Subject: [AUDITORY] Theory-Experiment postdoctoral position in Paris [coll. Shamma/Boubenec/Ostojic] From: Yves Boubenec <yves.boubenec@xxxxxxxx> Date: Mon, 7 May 2018 11:55:21 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------A9050DB36965495BA84CDE80 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by edgeum1.it.mcgill.ca id w479tTHJ026518 A theory-experiment postdoctoral position is available at the =C3=89cole=20 Normale Sup=C3=A9rieure in Paris, on a collaborative project between the=20 group of Shihab Shamma & Yves Boubenec and the team of Srdjan Ostojic.=20 We recently investigated (*) the population-level encoding of target=20 stimuli in the primary auditory cortex of behaving animals during=20 discrimination tasks. Following up on this study, we now aim at=20 investigating the neural bases of auditory flexible categorization in=20 behaving ferrets by combining computational modeling, data-analysis and=20 experimental recordings. The successful applicant will be based at the Laboratoire de=20 Neurosciences Cognitives Computationnelles (LNC2), a highly interactive=20 and dynamic environment situated in central Paris (see=20 https://lnc2.dec.ens.fr/fr/teams/network-dynamics-and-computations). The=20 group of Shihab Shamma & Yves Boubenec where the neurophysiological=20 recordings take place is located next door (https://lsp.dec.ens.fr). The ideal candidate should be a computational neuroscientist with strong=20 interest in experimental neuroscience, or the other way round. Starting dates are flexible. The position is for two years. Candidates=20 should send a letter of motivation (2 pages max), the contact=20 information of 2 or more referees and their CVs to boubenec at ens.fr=20 _BEFORE May 23rd, 2018_. (*) Bagur, S. , Averseng, M., Elgueda, D., David, S., Fritz, J., Yin,=20 P., Shamma, S., Boubenec, Y.* & Ostojic, S.* Go/No-Go task engagement=20 enhances population representation of target stimuli in primary auditory=20 cortex. Nature Comm. (in press). doi:10.1101/240556 --=20 Yves Boubenec, Ph.D. Associate Professor / Maitre de conf=C3=A9rences Audition Team, Laboratoire des Syst=C3=A8mes Perceptifs (CNRS UMR 8248) =C3=89cole Normale Sup=C3=A9rieure, Department of Cognitive Studies 75005 Paris, France --------------A9050DB36965495BA84CDE80 Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MIME-Autoconverted: from 8bit to quoted-printable by edgeum1.it.mcgill.ca id w479tTHJ026518 <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf= -8"> </head> <body bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" text=3D"#000000"> A theory-experiment postdoctoral position is available at the =C3=89c= ole Normale Sup=C3=A9rieure in Paris, on a collaborative project between = the group of Shihab Shamma & Yves Boubenec and the team of Srdjan Ostojic. We recently investigated (*) the population-level encoding of target stimuli in the primary auditory cortex of behaving animals during discrimination tasks. Following up on this study, we now aim at investigating the neural bases of auditory flexible categorization in behaving ferrets by combining computational modeling, data-analysis and experimental recordings.<br> <br> The successful applicant will be based at the Laboratoire de Neurosciences Cognitives Computationnelles (LNC2), a highly interactive and dynamic environment situated in central Paris (see <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"https://lnc2.dec.ens.fr/fr/teams/network-dynamics-and-computation= s" moz-do-not-send=3D"true">https://lnc2.dec.ens.fr/fr/teams/network-d= ynamics-and-computations</a>). The group of Shihab Shamma & Yves Boubenec where the neurophysiological recordings take place is located next door (<a class=3D"moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"https://lsp.dec.ens.fr" moz-do-not-send=3D"true">https://lsp.dec.ens.fr</a>).<br> <br> The ideal candidate should be a computational neuroscientist with strong interest in experimental neuroscience, or the other way round.<br> <br> Starting dates are flexible. The position is for two years. Candidates should send a letter of motivation (2 pages max), the contact information of 2 or more referees and their CVs to boubenec at ens.fr <u>BEFORE May 23rd, 2018</u>.<br> <br> (*) Bagur, S. , Averseng, M., Elgueda, D., David, S., Fritz, J., Yin, P., Shamma, S., Boubenec, Y.* & Ostojic, S.* Go/No-Go task engagement enhances population representation of target stimuli in primary auditory cortex. Nature Comm. (in press). doi:10.1101/240556<= br> <pre class=3D"moz-signature" cols=3D"72">--=20 Yves Boubenec, Ph.D. Associate Professor / Maitre de conf=C3=A9rences Audition Team, Laboratoire des Syst=C3=A8mes Perceptifs (CNRS UMR 8248) =C3=89cole Normale Sup=C3=A9rieure, Department of Cognitive Studies 75005 Paris, France</pre> </body> </html> --------------A9050DB36965495BA84CDE80--