Post-Doctoral Researcher In Computational Modelling Of Neuromodulation (W/M)

Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (EPFL)

Description

EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, is one of the most dynamic university campuses in Europe and ranks among the top 20 universities worldwide. The EPFL employs more than 6,000 people supporting the three main missions of the institutions: education, research and innovation. The EPFL campus offers an exceptional working environment at the heart of a community of more than 16,000 people, including over 12,000 students and 4,000 researchers from more than 120 different countries.

Post-doctoral Researcher in Computational modelling of neuromodulation

(W/M)

Your mission :

The aim of the EPFL Blue Brain Project (BBP), a Swiss brain research initiative founded and directed by Professor Henry Markram, is to establish simulation neuroscience as a complementary approach alongside experimental, theoretical and clinical neuroscience to understanding the brain, by building the world's first biologically detailed digital reconstructions and simulations of the mouse brain.

Within the Simulation Neuroscience division, we are looking for a Post- doctoral Researcher in Computational modelling of neuromodulation W/M.

Main duties and responsibilities include :

  Literature mining, data curation, including data from experimental lab (e.g., electrophysiological recordings)

  Improve and extend existing models of neuromodulation

  Model the effect of neuromodulators at the level of synapses, single cells, network

  Integrate the models of neuromodulation into large-scale networks

  Study the functional roles of neuromodulators

Your profile :

  PhD in Neuroscience, Computational Neuroscience, or related field

  Experience in Neuroscience, Computational Neuroscience, and Neuromodulation

  Experience in scientific computing software (python, Linux)

  Interest in participating in a collaborative big science project

  Strong team player and fluent English in speech and writing

We offer :

  A world-recognized leader in simulation-based research in neuroscience

  A dynamic, multidisciplinary, international and collaborative working environment committed to benefitting the global community

  A modern working environment, based at the Biotech Campus in Geneva Sécheron

Start date : as soon as possible

Term of employment : Fixed-term (CDD)

Work rate : 100%

Duration : 1 year, renewable

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