarqueurs d'imagerie, et d'analyse des impacts éthiques, juridiques et économiques liés aux imageries du vivant.

La date limite de candidature est fixée au 25 Septembre 2016. Pour favoriser l'interdisciplinarité, les candidatures sont limitées à des projets multi-équipes (ou partenariats académie-industrie) dont au moins un des collaborateurs fait partie du périmètre Sorbonne Paris Cité.

Biblio

2016-08-16T13:58:00.002+02:00

A multi-modal parcellation of human cerebral cortex Matthew F. Glasser, Timothy S. Coalson, Emma C. Robinson, Carl D. Hacker, John Harwell, Essa Yacoub, Kamil Ugurbil, Jesper Andersson, Christian F. Beckmann, Mark Jenkinson, Stephen M. Smith & David C. Van Essen. Nature 536, 171–178 (11 August 2016) doi:10.1038/nature18933

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v536/n7615/full/nature18933.html

EGC 2014 - 14ème conférence Extraction et Gestion des Connaissances

2013-09-27T16:51:00.002+02:00

http://egc2014.irisa.fr/en/

A NIDA-INSERM Fellowship opportunity in computational neuroscience of addiction, ENS, Paris

2013-09-27T16:34:00.001+02:00

Announcing a fellowship funding opportunity through a collaborative US-French NIDA/INSERM agreement. A recent call for proposals will allow a US postdoctoral fellow, once funded, to come and work in France. The Group for Neural Theory at the Institute for the Study of Cognition, Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris, France has been chosen as a potential host and will sponsor an application from a qualified candidate.

The fellow will work in the group of Boris Gutkin, which focuses on computational modelling of addictive processes. Potential project include circuit level models of drug action in the dopaminergic brain system (nicotine, alcohol and interactions), system levels models for drug affects on the interaction between the pre-frontal cortex and the basal ganglia, computational modeling of cognitive control and drug induced pathologies, computational models of drug induced homeostatic pathology and its cognitive consequences. Eventual project will be need to be developed together with the fellowship candidate at the time of application.

www.gnt.ens.fr

Message de COGITER

2013-09-27T15:53:00.003+02:00

Vous avez développé un/des outil(s) utilisant une/des plateforme(s) open-source d'électronique programmée.

Venez-en parler ou le/les présenter pendant la journée COGITER qui se tiendra le jeudi 21 novembre 2013 à l'ESPCI/ParisTech (10 Rue Vauquelin - http://www.espci.fr/fr/) à Paris.

Dans une intervention de 10 minutes environ, suivie d'une brève discussion, vous parlerez du cadre, de l'intérêt ainsi que des difficultés rencontrées le cas échéant dans la réalisation de votre projet ...

Si vous préférez tenir un stand, vous ferez des démonstrations et/ou présenterez un poster.

Pour nous faire parvenir vos propositions (titre et résumé de 20 lignes maximum) écrivez-nous à l'adresse bureau-cogiter@risc.cnrs.fr

COGITER est un réseau d'ingénierie en Sciences Cognitives soutenu par le Risc ( UMS 3332 du CNRS - http://www.risc.cnrs.fr ).
Il vise à développer les interactions d'échanges entre acteurs de la recherche concernés par l'ingénierie tant logicielle que matérielle.

Assistant de recherche psychologie cognitive, Chanel, Pantin

2013-09-02T14:33:00.004+02:00

DIVISION CHANEL PARFUMS BEAUTÉ
STAGE ASSISTANT DE RECHERCHE PSYCHOLOGIE COGNITIVE
(Perception des visages) (H/F)

Profil : Étudiant en Master 2 Recherche en psychologie cognitive ou sociale
Durée : 6 mois
Début : Janvier/février 2014
Lieu : Centre de R&T de Chanel Parfums Beauté à Pantin (93)
CHANEL organise à cette occasion un événement de recrutement, pour y participer déposez votre candidature sur www.chanel.com, Rubrique « Carrières »

In Memory of John G Taylor: A Polymath Scholar

2013-08-22T18:52:00.002+02:00

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12559-013-9226-z

The scope of this special issue is to celebrate the work of the late Professor John Taylor. John began his career in 1956 as a theoretical physicist and has contributed many seminal papers and books to high-energy physics, black holes, quantum gravity and string theory. He held positions in leading Universities in the UK, USA and Europe in physics and mathematics. He created the Centre for Neural Networks at King’s College, London, in 1990 and served as its Director till the day he died. ...

