Computational Neuroscientist

Responsibilities

• Use existing embodied fly models (e.g., Flybody, NeuroMechFly/Flygym) to simulate Drosophila melanogaster behaviors.
• Create compelling demonstrations of virtual flies performing tasks in a virtual environment.
• Create virtual environments and bodies in Drosophila, and eventually mice.
• Customize and iterate models to achieve biologically plausible behaviors.
• Document all code and workflows to ensure reproducibility.

Skills

• Proficiency in Python, and familiarity with scientific computing libraries (e.g., NumPy, Matplotlib).
• Experience with brain or biomechanics simulation tools (e.g., MuJoCo, the Gymnasium API, Flybody, Flygym, Brian2).
• Knowledge of neuroscience, computational biology, or related fields.
• Strong ability to create polished and engaging visualizations.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent qualifications in neuroscience or related field would be ideal, but is not required.

Representative Projects

• Creation of embodied, virtual flies
• Visualization of brain activity
• Planning experimental data collection to best complement our computational biology data sets

Pay

Competitive salary, including equity, apply. Compensation Range: $130K - $170K