[Neuro-IT] PhD Program and PhD Scholarships in Computational Neuroscience

[Klaus Obermayer]

  PhD program and PhD scholarships in Computational Neuroscience


Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience

Berlin, Germany

The Bernstein Center Berlin solicits applications for an international PhD 
program in Computational Neuroscience (http://www.bccn-berlin.de).

The PhD program is full-time for three years, and will start in October 2007. 
Course language is English. There are no tuition fees and the program offers a 
limited number of scholarships of up to ? 1800,- per month initially for two 
years. The doctoral degree is awarded by the department of the student?s 
principal thesis advisor. Successful candidates additionally receive a 
certificate from the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience including 
a transcript of records.

Application deadline is March 15^th 2007 for full consideration. Applications 
received after the deadline can however be considered until the admission 
process is completed. Courses start in October 2007. For application details 
see:

http://www.bccn-berlin.de/teaching/program/phd


Objective of the PhD Program

Computational neuroscience uses a multidisciplinary approach for understanding 
the brain. It combines experiments with data analysis and computer simulations 
on the basis of well-defined theoretical concepts and makes a scientific 
language available that can be used across disciplines and levels for 
neurobiology, cognitive science, and information technology. Computational 
Neuroscience may thus help to solve long-standing research questions, 
contribute to better prevention and treatment strategies for neural disorders, 
lead to unified concepts about biological processes, advance information 
technologies and human-machine interactions, and, last but not least, provide 
new insight for designing efficient strategies for teaching and learning.

The PhD program emphasizes a broad, interdisciplinary education with strong 
interactions between experiment and theory. The programs? faculty is drawn 
from the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience, which represents 
university departments ranging from biology and medicine to physics and 
computer science at the three major universities in Berlin, i.e. Humboldt 
Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Technical University, Freie Universität Berlin, 
as well as Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin.

Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience

The Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Berlin integrates research 
and teaching activities at the Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Freie 
Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin University of 
Technology, Fraunhofer FIRST, the Max-Delbrueck-Center and the 
Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin.

http:// www.bccn-berlin.de <http://www.bccn-berlin.de/>

For further information please contact daniela.pelz at bccn-berlin.de

-- 
Dr. Daniela Pelz
Teaching Coordinator
Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience
Humboldt University
Philippstr. 13 House 6
10115 Berlin
phone: (030) 2093-6773
fax: (030) 2093-6771 
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