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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:black">We are pleased to announce this year’s application cycle for
<i>The Shanahan Foundation Fellowship at the Interface of Data and Neuroscience,</i> a three-year fellowship program aiming to bring fresh perspectives from diverse technical backgrounds to the field of neuroscience.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:black">The program is co-hosted by the Allen Institute and the University of Washington, through the
<i>Computational Neuroscience Center</i>. It is directed by Dr. Christof Koch at the Allen Institute and Dr. Adrienne Fairhall at UW. Fellows choose a co-mentor from each of the two institutions and will be employed by the Allen Institute as a Scientist (salary
starting at $106,780 annually), with an affiliate postdoctoral appointment at UW.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify">Accepted fellows propose their own research project(s), with access to the Allen Institute's wealth of structural, genomic, and functional data collected over the past 15 years
<span style="color:#242424">(</span><a href="https://brain-map.org">brain-map.org</a><span style="color:#242424">)</span>.<span style="color:red">
</span>This unique opportunity allows fellows to ground their theories in rich empirical resources, potentially inspiring novel analyses, visualizations, and predictions that could subsequently be empirically tested.<span style="color:black"> Each fellow will
have the opportunity to mentor a fully funded UW undergraduate or postbaccalaureate research assistant who helps with their research for 3-12 months.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:black">Fellows also have access to career development activities through the University of Washington’s
<i>Computational Neuroscience Center. </i>Fellows will receive an intensive orientation through the two-week long
</span><a href="https://alleninstitute.org/events/summer-workshop-on-the-dynamic-brain-2025/">Summer Workshop on the Dynamic Brain</a><span class="MsoHyperlink">
</span><span style="color:black">at UW’s Friday Harbor Laboratory on San Juan Island.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black">We are seeking candidates for this three-year program and ask your help in this endeavor.
<b>We would greatly appreciate it if you could post the enclosed flyer and forward this information to suitable candidates or colleagues.</b> Up to three fellows will be selected to begin in Fall 2026. Applicants must be Ph.D.s (or equivalent) in a quantitative
field such as computer science, electrical engineering, physics, or mathematics with a background in statistical, computational and machine learning methods. Ph.D. should have been awarded in the last 3 years. No previous experience in neuroscience is required.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:black">Enclosed are additional information and application instructions. Applications are due by
<b>December 1st, 2025.</b> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="color:black">More information can be found at the
</span><a href="https://alleninstitute.org/what-we-do/brain-science/careers/shanahan-foundation-fellowship/">Shanahan Foundation website.</a><span style="color:black"> If you have questions, please contact us at
</span><a href="mailto:shanahan.fellow@alleninstitute.org">shanahan.fellow@alleninstitute.org</a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Anton.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Anton Arkhipov</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none">Investigator, Allen Institute<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0432FF;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:antona@alleninstitute.org" title="mailto:antona@alleninstitute.org"><span style="color:#0432FF">antona@alleninstitute.org</span></a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0432FF;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://alleninstitute.org" title="https://alleninstitute.org"><span style="color:#0432FF">alleninstitute.org</span></a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="color:#0432FF;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://portal.brain-map.org/" title="https://portal.brain-map.org/"><span style="color:#0432FF">brain-map.org</span></a></span></u><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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