[Job-offers-cs] Postdoctoral Position – Large-Scale Biophysical Modeling of Neurons

[Pekka Orponen]

The group of Fabrizio Gabbiani at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM, 
Department of Neuroscience) is looking to hire a postdoctoral fellow to 
work on the optimization of biophysical models for single neurons. The 
project will be carried out in close collaboration with the group of 
Jeffrey Magee at BCM (also in the Department of Neuroscience) and that 
of Matthias Heinkenschloss at Rice University (in the Department of 
Computational Applied Mathematics & Operations Research). The goal of 
the project is to apply methods derived from large-scale optimization 
and optimal control towards the optimization of neuron models having a 
large number of electrical compartments. The developed techniques will 
be used to fit in vivo and in vitro electrophysiological data from 
murine CA1 pyramidal cells to understand the formation of their 
associated place fields. In addition, the same techniques will be 
applied to fit electrophysiological data from a visual neuron that 
detects impending collision in grasshoppers. We are looking for a highly 
motivated scholar with the ability to bridge theoretical and 
experimental work in neuroscience. The ideal candidate will be familiar 
with systems of ordinary differential equations of Hodgkin-Huxley type 
used to model neurons. In addition, the applicant will have experience 
in computer programing which will be central to the project's execution. 
The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in Computational Neuroscience, or 
a related field such as Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, 
Biophysics or Applied Mathematics.

We are committed to training the next generation of interdisciplinary 
scientists to tackle complex, multidisciplinary problems. Both BCM and 
Rice University support efforts to broaden diversity by fostering the 
careers of individuals with unconventional backgrounds. Interested 
candidates should email a CV, a statement of research interests and the 
contact information of at least two and preferably three references to 
Fabrizio Gabbiani (gabbiani at bcm.edu <mailto:gabbiani at bcm.edu>).



------------------------------
Matthias Heinkenschloss
Rice University
Houston TX
------------------------------
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: https://list.aalto.fi/pipermail/job-offers-cs/attachments/20220914/9c1ed014/attachment.htm