[visionlist] PhD-Position at Translational Neuromodeling Unit (University Zurich and ETH Zurich, Switzerland)

[Jakob Heinzle]

The *Translational Neuromodeling Unit (TNU) *headed by Prof. Klaas Enno 
Stephan is a newly founded division of the Institute of Biomedical 
Engineering at the University of Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute 
of Technology (ETH Zurich).Its mission is to translate advances in 
computational neuroscience into clinically useful diagnostic tools.To 
this end, the TNU brings together modelers, experimentalists and 
clinicians who jointly develop mathematical models of brain 
(dys)function and evaluate their diagnostic use for psychiatry and 
neurology in patient studies.We have access to a wide range of 
experimental facilities -- including fMRI (3T & 7T), EEG, TMS, eye 
tracking -- and are presently setting up a research clinic for patient 
studies.For more information, seehttp://www.biomed.ee.ethz.ch/research/tnu.

The TNU invites applications for a *doctoral student (PhD) position* 
(duration 3 years).The topic concerns the development of mathematical 
models of behavior in voluntary control of eye movement and/or corollary 
discharge for eye movements. In particular, the project focuses on 
dynamic systems theory and Bayesian methods for enabling inference on 
"hidden" processes from behavioral and eye movement data in healthy 
subjects and psychiatric patients. The successful applicant will 
primarily develop these models and conduct the eye movement experiments 
required to estimate the model parameters. However, there is the 
opportunity to study the neurophysiology of the mechanisms described by 
the mathematical models using fMRI.

Essential qualifications and interests include

·a mathematical background (e.g., a degree in engineering, physics, 
computer science, statistics, mathematical psychology, mathematical 
biology),

·strong programming skills (MATLAB in particular),

·a "team player" attitude,

·interest in biomedical questions and real-world applications of 
computational models.

Additionally, the ideal applicant

·has a background in dynamic system analysis, Bayesian methods, and/or 
machine learning,

·has experience with conducting behavioral and/or eye movement experiments.

·has experience with the analysis of behavioral and/or eye movement data.

·enjoys inter-disciplinary interactions with experimentalists and 
clinicians.

The position is available immediately. Interested students should submit 
their applications (incl. CV, names of at least two referees, and a 
brief letter of motivation outlining their interests and explaining why 
they meet the above requirements) to Jakob Heinzle 
(tnu-jobs at biomed.ee.ethz.ch).Applications will be considered until the 
position has been filled.

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