INVESTIGO | Technologist position to join NeuroBiT- NeuroComputation and Biological Vision Team

Are you under 30 years old? Are you looking for a job? Would you like to work in an international research and innovation environment?

At CVC we want to expand our team with a technologist profile within the framework of the INVESTIGO programme for recruitment of young job seekers to carry out research and innovation – Funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU. Official code: 200034TG1

We offer:

1 technologist position to join NeuroBiT- NeuroComputation & Biological Vision Team

Main responsibilities:

● Development of Spiking Neural Networks (SNN) computational architectures for the modelling of low-level neural mechanisms of the primary visual cortex (v1). Application in visual discomfort, migraines and/or colour perception.
● Introduction of synaptic plasticity (STDP) and Reinforcement Learning in SNN architectures. Application in the study of the formation of the biological architecture of V1 and in Machine Learning tasks.
● Performing psychophysical experiments in visual discomfort, migraines and / or colour perception.

Requirements:

▶ Education: University degree or master’s degree (preferable) in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics or similar
▶ Essential knowledge and professional experience:
● Knowledge: Computational modelling, parallel programming, Python, NEST Simulator, Matlab, C++.

▶ Be over 16 years old and under 30 years old.
▶ Candidates cannot have been linked to the Institution through a contractual relationship in the last 6 months prior to the start of the contract.

Conditions:

● The place of work will be at Computer Vision Center, at the UAB Campus (Cerdanyola del Vallès)
● We offer a full-time contract (37,5 hours per week)
● Duration: 24 months
● Starting date: before September 01, 2023
● The annual gross remuneration will be determined based on the Programme’s Call

Applications procedure:

All applications must include a full CV in English and must be sent through the online form at the end of this offer.

For more information about the offer, contact rrhh@cvc.uab.cat indicating the reference INVESTIGO in the subject of the message.

Deadline 30/06/2023

As required by the call, it is made explicit and published in this job offer: The measures approved by the entity regarding gender equality through this link.

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