The Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland is seeking to extend its team for a multi-national research endeavor to reverse engineer, model, and simulate the brain.

For strengthening our modeling team we are looking for an exceptional

Postdoctoral Researcher

in Detailed Neuron Modeling and Dendritic Integration

The primary objective for this position is to strengthen the ongoing large-scale detailed neuron modeling and validation efforts and to advance the model generation and validation of the various neuron classes and dendritic integration. Scientific leadership is expected to supervise computational neuroscience students and intimate software knowledge in order to interface with the technical teams. The position is in close contact with an electrophysiology lab and modeling will go hand in hand with available and to be acquired data.

Detailed Requirements:

·         PhD in the field of computational neuroscience

·         expert in NEURON and multi-compartment conductance-based modeling and strong publication record

·         expert knowledge in whole cell electrophysiology, ion channel experiments

·         expert knowledge in Python and Matlab and model description languages

·         profound knowledge in other programming languages (C++) and parallel computing is of advantage

·         ‘can-do’ attitude for pragmatic prototypes

·         co-supervision of PhD students

·         fluent English in speech and writing

What we offer:

·         An internationally visible and rising project in simulation-based research in neuroscience using supercomputers

·         A young, dynamic, inter-disciplinary, and international working environment

·         Very competitive salary

Yearly renewable contract

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