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<div class="">PhD studentships in Systems Neuroscience are available in the groups of Dr Christopher L Buckley (Evolutionary and Adaptive Systems Group) and Prof. Leon Lagnado (Neuroscience group) at the University of Sussex on the BBSRC funded project " Distributed
neural processing of self-generated visual input in a vertebrate brain”. We are looking for ambitious candidates with a computational, physics, maths or engineering background who want to get involved in cutting edge experimental neuroscience. This position
is particularly suited to those with some experience with computational neuroscience. </div>
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<div class="">In this project we will characterise the neural circuits involved in the interactions between the sensory and motor systems using 2p and light-sheet microscopy to image neural activity across the brain of live zebrafish in a virtual reality environment
(Nature. 2013;493: 466–468). This setup will allow us to approach foundational questions concerning the biological basis of sensorimotor processing and is a unique opportunity to combine theory and modelling with full experiment control, see <a href="https://tinyurl.com/kjtxoq9" class="">https://tinyurl.com/kjtxoq9</a> for
more details.</div>
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<div class=""><span class="">Informal enquiries can be made to </span><a href="http://www.christopherlbuckley.com/" class="">Chris Buckley</a><span class=""> (<a href="mailto:c.l.buckley@sussex.ac.uk" class="">c.l.buckley@sussex.ac.uk</a>) or </span><a href="http://www.sussex.ac.uk/lifesci/lagnadolab/" class="">Leon
Lagnado</a><span class=""> (<a href="mailto:l.lagnado@sussex.ac.uk" class="">l.lagnado@sussex.ac.uk</a>). </span><a href="http://www.sussex.ac.uk/sussexneuroscience" class="">Sussex Neuroscience</a><span class=""> is one of the foremost centers for Neuroscience
research in the UK and the University of Sussex has a beautiful campus on the outskirts of the lively South Coast town of Brighton.</span></div>
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</span><span class="">Application: Please apply through the post-graduate application system of the University of Sussex (<a href="http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/apply" class="">http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/apply</a>). Please include a brief statement of your
scientific interests and skills/experience in the mandatory “research proposal”, including how you would imagine your role in the project (max 2 pages) and include a full CV. Indicate Dr Christopher L Buckley as your preferred advisor and clearly state the
title of the studentship. When you apply, please send a copy of your application documents to <a href="mailto:c.l.buckley@sussex.ac.uk" class="">c.l.buckley@sussex.ac.uk</a> and <span class=""><a href="mailto:l.lagnado@sussex.ac.uk" class="">l.lagnado@sussex.ac.uk</a>.</span><br class="">
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</span><span class="">Funding Notes<br class="">
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</span><span class="">The studentship includes a three year stipend at a standard rate (currently £14,296 per annum) and, in addition, fees at the UK/EU rate. Since the studentship only covers fees at the UK/EU rate, overseas applicants are kindly requested
to state in their application how they propose to cover the difference between UK/EU and overseas fees.<br class="">
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</span><span class="">Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.<br class="">
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Christopher L Buckley<br class="">
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<div class=""><span class="">Lecturer in Neural Computation</span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">Evolutionay and Adaptive Systems Group</span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">Department go Informatics</span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">Sussex Neuroscience<br class="">
</span><span class="">University of Sussex<br class="">
Department of Informatics</span></div>
<div class=""><span class="">Sussex Neuroscience<br class="">
Falmer<br class="">
Brighton, UK<br class="">
email: <a href="mailto:c.l.buckley@sussex.ac.uk" class="">c.l.buckley@sussex.ac.uk</a><br class="">
twitter: @drclbuckley<br class="">
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