Understanding how the brain constructs and simulates world models is a fundamental challenge in neuroscience. We are looking for someone to join our crew to explore the neuronal circuit mechanisms for learning and simulating worldContinue reading
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Hiring: Deep learning-based design of synthetic regulatory elements for cell-type-specific targeting
Understanding the molecular mechanisms that drive cell-type-specific gene expression in the brain is crucial for advancing circuit neuroscience. The wealth of genome-wide information on gene regulation available today puts us in the position to decipherContinue reading
Hiring: Elucidating the circuit mechanisms for strategic planning using deep reinforcement learning
We are looking for a fearless new lab member to investigate the neuronal circuit mechanisms for strategic planning. Strategic planning is a hallmark of intelligent behavior. Squirrels bury nuts to prepare for winter, crows storeContinue reading
We are looking for a post-doc
Update 22.06.2023: This position has been filled. Join our neurotheory outfit at the FMI in Basel as a post-doctoral researcher. Position available immediately or for starting later in 2023. Topics of interest include See www.zenkelab.orgContinue reading
Join the team – we are hiring
We are looking for undergrads, PhD students, and post-docs who possess dependable quantitative skills and are curious about how neural networks in the brain learn and process information. Research directions of interest include: We offerContinue reading
Hiring: Context-dependent information processing in biological neural networks
We are looking for a Ph.D. student to work on context-dependent information processing in biologically inspired neural networks. We will investigate the effect of stereotypical circuit motifs and neuromodulation on neural information processing and learningContinue reading
Hiring: Information processing in spiking neural networks
We are looking for Ph.D. students to work on the computational principles of information processing in spiking neural networks. The project strives to understand computation in the sparse spiking and sparse connectivity regime, in whichContinue reading
Hiring: Cortical models of predictive processing and learning
We are looking for an intrepid Ph.D. candidate to work on theoretical models of predictive processing and learning. This collaborative project with the Keller Lab is based on the hypothesis that cortical circuits build modelsContinue reading