Computational Neuroscientist

Company: Eon Systems PBC
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: June 1, 2025

Job Description:

About us:At Eon, we are at the forefront of large-scale neuroscientific connectomic data collection. Our mission is to enable the safe and scalable development of brain emulation technology to empower humanity over the next decade, starting with a digital twins of a fruit fly and a mouse.RoleAt Eon, we intend to create a embodied digital twins of animals. This role would create embodied Drosophila that perform tasks using existing physics simulations (MuJoCo). They would integrate these body simulations with connectome-based brain simulations to create the realistic, embodied brain models. Extensive, hands-on experience with computational neuroscience is required.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.
• Customize and iterate models to achieve biologically plausible behaviors.
• Document all code and workflows to ensure reproducibility.
• Creation of virtual environments and bodies in Drosophila, and eventually mice.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. Background in Drosophila neuroscience would be ideal.
  • Strong ability to create polished and engaging visualizations.
  • PhD or equivalent qualifications in neuroscience or related field would be ideal, but is not requiredRepresentative projectsThese are examples of projects that you would be working on when joining us:
    • Creation of embodied, virtual flies
    • Visualization of brain activity
    • Planning experimental data collection to best complement our computational biology data setsSalaryCompetitive salary, including equity, apply.
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Keywords: Eon Systems PBC, Fremont , Computational Neuroscientist, Other , San Francisco, California