The CEU Department of Philosophy cordially invites you to
the Public Defense
of the PhD Dissertation
by
Jakub Jirsa
on
The Ethics of Self-knowledge in Plato`s Dialogues
The defense will be held on
Monday, 17 July 2006, at 4:30 PM
in the
Senate Room - Monument Building
Central European University (CEU)
Nádor u. 9, Budapest
Examination Committee
Chair: István Bodnár
(Department of Philosophy,CEU)
Members
Gábor Betegh (Department of Philosophy, CEU)
David Sedley (University of Cambridge)
Filip Karfik (Charles University)
The doctoral dissertation is available for inspection in the CEU Library
Birkbeck (University of London)
RCUK Academic Fellowship
Developmental and Cognitive Neuroscience
We are seeking a talented individual to conduct research within the
Centre
for Brain & Cognitive Development and/or the new Wolfson Institute
for Brain
& Function and Development, both within the School of Psychology,
Birkbeck.
The RCUK Fellowship will build on new and exciting initiatives in
developmental and cognitive neuroscience within the School, including
a new
research MRI facility scheduled to open later this year. We seek
applicants
who have interests that consolidate the collaborative links between
members
of the new Wolfson Institute, the CBCD, and the new MRI facility. We are
particularly interested in candidates whose research centres on
developmental functional or structural MRI. However, other candidates in
developmental and cognitive neuroscience that help to establish and
reinforce collaborative bridges within the grouping will also be
considered.
While primarily a research fellow in the initial years, you may
contribute
to teaching at graduate and postgraduate level.
This is initially a three year research post leading to a permanent
academic
appointment, at an appropriate level, when the fellowship ends. The
fellowship is jointly funded by the RCUK Academic Fellowship scheme and
Birkbeck.
Salary will be £22,492 rising to £32,450 per annum at RA1A of the
Research
Staff Salary Scales. Initial salary award will be dependent on skills
and
experience.
Informal enquiries should be made to Professor Mark Johnson, Director
of the
Centre for Brain & Cognitive Development, by email at
mark.Johnson(a)bbk.ac.uk
Download the job description and application form by clicking on
‘Further
details' below or email humanresources(a)bbk.ac.uk quoting reference
APS153 .
Closing date: 14 August 2006
Birkbeck is an equal opportunities employer.
Further details can be obtained from:
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/fp/CF400/fp_index.html
CogSci 2006
The Twenty-Eighth Annual Conference
of the Cognitive Science Society
July 27-30, 2006
Tutorials/workshops day: July 26
[in cooperation with the 5th International Conference
on Cognitive Science (Asia-Pacific)]
Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre
Vancouver, Canada
See the following Website for details:
http://www.cogsci.rpi.edu/~rsun/cogsci2006/
We invite participation to the Twenty-Eighth Annual Conference of
the Cognitive
Science Society, the premier series of conferences in cognitive science.
Each year, in addition to submitted papers, we invite speakers who
help to highlight
some aspects of cognitive science. This year, we highlight "
Learning: Tackling
Both Implicit and Explicit Processes."
Plenary speakers will include:
1. Robert Siegler (CMU)
2. Daniel Schacter (Harvard)
3. Rumelhart Prize Winner: Roger Shepard (Stanford)
Invited symposia will provide more explorations of the topics:
1. The Synergy between Implicit and Explicit Learning Processes
2. The Emerging Learning Sciences
See the program details at the CogSci2006 Web site.
Conference General Chairs:
Ron Sun (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Naomi Miyake (Chukyo University)
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Professor Ron Sun
Cognitive Science Department
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
110 Eighth Street, Carnegie 302A
Troy, NY 12180, USA
phone: 518-276-3409
fax: 518-276-3017
email: rsun(a)rpi.edu
web: http://www.cogsci.rpi.edu/~rsun
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Tisztelt Kollegak,
Az ELTE Tudomanytortenet es Tudomanyfilozofia Tanszeke a
lenyegeben elkeszult uj helyen "hazavato" es egyben felevzaro
rendezvenyt tart. Sajt, bor, udito stb. nem serto mennyisegben.
Helye: ELTE Lagymanyos, Deli Tomb, 1.711 es kornyeke
Ideje: 2006. jun. 19, 18:00-tol.
