Research and Teaching

The W3 professorship "Theory of Neural Systems" to be filled is a new professorship in Theoretical Physics.

The successful candidate is expected to have a strong background, both in research and
teaching, in the theory of complex systems. The candidate should have a strong internationally visible record of accomplishment in the Theory of Dynamical Systems, in particular concerning aspects of the theory of neuronal systems and phase transitions, theory of information, theory of learning by artificial neuronal networks, synaptic dynamics, and theory of propagation processes with clear application aspects. Thematically, the candidate shall bridge the expertise in the fields of non-linear dynamics, biophysics, functional principles of living matter, cellular processes and molecular machines, and neuroscience that already exists in the Faculty of Physics and on the Göttingen Campus.
The candidate shall be able to develop strong links within the Faculty of Physics but also with the faculties of biology, medicine, informatics and mathematics, and shall complement the expertise of the Campus Institutes for Data Science and for Dynamics of Biological Networks.
The candidate should be ready to closely collaborate with the Max Planck Institutes for
Dynamics and Self-Organization, Experimental Medicine, and Biophysical Chemistry, as
well as with the Leibniz Science Center „Primate Cognition.“
Strong involvement of the candidate in the work and further development of existing and
future research consortia is mandatory, especially with the Cluster of Excellence MBExC,
and the Collaborative research Centers „Quantitative Synaptology“ and „Cellular Mechanisms of Sensory Information Processing.“ The Göttingen Campus offers a stimulating research environment with is multitude of Collaborative research Centers and the numerous research groups in biophysics, biology, mathematics and informatics as well as medicine.