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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font color="#212121"><span style="background-color:white;">PhD Position in Computational Neuroscience</span></font><font color="black">/Machine learning</font><font color="#212121"><br>
</font><font color="black">MLearn Research Group</font><font color="#212121"><br>
</font><font color="#212121"><span style="background-color:white;">School of Computer Science
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</font><font color="#212121"><span style="background-color:white;">University of Lincoln</span></font><font color="#212121"><br>
</font><font color="#212121"><span style="background-color:white;">UK</span></font><font color="#212121"><br>
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</font><font color="#212121"><span style="background-color:white;">Applications are invited for a PhD position in the MLearn Research Group at the University of Lincoln. Projects involve the development and simulation of models of neurons and neuronal networks
hippocampal memory functions (</span></font><a href="http://vassiliscutsuridis.com/docs/Journal_papers/CutCobGraHippo2010.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><font style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont";" size="1" face="Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;"><font style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont";" size="2" face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Cutsuridis
V, et al. (2010). Encoding and retrieval in the hippocampal CA1 microcircuit model.
</span></font><font style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont";" size="2" face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><i>Hippocampus</i></span></font><font style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont";" size="2" face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;">,
20(3): 423-446)</span></font></span></font></a><font color="black"> and/or applications of machine learning (deep learning) techniques for the analysis of data. A description of our research interests and a list of publications can be found on our webpage
(</font><a href="http://mlearn.lincoln.ac.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><font size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="2"><span style="font-size:11pt;">http://mlearn.lincoln.ac.uk/</span></font></span></font></a><font color="black">). </font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font color="#212121">Applicants should have excellent computational and numerical skills and a very good first degree in computer science, biology, maths, physics, neuroscience, or a related discipline. Successful
candidates are eligible for a research studentship award from the University (GBP 14,553 per annum bursary plus payment of the student fees). This studentship is only open to UK and EU students.</font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font color="#212121"><span lang="en-GB">The ideal candidate should be highly motivated, technically skilled, a team player and driven to push forward the development of the next generation of deep
</span></font><font color="#212121"><span lang="en-GB">associative memory neural</span></font><font color="#212121"><span lang="en-GB">-</span></font><font color="#212121"><span lang="en-GB">networks</span></font><font color="#212121"><span lang="en-GB">. Your
written and spoken English skills should be excellent. As a </span></font><font color="#212121"><span lang="en-GB">PhD</span></font><font color="#212121"><span lang="en-GB"> student, you may also have the opportunity to teach as a demonstrator in the School
of Computer Science.</span></font></div>
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<div style="margin:0;"><font style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont";" size="2" face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><font color="black">Research in Computer Science at the University of Lincoln has been recognised as internationally
excellent and world leading. The School of Computer Science provides a very stimulating environment, offering a large number of specialised and interdisciplinary seminars as well as general training and researcher development opportunities. The University
is situated in Lincoln, two hours north of London.</font></span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font color="#212121"><br>
</font><font color="#212121"><span style="background-color:white;">Please contact Dr Vassilis Cutsuridis (</span></font><a href="mailto:vcutsuridis@lincoln.ac.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="background-color:white;">vcutsuridis@lincoln.ac.uk</span></a><font color="#212121"><span style="background-color:white;">)
or Prof. Stefanos Kollias (</span></font><a href="mailto:skollias@lincoln.ac.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="background-color:white;">skollias@lincoln.ac.uk</span></a><font color="#212121"><span style="background-color:white;">)
for informal enquiries. </span></font></div>
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<div style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><font color="#212121"><span style="background-color:white;">If you’re interested in this position and you would like to apply, please send your CV, statement of research interests, three reference letters and a photo
to Dr. Vassilis Cutsuridis: </span></font><a href="mailto:vcutsuridis@lincoln.ac.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="background-color:white;">vcutsuridis@lincoln.ac.uk</span></a></div>
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<div style="margin:0;"><font style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif,serif,"EmojiFont";" size="2" face="Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><font color="black">Applications w</font><font size="3" color="black"><span style="font-size:12pt;">ill
be assessed on a rolling basis, so please apply as soon as possible.<br>
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Kind regards,<br>
Vassilis<br>
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Dr Vassilis Cutsuridis<br>
School of Computer Science<br>
University of Lincoln<br>
Lincoln LN6 7TS<br>
U.K.<br>
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