Applications are invited for an NIH-funded post-doctoral position to study mechanisms and functions of sleep oscillations. The successful candidate will join a research team involving the laboratories of Eric Halgren (UCSD), Terry Sejnowski (UCSD) and Maxim Bazhenov (UC Riverside). For relevant references see, Chen et al, Journal of Physiology (London), 2012, Jul 9; Bonjean et al, Journal of Neuroscience, 2012, 32(15):5250-63. The ultimate goal of this work is to understand mechanisms and functions of sleep rhythms during stage 2 sleep and the role of sleep oscillations in memory and learning. The successful candidate will be responsible for the design of a thalamocortical model generating sleep rhythms based on existing experimental data. These models will be used to understand underlying neural mechanisms, as well as guide data analysis and produce novel experimental predictions. Qualified applicants are expected to have experience in computational/theoretical neuroscience and conductance-based neural modeling. Programming experience with C/C++ is required. Knowledge of PYTHON or MATLAB is a plus.The University of California offers excellent benefits. Salary is based on research experience. The initial appointment is for 1 year with a possibility of extension. Applicants should send a brief statement of research interests, a CV and the names of three references to Maxim Bazhenov at maksim.bazhenov@ucr.edu -- Maxim Bazhenov, Ph.D.Professor, Cell Biology and NeuroscienceUniversity of CaliforniaRiverside, CA 92521Ph: 951-827-4370http://biocluster.ucr.edu/~mbazhenov/ Dear Colleagues,Please inform students interested in computational neuroscience, mathematical biology, or computational biology PhD programs about the Tri-Institutional Training Program in Computational Biology and Medicine (CBM).CBM takes advantage of the outstanding educational and research resources of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City, and the Sloan-Kettering Institute (the research arm of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center) in New York City to train computational biologists in the interdisciplinary approaches (quantitative and experimental) they need to solve the complex problems that characterize biology and medicine.This NIH T32-funded PhD program is recruiting highly qualified students from biological science and/or quantitative backgrounds. Neuroscience is one of CBM's main focus areas.Please visit www.triiprograms.org/cbm for more information.Thank you very much.Sincerely,David Christini, PhDDirector, CBM Program Dear All,applications are invited for a 3-year PhD studentship to work on a project entitled 'Quantifying the contribution of melanopsin to the processing of complex visual information' under the supervision of Dr Marcelo Montemurro and Prof Robert Lucas at the Faculty of Life Sciences of The University of Manchester. The 3-year studentship will provide full support for tuition fees and an annual minimum tax-free stipend of 13,590. This studentship is available to UK/EU nationals only due to the nature of the funding and is due to start October 2013.The successful applicant will work on the development of computational analysis methods based on information theory and their application to experimental data gathered at Lucas' lab. The student will also have the opportunity to receive training in experimental methods and actively participate in experiment design. The precise balance between the different types of approaches will be defined according to he the student's background and interests.Further details can be found at:http://www.mhs.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/studentships/featuredstudentship/fstudentship1For enquires, please write to Dr Marcelo Montemurro (m.montemurro@manchester.ac.uk). Applications are