INCF 2013

2013-08-11T16:19:00.001+02:00

The 2013 INCF Neuroinformatics Congress will take place August 27-29 at the Karolinska Institutet, in Stockholm, Sweden.

http://neuroinformatics2013.org/

2013-08-10T18:57:00.002+02:00

Postdoctoral position at Stanford: semantics, ontologies, and data models in Biomedical Informatics

Vacancy for Postdoctoral Fellow

Department of Radiology and Medicine (Biomedical Informatics)

Stanford University School of Medicine

Position announcement: http://rubin.web.stanford.edu/distrib/RubinLabPostdocAd.pdf

The Open University

2012-09-05T15:30:00.002+02:00

The Open University

http://www.open.ac.uk/

Believable Bots

2012-08-23T10:26:00.000+02:00

Believable Bots
Can Computers Play Like People?
Hingston, Philip (Ed.) 2012

Describes many details of state-of-the-art games
Addresses significant artificial intelligence issues
Interesting for games developers and academic researchers

http://www.springer.com/computer/ai/book/978-3-642-32322-5

Alan Turing: Not Just a Beautiful Mind

2012-08-23T10:13:00.000+02:00

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm on Wednesday 17 October 2012
at The Royal Society, London

History of science lecture given by Dr Andrew Hodges.

http://royalsociety.org/events/2012/alan-turing/

Research Associate in Computational Neuroscience

2012-08-22T17:04:00.000+02:00

Imperial College London - Department of Bioengineering

Applications are invited for an Imperial/Wellcome Trust funded Research Associate post on the development of a computational model of optogenetic modulation of neural circuits. You will be based in the Department of Bioengineering, and work jointly with Dr Simon Schultz (Department of Bioengineering) and Dr Konstantin Nikolic (Centre for Bio-Inspired Technology & Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering). The RA would join a stimulating research environment with a rich programme of seminars and discussion meetings focused on Neurotechnology. The project is highly interdisciplinary. The RA will work at the interface between mathematics, engineering, physics and the life sciences, specifically in the mathematical and computational modeling of cortical neurons expressing channelrhodopsin, halorhodospsin, ArchT or similar light-activated ion channels. The research on this project will lead to a substantial project proposal which if accepted may allow for the extension of this post for up to 3 years.

The Research Associate will have a PhD in Computational Neuroscience, Physics, Engineering or a related subject, and experience in computational modelling. The Research Associate's task will be to create mathematical models and then create computer simulations of individual cortical neurons as well as sets of neurons expressing optogenetic mechanisms. The RA will perform detailed system modeling and biophysical simulations of the experimentally determined optogenetic mechanisms, such as channelrhodopsin, halorhodospin, ArchT, etc. These models will be incorporated in models of neurons, and used for a large-scale model of optogenetic manipulation of the cortical circuit by, to the cortical microcircuit scale. The RA will study the effects of optical stimulation on a cortical column in which light sensitive ion channels have been expressed and analyse their implications for simulating brain injuries.

Our preferred method of application is online via the Imperial College website at: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/employment

where you will find a job description and person specification for this post. Please select "Job Search" then enter the job title or vacancy reference number EN20120252FH into "Keywords". Complete and upload an application form as directed.

Call for Registration/ Extended Deadline, Multi-scale Modeling in Computational Neuroscience, September 3 - 8, 2012, University of Lübeck, Lübeck Germany

2012-08-22T16:47:00.000+02:00

Call for Registration/ Extended Deadline

Multi-scale Modeling in Computational Neuroscience

September 3 - 8, 2012, University of Lübeck, Lübeck Germany

Application Deadline has been extended to August 22nd!

This is the final call for registration for a weeklong workshop in Luebeck Germany focused on the development and use of multi-scale realistic models in computational neuroscience.

The workshop will be a hands-on exploration of neuronal models at multiple levels of scale. The workshop is particularly appropriate for anyone already working with a model who would like to connect that model to representations at other levels of scale. The workshop is also relevant to software developers interested in integrating new model analysis and visualization tools into neuronal simulators.

While participants can use the simulator of their choosing, the workshop will introduce GENESIS 3 (G-3), a modular reimplementation of the GENESIS neural simulator that has capabilities uniquely suited for multi-scale modeling.

The international faculty includes:

Dr. James M. Bower (University of Texas System) who has been involved in the development of software tools for multi-scale modeling for 30 years.

Dr. David Beeman (University of Colorado) who has supported multi-scale modeling both as an instructor in numerous international courses in computational biology as well as in his role as director of the GENESIS users group.

