Research Assistant/Associate in Computational Neuroscience, University of Cambridge

Vacancy Reference Number
NM36201
Closing Date
2 May 2023
Salary
£28,929 to £43,155
Address
University of Cambridge - Department of Engineering
Duration
Fixed Term, Full Time

About the job

The postdoc will be based in CBL, with free access to the Kourtzi lab in the Psychology department.

The successful candidate(s) will have: 

  •  a strong quantitative background
  •  demonstrable interest in theoretical neuroscience
  •  obtained (or be close to completion of) a PhD or equivalent in computational neuroscience, machine learning, physics, mathematics or a related field.

Preference will be given to candidates with: 

  •  previous experience in computational neuroscience, especially with the training of function-optimized neural networks.
  •  sufficient programming skills to run numerical simulations and to use deep learning optimization packages
  •  expertise with advanced data analysis and Bayesian techniques.

Interviews will be conducted via Zoom.

Appointment at Research Associate level is dependent on having a PhD. Those who have submitted but not yet received their PhD will be appointed at Research Assistant level, which will be amended to Research Associate once the PhD has been awarded.

For any research-related queries about the role, please contact Yashar Ahmadian: ya311@cam.ac.uk  or Zoe Kourtzi: zk240@cam.ac.uk . For any other queries, e.g. about the application process, please contact CBL's administrator: cbl-enquiries@eng.cam.ac.uk (Tel +44 1223 48529).