Postdoctoral Fellow in Theoretical & Computational Neuroscience at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Job Description:

Harvard University


Title: Postdoctoral Fellow in Theoretical & Computational Neuroscience

School: Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Department_Area: Center for Brain Science

Position Description: The Swartz Program at Harvard University seeks applicants for a postdoctoral fellow in theoretical and computational neuroscience.

Based on a grant from the Swartz Foundation, a Swartz postdoctoral fellowship is available at Harvard University with a start date in the fall of 2025. Postdocs join a vibrant group of theoretical and experimental neuroscientists plus theorists in allied fields at Harvard's Center for Brain Science.

The Center for Brain Science includes faculty doing research on a wide variety of topics, including neural mechanisms of rodent social behaviors; reinforcement learning in rodents; motor learning and control; human cognition; circuit mechanisms of behavior in worms, larval flies, and larval zebrafish; circuit mechanisms of individual differences; rodent and fly olfaction; inhibitory circuit development; and large-scale connectomic reconstruction of detailed brain circuitry.

Basic Qualifications: A PhD in theoretical neuroscience, physics, computer science, or related fields is required. Applicants must demonstrate strong analytical and numerical skills.


Special Instructions: Applications will be considered immediately and continuing until the position is filled. Interested applicants should immediately send a cover letter, CV, statement of research interests, and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent. Apply via this link:
https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/14804.

For more information, please contact Haim Sompolinsky (hsompolinsky@mcb.harvard.edu) or Kenneth Blum (kenneth_blum@harvard.edu). Queries should have "Swartz Fellowship" in the subject line.

Contact Information: Haim Sompolinsky

52 Oxford Street, Room 249.10

Cambridge, MA 02138

Contact Email: hsompolinsky@mcb.harvard.edu

Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.

Minimum Number of References Required: 2

Maximum Number of References Allowed: 3


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