Dr. Avrama Blackwell (George Mason University) whose modeling and experimental expertise involves the investigation of molecular synaptic mechanisms.

Dr. Hugo Cornelis (Lead GENESIS developer) with expertise both in the design and construction of multi-scale simulation systems as well as modeling at single cell and network levels.

Dr. Volker Steuber (University of Hertfordshire) with expertise in biochemical, single cell, network and systems level modeling and analysis.

Mr. Armando Rodriguez (University of Texas San Antonio) an expert in interface design and interoperability in simulations systems.

Application Deadline has been extended to August 22nd! Applications and inquiries should be sent to: gen3@gradschool.uni-luebeck.de

Please see the website at: http://gradschool.uni-luebeck.de/index.php?id=377

Positions / The Department of Psychology at the University of Connecticut

2012-08-18T17:03:00.000+02:00

The Department of Psychology at the University of Connecticut invites applications for 3 full-time faculty, two at the Assistant Professor level and one at the Assistant, Associate, or Full level.

https://hr.psoft.uconn.edu/psp/HRPRCGA/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=2013035&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1

Appel à projets franco-américains en neuroscience computationnelle

2012-08-17T00:09:00.000+02:00

Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience (CRCNS)

Innovative Approaches to Science and Engineering Research on Brain Function

Edition 2013

L'ANR s'associe à la NSF (National Science Foundation) et aux NIH (National Institutes of Health) aux Etats-Unis et lance un appel à projets franco-américains de recherche en neuroscience computationnelle.

L'Appel correspond à une ouverture du programme « Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience » (CRCNS), décrit dans la Solicitation 11-505 de la NSF : http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11505/nsf11505.htm

Les collaborations franco-américaines (au minimum un partenaire Fr et un partenaire US) doivent exploiter la complémentarité d'expertises à-même de permettre aux chercheurs de s'engager dans des approches de recherche innovantes et de réaliser des avancées significatives vis-à-vis de problématiques importantes et exigeantes.

http://www.agence-nationale-recherche.fr/programmes-de-recherche/appel-detail/appel-a-projets-franco-americains-en-neuroscience-computationnelle-2013/

Faculty Positions, Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

2012-08-13T13:06:00.000+02:00

Faculty Positions, Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine

The Department of Neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine invites applications for faculty positions in the fields of behavioral and computational neuroscience, and/or multimodal brain imaging. Successful applicants will receive a generous startup package and have access to a research-dedicated, state-of-the-art neuroimaging center with multiple 3-tesla Siemens MRI scanners and excellent infrastructure and facilities. Individuals developing methods to push existing boundaries in the fields of theoretical modeling, analysis of brain imaging and neurophysiology data, and/or developing novel imaging methods and technologies are particularly welcome. Applications at the assistant professor level are preferred, but accomplished mid-career or senior scientists at the level of associate or full professor with strong records of research productivity, grant support and a demonstrated collaborative spirit are also encouraged to apply.

Baylor College of Medicine is located on the Texas Medical Center campus, with one of the highest densities of clinical, translational, and basic science research facilities in the world. The Neuroscience Department, including primary and affiliated faculty, is a vibrant community with strong ties to Psychiatry, Neurology and Neurological Research Institute (NRI), as well as Rice University.

Applicants should submit a cover letter and CV with a list of at least 3 referees as a single PDF file to Mr. Joseph Sayegh at sayegh@bcm.edu. First consideration will be given to applications received by November 1, 2012, but applications will be accepted until the position is filled. BCM is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a culturally diverse intellectual community, and encourages applications from women and minorities.

Computational Neuroscience / Definitions

2012-08-13T12:49:00.000+02:00

Computational neuroscience is the study of brain function in terms of the information processing properties of the structures that make up the nervous system [1]. It is an interdisciplinary science that links the diverse fields of neuroscience, cognitive science and psychology with electrical engineering, computer science, mathematics and physics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computational_neuroscience, http://www.cnsorg.org/computational-neuroscience).

[1] What is computational neuroscience? Patricia S. Churchland, Christof Koch, Terrence J. Sejnowski. in Computational Neuroscience pp.46-55. Edited by Eric L. Schwartz. 1993. MIT Press.

Computational neuroscience provides a theoretical foundation and a rich set of technical approaches for understanding complex neurobiological systems, building on the theory, methods, and findings of computer science, neuroscience, and numerous other disciplines (http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2011/nsf11505/nsf11505.htm).

Computational Neuroscience, a relatively recent discipline within the broader field of neuroscience, has emerged as a crucially important discipline for furthering our understanding of brain function and translating this knowledge into technological applications (http://www.bu.edu/neuro/graduate/computational-neuroscience/).

