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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; line-height:
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font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The <i>Shanahan
Foundation Fellowship at the Interface of
Data and Neuroscience</i> is a three-year
fellowship program that aims to: </p>
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data scientists in neuroscience research</div>
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traditional approaches to neuroscience</div>
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multidisciplinary, multi-organizational
co-mentorship </div>
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a network and community </div>
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career development in data science</p>
The fellowship is co-hosted by the Allen
Institute and the University of Washington
(through the eScience Institute and the
Computational Neuroscience Center) and is
directed by Dr. Christof Koch at the Allen
Institute.
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; line-height:
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needs data scientists.</b> The brain
represents one of the most complex
challenges facing science today. And now
with advances in our methods to study the
brain-Neuropixel probes that can record from
1000 neurons at once, growing consensus on
data standards across laboratories-the field
is flooded with data that needs
interpretation. The skills of data
scientists are essential to springboard the
field to the next stage of discoveries.</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; line-height:
14.666666030883789px; font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Towards
that end, the Shanahan Foundation Fellowship
was created to bring fresh perspectives into
the field, encouraging data scientists from
outside neuroscience to come and work with
leading investigators at the Allen Institute
and UW. </p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; line-height:
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font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The Allen
Institute is unique in its infrastructure
and pipeline that enables the production of
standardized, reproducible data on the brain
(as evidenced by our vast <a href="http://www.brain-map.org/" title="Unmangled Microsoft Safelink"><b><i>data
banks</i></b></a><span style="color:
rgb(5, 99, 193); text-decoration-line:
underline;"><b><i>)</i></b></span>. Together
with our collaborators at the UW
computational Neuroscience Center and
eScience Institute, we provide data
scientists with the ideal opportunity and
resources to mine for novel insights and
discoveries. <span style="background-color:
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; line-height:
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experience in neuroscience to apply. </b>The
goal of the fellowship is to provide
opportunities to non-traditional
applicants who would not typically be
funded by the typical postdoctoral
fellowships in neuroscience. The
fellowship has been purposefully designed
to give fellows the time and mentorship to
get up to speed in a new field and new
data collection techniques and methods<b>.</b></font></p>
<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0in
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sans-serif;">Fellows will be employed by the
Allen Institute as either a Scientist I or a
Scientist II (with a matching salary) and
will receive an affiliate postdoctoral
appointment at UW. </p>
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sans-serif;">During the three-year
fellowship, fellows will identify a mentor
at the Allen Institute, where the fellows
will be based. Fellows will select a
co-mentor at the University of Washington
who will provide additional guidance on a
project designed by the fellow, focused on
quantitative analysis of neuroscience data
available through the Allen Institute's
vast <a href="http://www.brain-map.org/" title="Unmangled Microsoft Safelink">data
banks</a> – ranging from molecular,
genomic, transcriptional, physiological,
morphological, anatomical and functional
whole-brain level in the brains of mice,
non-human primates and humans – or through
ongoing laboratory work. Each fellow will
have the opportunity to mentor a
fully-funded UW undergraduate or
postbaccalaureate research assistant who
helps with their research for 3-12 months.</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align:
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font-size: 10pt; font-family: Calibri,
sans-serif;">Fellows will participate in the
postdoctoral career development program at
the University's <i>e-Science Institute</i> and
the <i>UW Computational Neuroscience Center</i>.
The eSciences Institute offers regular
workshops on key topics including cloud
computing, python and reproducibility. New
fellows will attend the annual <a href="https://alleninstitute.org/what-we-do/brain-science/events-training/summer-workshop-dynamic-brain/" title="Unmangled Microsoft Safelink">Summer
Workshop on the Dynamic Brain</a> where
they will learn how to apply data science
skills to neuroscience data and questions.
Throughout the three years, fellows will be
supported in developing a network in the
neuroscience field and sharing their
progress with peers at conferences. Up to
three fellows will be selected to begin in
Fall 2022.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; line-height:
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font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Applicants
must be data scientists in a broad sense,
with a Ph.D. in a quantitative field such as
computer science, statistics, electrical
engineering, physics, mathematics or biology
with a background in statistical,
computational and machine learning methods.
Ph.D.'s should have been awarded in the last
3 years. </p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; line-height:
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font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">One goal
of the fellowship is to build a network of
collaborators, as such, priority will be
given to applicants who are not currently
postdoctoral fellows or scientists at the
University of Washington or the Allen
Institute.</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; line-height:
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believe high-quality science can only be
produced when it includes different
perspectives. We are building an environment
of diversity and inclusion and encourage
people from all backgrounds to apply for
this fellowship. </p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; line-height:
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font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">For full
consideration, please submit your
application by February 1, 2022.
Applications may continue to be considered
after this deadline on a rolling basis until
positions are filled.</p>
<p style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; line-height:
14.666666030883789px; font-size: 10pt;
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Learn
more and apply on the <a href="https://alleninstitute.org/what-we-do/brain-science/careers/shanahan-foundation-fellowship/" title="Unmangled Microsoft Safelink">Shanahan
Fellowship Website</a>.</p>
<div><a href="https://alleninstitute.org/what-we-do/brain-science/careers/shanahan-foundation-fellowship/" title="Unmangled Microsoft Safelink">alleninstitute.org/what-we-do/brain-science/careers/...</a></div>
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must include:</p>
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curriculum vitae from the applicant</div>
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letters of support from advisors and other
mentors</div>
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one-page personal statement from the
applicant describing their history,
activities, and interests as an individual
(especially those outside of science) which
may give the committee a greater sense of
you as a person and your ability to
simultaneously interact with and challenge
traditional scientific fields.</div>
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two- to three-page research statement from
the applicant describing their prior
research, interests in applying data science
to the field of neuroscience, potential
research interests (including tools they are
familiar with) and how this fellowship
aligns with their career goals.</div>
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choice of the final advisor/co-advisor will
be accomplished during the first year of
this fellowship. </p>
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