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<td>[SIAM-DY] Postdoc position in dynamical models of
learning in working memory (Kilpatrick, CU Boulder)</td>
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<td>Wed, 14 Oct 2020 05:36:53 +0000</td>
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<td>Zachary Kilpatrick <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:zpkilpat@colorado.edu"><zpkilpat@colorado.edu></a></td>
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<td>Pekka Orponen <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:pekka.orponen@aalto.fi"><pekka.orponen@aalto.fi></a></td>
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<div class="" style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal;
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style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">We are seeking a
postdoctoral fellow to work on a BRAIN/NIMH/NIBIB funded
project developing and validating neural circuit models of
experience-driven computations in working memory. Our group is
in the Department of Applied Mathematics at the University of
Colorado Boulder, and we have affiliations with the Institute
of Cognitive Science and School of Medicine.</span></div>
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style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">The start date would
likely be in Spring or Summer 2021. The position is fully
funded till September 2023, with a possible extension
contingent on funding. Interested applicants should contact
Zack Kilpatrick (<a href="mailto:zpkilpat@colorado.edu"
class="" moz-do-not-send="true"><span class=""
style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: rgb(9, 79,
209);">zpkilpat@colorado.edu</span></a>), along with a CV
and list of 3 or more references.</span></div>
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style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">The aim of this project is
to understand how task-relevant experience is encoded in
neuronal circuits through plasticity-driven changes to network
architecture (building off ideas in <a
href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-25958-9"
class="" moz-do-not-send="true"><span class=""
style="-webkit-font-kerning: none; color: rgb(9, 79,
209);">Kilpatrick (2018) Sci Rep</span></a>). Our
mechanistic neural circuit models will be validated using data
from humans (psychophysical response) and non-human primates
(response + large-scale neural recordings) from the Gold
(Penn), Buschman (Princeton), and Bays (Cambridge) labs.</span></div>
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style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Candidates must have a
strong background developing, simulating, and mathematically
analyzing dynamical/mechanistic neural network models. We will
build and analyze neural field models of large-scale activity
using a combination of methods from stochastic processes,
asymptotics, Bayesian inference, and numerical PDEs.
Experience working with psychophysics and/or neural recording
data is a plus but not required. Models will be fit using
Bayesian parameter estimation and model comparison.</span></div>
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style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;">Within our group, you
could also work on a side project or two in decision-making,
stochastic dynamics, social networks, and/or social foraging.
Outside of work, the great outdoors in and around Boulder
can’t be beat with over 40,000 acres of public open space, 1hr
to skiing at Eldora Mtn Resort, 1hr to Rocky Mtn Natl Park,
and tons of hiking and climbing. Boulder is consistently rated
one of the most bike-able cities in the nation. We also have a
very active local food scene with multiple restaurants
receiving James Beard nominations this year. Non-stop
international flights to Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland,
the UK, Japan, Mexico, and Canada are a 45 minute bus ride
away at Denver Airport.</span></div>
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<div class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Zachary P
Kilpatrick, PhD (he/him/his)</div>
<div class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Associate
Professor</div>
<div class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">University
of Colorado Boulder</div>
<div class="" style="orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Department
of Applied Mathematics</div>
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