Post-doctoral position, brain imaging of perception and working memory, Oxford

2012-06-22T18:07:00.001+02:00

3-years post-doctoral position, brain imaging of perception and working memory, Oxford (end: Friday 20 July 2012)

Postdoctoral Research Assistant (Cognitive Neuroscience)
Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford
Grade 7: £29,249 - £35,938 discretionary range to £39,257 p.a.

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to join the Attention Group, headed by Dr Mark Stokes. You will be working on a project investigating the brain mechanisms that mediate selective inhibition for perception and working memory. The post is funded for 3 years and is based at the Oxford Centre for Human Brain activity (http://www.ohba.ox.ac.uk/) in the Department of Psychiatry at the Warneford Hospital.

You will be using a multimethodological approach, combining behavioural measures with electrophysiological (MEG, EEG and TMS) and hemodynamic brain-imaging (fMRI) methods.

You will have a PhD in a relevant discipline with strong background in cognitive neuroscience research on attention and working memory. Experience with MEG or fMRI is essential as is experience in programming psychological tasks. Experience of TMS would be an advantage.

Owing to the nature of this position, any offer of employment with the University will be subject to a satisfactory disclosure report from the Criminal Records Bureau.

Only applications received before midday on Friday 20 July 2012 will be considered. You will be required to upload a covering letter explaining how you meet the job requirements, as well as a CV and details of two referees as part of your online application.

For further particulars: https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrislivedoc/docs/0000208750.pdf
Or contact: mark.stokes@ohba.ox.ac.uk

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Mark Stokes
Head of Attention Group
Oxford Centre for Human Brain Activity (OHBA)
Department of Psychiatry
University of Oxford
Warneford Hospital
Oxford, OX3 7JX, UK

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2012-02-29T18:16:00.001+01:00

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2012-02-27T18:24:00.001+01:00

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European Master's Program in Computational Logic

2011-11-08T11:24:00.002+01:00

This program is offered jointly at the Free-University of Bozen-Bolzano in Italy, the Technische Universität Dresden in Germany, the Universidade Nova de Lisboa in Portugal and the Technische Universität Wien in Austria.

PhD position available, Amsterdam, 1er janv. 2012

2011-11-07T23:02:00.000+01:00

Brain structures encode and exchange information through the synchronous activation of cell assemblies. Brain rhythms at multiple frequencies shape cell assembly dynamics, and coordinate their emergence across multiple brain areas. The dialogue between brain areas lies at the basis of most cognitive functions. Multi-channel electrophysiological recordings, capturing the activity of ensembles of neurons in conjunction with local-field potentials, provided a great deal of insight into these complex mechanisms. Experiments in awake, behaving animals allow us to directly correlate brain activity patterns with cognition, with a level of detail unattainable with non-invasive methods such as functional neuroimaging. To go beyond correlational evidence, however, and to elucidate causal relationships between neural and cognitive events, it is necessary to flexibly manipulate brain activity. Optogenetic methods provide novel ways to perturb neural activity in an unprecedentedly precise fashion. We are currently establishing optogenetic methodologies in the lab, and together with the partners in a new EU project “Enlightenment” (funding this position) we are developing a novel technological platform for detecting patterns of neural activity in real time, with dedicated hardware, and perturb brain circuits optogenetically upon detection of a target pattern, thus in a closed loop fashion. The PhD student will participate in developing this platform, and he/she will apply it to the study of the interaction between multiple brain structures. In particular, the project aims at studying cortico-hippocampal interactions in memory acquisition and, consolidation.

References

Benchenane K, Peyrache A, Khamassi M, Tierney PL, Gioanni Y, Battaglia FP, Wiener SI (2010) Coherent theta oscillations and reorganization of spike timing in the hippocampal- prefrontal network upon learning. Neuron 66:921-936. Peyrache A, Khamassi M, Benchenane K, Wiener SI, Battaglia FP (2009) Replay of rule learning related neural patterns in the prefrontal cortex during sleep. Nat Neurosci 12:919-926.

Requirements

A Master of Science degree in Neuroscience, or Biophysics, or a Master of Science degree in Physics, (Bio)Engineering (or other quantitative discipline) and a strong motivation to pursue research in Neuroscience. Desired areas of expertise are systems neuroscience, and/or behavioral neurophysiology, quantitative skills, in particular in computer programming, and in electronics. Demonstrated ability to work in a team and an ability to work independently will be considered advantages.

