[pymvpa] [ANN] Internship Grant Call: Machine Learning for Neuroimaging

[Emanuele Olivetti]

Maybe of interest.

Best,

Emanuele

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INTERNSHIP GRANTS IN MACHINE LEARNING FOR NEUROIMAGING

The University of Trento and Fondazione Bruno Kessler assign 2 internship grants for 
carrying out research activity on machine learning methodologies for neuroscientific data 
analysis. The main goal is to investigate how machine learning approaches might provide 
competitive advantages in cognitive neuroscience investigations. The research effort 
focuses on two specific tasks: brain decoding and brain mapping. The challenge is to 
design effective computational methods for multivariate pattern analysis. The internship 
program aims to provide a comprehensive research experience that includes the design of a 
neuroimaging data analysis, the implementation of the computational process, the 
evaluation of the empirical results, the publishing of the scientific report. PhD 
scholarships will be assigned to proficient applicants to attend the ICT Doctoral School 
at the University of Trento at the end of the internship program. The internship program 
will take place at the Neuroinformatics Laboratory located at the Center for Mind/Brain 
Sciences in Trento, Italy. The duration of the internship is 8 months. The beginning is 
scheduled for March 2011. The grant amount is 1350 euro per month.


YOUR PROFILE
This grant is intended for graduated students in computer science with background in 
machine learning or related field covering topic as pattern recognition and data mining. 
Experience with data analysis, preferably on fMRI, EEG or MEG data, is not mandatory even 
though it would be beneficial. Furthermore, experience in programming with Python and 
related tools for scientific computing are highly recommended.


HOW TO APPLY
The application form has to be mailed to the Head of the Department of Engineering and 
Information Science, University of Trento, Italy. Detailed instructions are available at 
the following addresses: http://disi.unitn.it/openings , 
http://static.digns.com/uploads/disi/openings/772/original/DD15.pdf For additional 
information or help, please email to paolo.avesani at unitn.it. Deadline for application is 
February 17th, 2011.


ABOUT NILAB
The Neuroinformatics Laboratory (NILab) rises as a collaboration between Fondazione Bruno 
Kessler and the Center for Mind/Brain Sciences in order to promote interdisciplinary 
research in cognitive neuroscience. The scientific research activity covers mostly the 
design and the development of novel models for the integration, the analysis, and the 
interpretation of unimodal and multimodal brain-imaging data.


LINKS
Neuroinformatics Laboratory - nilab.fbk.eu
Fondazione Bruno Kessler - www.fbk.eu
Department for Engineering and Information Science - www.disi.unitn.it
Center for Mind/Brain Sciences - www.cimec.unitn.it
Information and Communication Doctoral School - www.ict.unitn.it