Junior Postdoc Positions within the María de Maeztu Unit of ExcellenceAvailable Research Lines:L1: INFORMATION PROCESSING IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMSInformation processing in biochemical networks, brain circuits and structures, and ecological networksGenetic diversity in ecosystems and its response to environmental changesBiodiversity patterns, especially in microbial communities; alternative ways to encode and store informationHardware implementations of reservoir computing and their applications in telecom and datacomDevelopment of novel computing concepts, theoretical framework for scaling and modellingAutonomous operation of recurrent networksL3: QUANTUM INFORMATION: DECOHERENCE, DISSIPATION, AND TRANSMISSIONEmergent quantum phenomena and information retrieval in extended and network systemsNew functionalities based on nanoelectronic devicesL4: INFORMATION PROCESSING IN SOCIO-TECHNICAL SYSTEMSEvolution of social systems and processing of information: opinion, consensus, meme spreading, fake news, etc.Studies of mobility of people and animalsData-driven modeling and response of urban systems to external perturbationsApplication Requirements:Motivation to work at IFISCResearch interestsPotential synergy to work across 2 or more of the provided strategic research linesName of two reference senior scientistsFor Spanish citizens or foreigners being resident in Spanish territory: Copy of a valid identity document. Foreigners from outside of Spain: copy of the passportAcademic records (including degree and master)We offer 1+1-year contracts with a gross annual salary of 26,300 €. The contract includes all the benefits of the Spanish public health and social security system. The contracts have associated financial support for participation in conferences and scientific meetings.IFISC's working environment seeks coherence and integration from diversity, interactions, and scientific dialogue. Postdocs are encouraged to develop their own research initiatives and search for different collaborations within IFISC.Deadline for submission: September 6th 2019, 12:00 CET. Selected candidates will be informed by October 2019.Starting date: preferably between November 2019 and May 2020.For more detailed information about specific research programs, you can contact any of the permanent IFISC's researchers.#J-18808-Ljbffr