<div dir="ltr">Hola a todxs<div>re-envio informacion que puede ser de interes.</div><div>Saludos</div><div>Silvina<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:qls@ictp.it">qls@ictp.it</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 10:12 AM<br>Subject: Call for applications - Postdoctoral Fellowship with the ICTP's Quantitative Life Sciences section<br>To: Quantitative Life Sciences <<a href="mailto:qls@ictp.it">qls@ictp.it</a>><br></div><br><br>
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Dear Associate,<b><br>
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</b>Please find below the announcement for a <b>Postdoctoral
Fellowship with the ICTP's Quantitative Life Sciences section.<br>
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</b>We would greatly appreciate it if you could kindly circulate
it in your home institute and to groups/mailing lists this could
be of interest for.<b><br>
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</b>Thank you for your kind collaboration, and best regards, <br>
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Erica Sarnataro<br>
on behalf of the ICTP Quantitative Life Sciences section<br>
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<b>Postdoctoral Fellowship with the ICTP's Quantitative Life
Sciences section starting Fall 2020 - A</b><b>pply by </b><b><b>August
</b>15, 2020 </b><br>
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<a>ICTP's Quantitative
Life Sciences (QLS)</a> section seeks applications for two
postdoctoral positions starting in the fall of 2020 from
outstanding young scientists of any nationality with a strong
research record. <br>
<a href="https://www.ictp.it/" target="_blank">ICTP</a> is
a UNESCO Category 1 research institute supporting science and
education in the developing world. ICTP promotes worldwide
initiatives for the career development of women in science.<br>
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The QLS section provides a unique international research
environment for postdoctoral fellows with about 15 group members
(faculty, postdocs, graduate students and visitors), an intense
programme of workshops and conferences, close collaborations with
local institutions (SISSA, ICGEB, Trieste University) and
internationally renowned research institutions. The QLS section
has expertise in a broad range of fields including statistical
physics of information processing, information theory, statistical
learning, reinforcement learning, ecology and evolution,
biophysics, and stochastic thermodynamics. Postdoctoral fellows
are encouraged, and supported, to participate in activities in
developing countries in order to promote the mission of the ICTP.<br>
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Candidates should have a background in statistical mechanics
and/or applied mathematics, and be able to carry out active,
independent and multidisciplinary research in at least one of the
following areas:<br>
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<li> Information processing in biological systems;</li>
<li> High-dimensional model-free inference;</li>
<li> Individual and collective behaviour in animals and
machines.</li>
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Candidates with expertise in both theoretical aspects and in data
science are especially encouraged to apply.<br>
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Benefits include health insurance, a pension contribution, and
special allowances for family members. Appointments will be made
for two years, with the possibility of renewal for one more year.<br>
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Applications and expressions of interest are welcome. Applications
should include a cover letter, an updated CV including the full
list of publications, a statement of research interests, and two
or more letters of recommendation. Applications must be submitted
on-line at:<br>
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<a href="https://e-applications.ictp.it/applicant/login/QP20_2" target="_blank">https://e-applications.ictp.it/applicant/login/QP20_2</a>
Incomplete applications will not be considered.<br>
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For additional inquiries, and expressions of interest, please
contact: <a href="http://qls@ictp.it" target="_blank">qls@ictp.it</a><b><br>
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Application deadline: August 15, 2020<br>
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<b><a>Position description </a>(pdf in
attachment)<br>
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</div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Silvina Ponce Dawson<br>Depto Fisica, FCEN-UBA & IFIBA, CONICET-UBA<br>Ciudad Universitaria, Pab I<br>(1428) Buenos Aires, Argentina<br>Phone: +54 11 5285 7551 (my office); +54 11 5285 7565/6 (Physics Dept)<br>Fax: +54 11 5285 7570<br></div></div></div></div></div>