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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#161515;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">These two posts form part of an interdisciplinary collaborative research project, “Statistical Physics of Cognition” funded
by the UKRI and Wellcome. The aim of the project is to understand how neuronal avalanches relate to cognition. The postholders will be part of an interdisciplinary team including theorists, experimental neuroscientists and optical physicists aiming to solve
this problem. The approach taken will be to perform large-scale neuronal imaging experiments to record the activity of thousands of neurons in the brains of mice performing cognitive tasks, to use advanced methods to analyse how distance from criticality is
task-dependent, to develop models describing the role of avalanche dynamics in cognition, and to use graph theory, information theory and complexity theory to advance our understanding how large-scale network dynamics affect cognitive performance. As well
as advancing our understanding of the way the brain operates, this may lead to new insights into how neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s Disease cause degradation in cognitive function, and aid in the development of future treatments.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#161515">Based in the Neural Coding and Neurodegenerative Disorders Laboratory led by Prof Simon Schultz, we are seeking two postdoctoral fellows to carry out
neuroscience experiments involving mesoscopic two-photon imaging of neural activity from thousands of neurons in behaving mice.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#161515">Applicants should have research experience in either systems neuroscience or in biomedical optics. A PhD in neuroscience, physics, or a cognate discipline is essential.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#161515">Post 1 – Multiphoton optical microscopy. You will have expertise in biomedical optics, including the construction, maintenance and use of advanced optical apparatus for fluorescence imaging
of neural activity, and an interest in neuroscience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#161515">Post 2 – Optical neurophysiology. You will have expertise in systems neuroscience, including experience in performing in vivo neurophysiology experiments, and expertise in processing
and analysis of neurophysiological data.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:#161515">You will be based in the Neural Coding and Neurodegenerative Disease Laboratory led by Prof Simon Schultz and Dr Amanda Foust, in the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College
London. As well as members of the group, you will work closely with colleagues in the Department of Mathematics, including Prof Mauricio Barahona and Prof Henrik Jensen, as well as two theoretical postdoctoral fellows working as part of the collaborative project.
You will also work together with external collaborators, including particularly Dr Fernando Rosas (University of Sussex) and Prof Lucilla De Arcangelis (University of Campania).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The link to the official job advertisement and application portal can be found here:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">https://www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/description/ENG02064/postdoctoral-research-associate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I am happy to discuss the positions via email. (Please email me directly rather than replying to this email, as I have mailing list emails filtered). The closing date is 5<sup>th</sup> April 2022 (but is likely
to be extended).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please note that there will be a further two postdoctoral positions advertised shortly, focused on theoretical elements of the project.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Simon R. Schultz DPhil FIET FRSB<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Professor of Neurotechnology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Director, Imperial College Centre for Neurotechnology
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Dept of Bioengineering, Imperial College London</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Email: s.schultz@imperial.ac.uk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="http://www.schultzlab.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://www.schultzlab.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="http://www.imperial.ac.uk/neurotechnology"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://www.imperial.ac.uk/neurotechnology</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Centre contact: Dr Kate Hobson, 0207 594 5101, k.hobson@imperial.ac.uk</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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