PhD Scholarship in Electrophysiology (Neuronal mechanisms of rapid functional configuration)

8 mai 2012 admin Scholarship / Bourses

This position is part of the newly established research group «Rapid Parallel Configuration of Visual Information Processing». The group is funded by the BMBF via the Bernstein Award for Computational Neurosciences (1.25 Mio. EUR), granted in 2010 to Dr. Udo Ernst. Research is divided into four interdisciplinary subprojects combining theory, simulation, and experimental work.

Goal of this subproject is to investigate neural signatures and mechanisms of parallel functional configuration in multiple visual areas with massively parallel multielectrode recordings. The PhD student will conduct experiments on awake behaving macaque monkeys in collaboration with the group of Prof. Dr. Andreas Kreiter (http://www.brain.uni- bremen.de), and analyze the collected data. This includes familiarization and training of the monkeys, preparation of the experimental setup and recordings, implantation of the electrode arrays, and recording of the data under different visual perception tasks. For analyzing the data, he/she should be familiar with the following methods: filtering, Wavelet-analysis, cross- and autocorrelation, standard techniques of coherence analysis (phase coherency, spectral coherence, etc.), classification with methods from machine learning, and elementary concepts from information theory. Behavioural and electrophysiological data shall be rapidly preprocessed, and made available for the collaborators in other subprojects.

The programme starts as soon as possible for a duration of 3 years. English or German are the Working Language of the programme.

Requirements (Qualification)

He or she should have a degree (master/diploma or equivalent) in natural sciences (e.g. Biology) with focus on experimental work (preferably Animal Physiology). Basic knowledge in programming and in formal methods/Computational Neuroscience are required. We expect a high motivation for communicating and collaborating with the other subprojects.

Compulsory Attachments

• Curriculum vitae
• Copy of university degree
• High school diploma
• Letter of motivation

Host institution:

Universität Bremen
28359 Bremen

Faculty / Institute
Institut für Theoretische Physik
Bremen
http://www.bernstein.uni-bremen.de/

Supervisor of the Doctoral Thesis
Herr Dr. Udo Ernst
http://www.bernstein.uni-bremen.de/

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