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Posdoc/ PhD position NEURAL REPRESENTATION OF SOCIAL INTENTION (University of Tuebingen, Germany)

The Section for Computational Sensomotorics at the Center for Integrative Neurosciences (CIN) and the Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research (HIH) at the University of Tuebingen invites applications for a Postdoc or a PhD student with a good mathematical background for a maximum duration of 3 years.

The position is funded by a grant of the Human Frontiers Science Foundation (HFSP) in collaboration with the California
Institute of Technology (CALTECH) and Ohio State University
(OSU). The project will focus on the development of neural and deep/machine learning-based theories for the processing of social signals and social intention, and their verification by psychophysical, and (in collaboration) also electrophysio-
logical and fMRI experiments.

What we offer:
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* top scientific environment (HIH in the top 3 European institutions for clinical brain research); the CIN is
Excellence Cluster of the German Excellence Initiative;
multiple leading Max Planck Institutes for related topics
in Tuebingen; total > 600 researchers on the Tuebingen
Neuroscience Campus working on many different aspects
of neuroscience)

* close collaborations with leading international partners in neuro- and computer science

* possibility of teaching and taking courses at the Graduate Training Center for  Neuroscience (> 40 courses in molecular, behavioral neuroscience, and neural information processing)


What we are looking for:
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* person with Masters (PhD) degree in Computational Neuroscience
or related discipline (Computer Science, Engineering, Physics,
Mathematics, Cognitive Science, Mathematical Psychology, etc.)

* highly-motivated individual with enthusiasm for research; motivation and capability  of self-driven pursuit of difficult problems

* strong mathematical background and programming skills (at
least in C or Java); willingness to learn relevant techniques
and software products (e.g. for computer animation, deep
learning, or the simulation of spiking networks)


* interest in social neuroscience, computational vision, and neural circuits at the level of single cells

* English speaking and writing skills.

People without ambition in science. who primarily look for a temporary job at a German university. are discouraged from applying. Committed to Equal Opportunities.

Interested people should send their application, including a CV, all marks form studies, 2 letters of reference, and a research statement of about one half page (explaining how their skills might support a project about the understanding neural basis of the processing of social signals and intention) to:


    Prof. Dr. Martin Giese
    Section for Theoretical Sensomotorics
    Dept. for Cognitive Neurology
    Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain Research &
    Center for Integrative Neuroscience
    University of Tuebingen
    Otfried-Müller Str. 25
    D-72076 Tuebingen
    GERMANY
    Tel.: +49 7071 2989124
    Fax:  +49 7071 294790
    Email: martin.giese@uni-tuebingen.de
    Web: http://www.compsens.uni-tuebingen.de/