[Neuroinfo] PhD in Distributed neural processing of self-generated visual input in a vertebrate brain

[Christopher Buckley]

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.

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 https://tinyurl.com/kjtxoq9 for more details.

Informal enquiries can be made to Chris Buckley<http://www.christopherlbuckley.com/> (c.l.buckley at sussex.ac.uk<mailto:c.l.buckley at sussex.ac.uk>) or Leon Lagnado<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/lifesci/lagnadolab/> (l.lagnado at sussex.ac.uk<mailto:l.lagnado at sussex.ac.uk>). Sussex Neuroscience<http://www.sussex.ac.uk/sussexneuroscience>  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.

Application: Please apply through the post-graduate application system of the University of Sussex (http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/apply). 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 c.l.buckley at sussex.ac.uk<mailto:c.l.buckley at sussex.ac.uk> and l.lagnado at sussex.ac.uk<mailto:l.lagnado at sussex.ac.uk>.


Funding Notes

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.

Deadline

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.

Christopher L Buckley
Lecturer in Neural Computation
Evolutionay and Adaptive Systems Group
Department go Informatics
Sussex Neuroscience
University of Sussex
Department of Informatics
Sussex Neuroscience
Falmer
Brighton, UK
email: c.l.buckley at sussex.ac.uk<mailto:c.l.buckley at sussex.ac.uk>
twitter: @drclbuckley


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