Ph.D. student (m/f/d) Neural Computation and Behavior group in Einbeck

Jobbeschreibung

The University Medical Center Göttingen is a tertiary care center and offers great development potential. Its 7,900 employees work in over 65 departments and facilities to provide top-quality patient care, excellent research and modern teaching. Göttingen, “City of Science”, located near the center of Germany, the University Medical Center Göttingen is embedded in the city’s attractive network of scientific research facilities. ENI-G is engaged in a wide range of neuroscience research, including molecular and cellular as well as systems and cognitive neuroscience Website. A PhD position is available in the lab of Jan Clemens at the European Neuroscience Institute Göttingen, Germany. The position is part of a DFG funded joint project with Matthias Hennig (Berlin) in the priority program "Evolutionary Optimization of Neuronal Processing" (SPP 2205). The project will investigate how pattern recognition networks support the evolution of behavioral diversity, using acoustic communication in crickets as a model system. Building upon existing behavioral and circuit models, we will characterize the nonlinear mapping from circuit parameters to behavior using machine learning. We will combine large behavioral data sets from more than 20 different species, phylogenetic information, and computational modelling to investigate the evolutionary process that shaped the behavior in this species group. Hypotheses produced in the modelling approach will be tested with experimental collaborators in Berlin. ................ The position is for 4 years. The successful candidate will join one of the many excellent graduate schools on the Göttingen Campus. In addition, the candidate will be embedded in the diverse community formed by the members of SPP 2205.

Extra Informationen

Status

Inaktiv

Ausbildungsniveau

Andere

Standort

Einbeck

Arbeitsstunden pro Woche

4 - 40

Jobart

Teilzeitjob

Tätigkeitsbereich

Administration / Verwaltung

Führerschein erforderlich?

Nein

Auto erforderlich?

Nein

Motivationsschreiben erforderlich?

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Sprachkenntnisse

Deutsch