Last Date: 29/02/2024.
ABOUT GHENT UNIVERSITY
Ghent University is a world of its own. Employing more than 15,000 people, it is actively involved in education and research, management and administration, as well as technical and social service provision on a daily basis. It is one of the largest, most exciting employers in the area and offers great career opportunities. With its 11 faculties and more than 80 departments offering state-of-the-art study programmes grounded in research in a wide range of academic fields, Ghent University is a logical choice for its staff and students.
YOUR TASKS
At least 70% of your assignment will be spent on academic research.
This position is aligned with the initiatives of the EBRAINS 2.0 project, funded by the European Commission, with dozens of partners performing top level research across Europe. EBRAINS AISBL is a prominent contributor to the European digital neuroscience research infrastructure (https://www.ebrains.eu/). Our exciting research program centers around DIGITAL TWIN Brain Models, leveraging neuroimaging data and the power of statistical inference. We aim to enhance scalability and reliability, facilitating the translation of personalized predictive medicine into clinical applications and innovations. Our goal is to seamlessly integrate this workflow into the EBRAINS ecosystem.
The successful candidate will contribute to Work Package 3, focusing on the development of the modeling and simulation framework essential for realizing the Digital Twin vision. More specifically, the selected candidate will contribute to building personalized workflows for biologically and anatomically inspired models for multiple datasets and to exploring different strategies for model inversion (from data to model structure and model parameters), exploiting the range of temporal and spatial scales present in EBRAINS. The outcomes will be integrated with data and models following the openMINDS metadata schemes and according to the BIDS standards.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Necessary qualifications:
- Thesis-based doctorate (obtained max. 6 years ago. This term of 6 years is determined by the date written on the above-mentioned required diploma) in computational neuroscience, physics, engineering, statistics, or related discipline.
- Experience in one or more of the project research topics, including Brain Network Models, Dynamical systems, and Simulation-based inference.
- Proficiency in programming with Python, with expertise in scientific computing packages
Desired qualifications:
- Experience in a research or academic environment, or a background in neuroscience.
- Familiarity with The Virtual Brain and with Machine Learning (Jax/Pytorch/Tensorflow).
- Experience with running parallelized large-scale simulations on supercomputers.
- Expertise in time-series analysis, data science and data visualization.
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
- We offer you a contract of indefinite duration with a maximum term of 3 years.
- Your contract will start on 1/02/2024 at the earliest.
- Your remuneration will be determined by salary scale PD1. Click here for more information about our salary scales. In case some specific conditions apply (you hold a PhD at the moment of the starting date of the contract, you have resided abroad for at least 24 months of the 3 years prior to the start date of the contract and have not worked or studied in Belgium during that period, apart from short stays, such as holidays, participation in conferences or a short stay in preparation for the stay as a researcher), a postdoctoral fellowship will be given instead of a contract as a postdoctoral researcher.
- All Ghent University staff members enjoy a number of benefits, such as a wide range of training and education opportunities, 36 days of holiday leave (on an annual basis for a full-time job) supplemented by annual fixed bridge days, a bicycle allowance and eco vouchers.. Click here for a complete overview of all the staffbenefits (in Dutch).
INTERESTED?
Apply online through the e-recruitment system before the application deadline (see above). We do not accept late applications or applications that are not submitted through the online system.
Your application must include the following documents:
- In the field ‘CV’: your CV and an overview of your study results (merged into one pdf file)
- In the field ‘Cover letter’: your application letter in pdf format
- In the field ‘Diploma’: a transcript of the required degree (if already in your possession). If you have a foreign diploma in a language other than our national languages (Dutch, French or German) or English, please add a translation in one of the mentioned languages.
- In the field “other documents”: transcripts of your university records and grades, names and contact details of two references.
Note that the maximum file size for each field is 10 MB.
As Ghent University maintains an equal opportunities and diversity policy, everyone is encouraged to apply for this position.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information about this vacancy, please contact Prof. Daniele Marinazzo ([email protected], +32(0)9/264 6375). Important: do NOT send your application by email, but apply online.
Do you have a question regarding the online application process? Please read our FAQ or contact helpdesk ([email protected] – tel. 09/264 98 98).
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