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Full-time postdoctoral positions are available for collaborative
research in computational modeling of the neural coding properties
of populations of cells in primate retina. This is a three-way
collaboration between the laboratories of Liam Paninski (http://
www.stat.columbia.edu/~liam/), Eero Simoncelli (http://
www.cns.nyu.edu/~lcv/), and E.J. Chichilnisky (http://www.snl-
e.salk.edu/).

Examples of previous related publications include:

- Prediction and decoding of retinal responses with a probabilistic
spiking model
J W Pillow, L Paninski, V J Uzell, E P Simoncelli, and EJ
Chichilnisky.
Journal of Neuroscience, 25(47):11003-11013, 23 Nov 2005.
http://www.cns.nyu.edu/~lcv/ABSTRACTS/pillow05-abstract.html

- Statistical models for neural encoding, decoding, and optimal
stimulus design
L Paninski, J W Pillow, and J Lewi.
To appear in Computational Neuroscience: Progress in Brain
Research, eds. P Cisek, T Drew and J Kalaska.
http://www.stat.columbia.edu/~liam/research/abstracts/pbr-abs.html

Requirements: The work is highly interdisciplinary, and applicants
must have strong mathematical and computational skills. Preferred
educational background is a PhD in Electrical Engineering,
Statistics, Physics, or Applied Mathematics. Previous experience
with signal/image processing, statistical modeling, machine
learning, and/or computational neuroscience is highly desirable.

Environment: The computational aspects of the work will be carried
out in two locations:

- the Paninski group at Columbia University, based in the
Statistics department (http://www.stat.columbia.edu/) and the
Center for Theoretical Neuroscience (http://
www.neurotheory.columbia.edu/)

- the Simoncelli group at New York University, based in the Center
for Neural Science (http://www.cns.nyu.edu/), with connections to
the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences (http://
www.cims.nyu.edu/).

Appointments: Initial appointments are for one year, and are
renewable. Salaries will be covered by an NIH grant for
Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience, and will be
set based on experience and skills.

Applicants should send email to Eero Simoncelli and/or Liam
Paninski (email addresses on web pages given above) providing:

- a one-page description of research interests and goals
- a resume of educational and research experience, including
publications
- names of at least two people that could provide letters of reference

All materials should be in Acrobat (pdf) or plain text (no MS Word
documents, please), and may be included as a URL, or as an email
attachment.

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