UK; PhD Studentship in Computational Neuroscience
PhD Studentship in Computational Neuroscience, Science and Technology
Research Institute, University of Hertfordshire, UK
Applications are invited for a 3 year PhD Studentship in
Computational Neuroscience in the Science and Technology Research
Institute at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. The studentship
will cover a stipend of £12,940 per year plus payment of the standard
UK student fees.
Candidates should be interested in information processing in
biologically detailed models of neuronal networks. Our research
involves close collaboration with experimentalists in Europe and the
USA. More details can be found in these recent publications:
Steuber, V., Mittmann, W., Hoebeek, F.E., Silver, R.A., De Zeeuw,
C.I., Hausser, M. and De Schutter, E. (2007). Cerebellar LTD and
pattern recognition by Purkinje cells. Neuron 54, 121-136.
Gleeson, P., Steuber, V. and Silver, R.A. (2007). neuroConstruct: A
tool for modeling networks of neurons in 3D space. Neuron 54 , 219-35.
Calcraft L., Adams R. and Davey N. (2007). Efficient Architectures
for Sparsely-Connected High Capacity Associative Memory Models,
Connection Science 6, 163-75.
Applicants should have good computational and numerical skills and a
good first degree in maths, computer science, physics, neuroscience
or biology. Previous experience in neuroscience is not required but
would be an advantage.
The UH Science and Technology Research Institute has been rated as 4
(national excellence with evidence of international excellence) at
the last UK university research assessment exercise. It is located in
Hatfield in Hertfordshire, just north of London.
For informal enquiries contact Dr Volker Steuber
(v.steuber [ à ] herts.ac.uk) or Dr Neil Davey (n.davey [ à ] herts.ac.uk).
Further information and an application form can be obtained from Mrs
Lorraine Nicholls, Research Student Administrator, STRI, Faculty of
Engineering and Information Sciences, University of Hertfordshire,
College Lane, Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9AB. Tel: +44 1707 286083 Fax:
+44 1707 284185 email: l.nicholls [ à ] herts.ac.uk. The short-listing
process will begin on 1 October 2008.
Dr Volker Steuber
Senior Lecturer (Research) in Biocomputation
Science and Technology Research Institute
University of Hertfordshire
Hatfield Herts AL10 9AB
UK
Tel +44 1707 284350
http://homepages.feis.herts.ac.uk/~comqvs/