Work Conditions

The full-time appointment will be on a temporary basis for a maximum period of four years (18 months plus a further 30 months after a positive evaluation) and should lead to a dissertation (PhD thesis). Based on a full-time appointment the gross monthly salary will range from €2.042 in the first year to €2.612 in the final year, according to the Dutch salary scales for PhD students. The collective employment agreement (CAO) of Dutch universities is applicable.

The successful candidate will also participate in teaching in the Biomedical Neurosciences Master program and Psychobiology bachelor program at the University of Amsterdam.

Organization

Faculty of Science

The Faculty of Science occupies a leading position internationally in its fields of research and participates in a large number of cooperative programmes with universities, research institutes and businesses. The faculty has a student body of around 3,000 and 1,500 members of staff, spread over eight research institutes and a number of faculty-wide support services. A considerable part of the research is made possible by external funding from Dutch and international organisations and the private sector. The Faculty of Science offers thirteen Bachelor's degree programmes and eighteen Master’s degree programmes in the fields of the exact sciences, computer science and information studies, and life and earth sciences.

Since September 2010, the whole faculty has been housed in a brand new building at the Science Park in Amsterdam. The instalment of the faculty has made the Science Park one of the largest centres of academic research in the Netherlands.

Additional Information
Project information can be obtained from Dr. Francesco P. Battaglia, e-mail: f.p.battaglia@uva.nl; phone +31-20-5257968.

Vacancy number

W11-205

Informatie over de procedure

Applications, quoting the vacancy number and marked strictly confidential (in the upper left-hand corner of the envelope) should include a curriculum vitae. Applications should be sent to:

Dienst Personeelszaken
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Faculteit der Natuurwetenschappen, Wiskunde en Informatica
Postbus 94216
1090 GE Amsterdam
the Netherlands.

Applications can also be emailed to application-science@uva.nl, bearing the vacancy number in the subject line and relevant documents as attachments.

The closing date for application is January 1, 2012
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PhD position in Visual Neuroscience at the Max-Planck inst. for biological cybernetics

2011-11-06T11:30:00.001+01:00

A PhD position is available for exploring information processing in the visual cortex of awake non-human primates. Our aim is to understand the basic mechanisms by which cortical microcircuits process sensory information as well as to investigating the role of spontaneous ongoing cortical activity. To achieve these goals we employ optical imaging based on voltage sensitive dyes together with optogenetic designed reporters and electrophysiology recordings of neuronal activity from the visual cortex during presentation of visual stimuli.

We are a newly established scientific team at the department of “Physiology of Cognitive Processes” at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, Germany. The institute, headed by Prof. Dr. Nikos Logothetis, offers a unique stimulating
interdisciplinary scientific environment in which research is carried out at all levels of neuroscience.

The ideal candidate will be highly motivated and will have an educational background in neuroscience, computational neuroscience, biology, or related fields. Applicants require a university degree (Diploma or equivalent M.Sc.). Knowledge in psychophysics and/or
neurophysiology and/or is highly valued. Programming skills (e.g. Matlab) and experience in signal processing are highly desirable, and will need to be developed through the course of the PhD.

Applications should include a CV, a statement of research experience and interests, and names of at least 2 referees. Please send your application electronically as a single pdf file to David Omer.

Contact
Dr. David Omer

The Cognitive Neuroscience program at the National Science Foundation is seeking a Program Office

2011-10-04T20:59:00.002+02:00

The Cognitive Neuroscience program at the National Science Foundation is seeking a Program Officer for a “rotator” position.

For people unfamiliar with the NSF Rotator Program, it allows a Professor or advanced Research Scientist to come to Washington for a year or two and assume the role and responsibilities of a program officer. They are both Program and Review (in NIH terms), run the review meetings ("Panels" at NSF), and make funding decisions. One year is a bit too short to do anything truly innovative, such as start a new program, but with a two-year stint you can have a permanent effect in shaping the field.

That is how many people start in science administration. Others go back to their university much better informed about funding opportunities and about how NSF works.

Important note: You don't have to 'waste' a sabbatical to do it, as most institutions will allow you to take a leave of absence (the NSF pays your full salary either through your university or as a federal employee). You will learn a lot about how the grants process works, and get to enjoy all that Washington has to offer.

Please forward this announcement to anyone you think might be interested.

Note that USAJobs will be offline October 6-12 and will not be accessible during those days.

Betty Tuller, Ph.D.
Director, Program in Perception, Action, and Cognition
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Blvd
Arlington, VA 22230
Tel: 703.292.7238
Fax: 703.292.9068