Megkozelites: A Lagymanyosi Hidhoz kozelebbi epulet elso
emelete, a Dunaval atelleni oldalon.
Mindenkit szeretettel varunk!
A tanszek neveben, udvozlettel:
-- kgy
Kampis Gyorgy
tanszekvezeto
The School of Psychology, University of St. Andrews, rated 5*(A) for
research and excellent for teaching, supports a research and teaching
strategy which ensures that students get excellent instruction from
staff who are at the forefront in their field whilst also ensuring that
staff have sufficient time to devote to their research activities. These
vacancies offer opportunities for early-career staff to thrive in a
vibrant and well-resourced research environment.
http://psy.st-andrews.ac.uk/
Lectureship
£27,929 - £36,959 pa
You will be an active researcher, with evidence of, or the potential to
establish, an independent research program in biological psychology. You
must have some experience teaching psychology to undergraduate students.
This post is for four years from 1 September 2006 (or as soon as
possible thereafter). Ref: SL204/06.
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/recruitment/vacancies/vacancy-list/Vacancy.2…
Academic Fellowships (2 posts)
£20,044 - £36,959 pa
Under a new scheme funded by the joint Research Councils,we are offering
two five year research fellowships with a lecturing position to follow,
with a start date of 1 October 2006. The fellowships are for research in
(1) perception and (2) animal cognition (including behavioural
neuroscience). These posts initially carry only limited teaching
obligations, though you will play an active part in the academic culture
of the School of Psychology. You must already hold a PhD in psychology
or a cognate discipline before taking up the position and have evidence
of the potential to establish an independent research career. Ref: SL205/06.
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/recruitment/vacancies/vacancy-list/Vacancy.2…
Informal enquiries to Head of School, Professor Verity J Brown
(vjb(a)st-and.ac.uk).
Application forms and further particulars are available from Human
Resources, University of St Andrews, College Gate, North Street, St
Andrews, Fife KY16 9AJ (tel: +44 1334 462571, by fax: +44 1334 462570 or
by e-mail: jobline(a)st-andrews.ac.uk).
The advertisement and further particulars can be viewed at
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/recruitment/vacancies
Please quote the appropriate reference number on all correspondence.
Closing date for all posts: 21 June 2006.
Postdoctoral and graduate student positions available at the
Computational Neuroscience Group, KFKI, Budapest, Hungary
A postdoctoral and a graduate student positions in computational
neuroscience are available at the CNS Group Budapest, to study and
model spatial navigation strategies. The group works at the KFKI
campus in Budapest, Hungary, as part of the Research Institute for
Particle and Nuclear Physics, one of the research institutes of the
Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Details about the group can be found
on the "http://cneuro.rmki.kfki.hu/" homepage.
The research will be part of the four-year European research project
"Integrating Cognition, Emotion and Autonomy" (ICEA,
"http://www.his.se/icea"). The project involves cognitive scientists,
neuroscientists, psychologists, computer scientists and roboticists,
and aims at developing a cognitive systems architecture integrating
cognitive, emotional and autonomic/bioregulatory processes in the
control of robotic cognitive systems.
These positions will be focused on modelling different spatial
orientation strategies and the cooperation/competition between them.
The key aim of this work is the functional and realistic modelling of
hippocampus and other brain structures (e.g. entorhinal and
prefrontral cortex) to give an efficient navigation algorithm to be
used in real robots. The model will be built in close cooperation with
behavioral electrophysiologists and their data will be used to test
the biological reliability of the algorithm.
Qualified applicants should have a doctoral degree (postdoctoral
position applicants) or B.Sc. (graduate position applicants) in
computational neuroscience, computer science or a related field.
Applicants for this position will be evaluated according to the
following criteria:
* experience in computational neuroscience
* programming skills
* experience in analysis of electro-physiological data
* broad interest to learn related fields
* general ability to participate in teamwork and perform tasks
* administrative and other skills that are relevant to the position
The salary will be commensurate with the Hungarian Academic
guidelines. For further information please contact Peter Erdi, group
leader, or Zoltn Somogyvri ICEA project coordinator. Applicants are
invited to send their CV, two letters of recommendation, brief list of
scientific activities and publications to Pter rdi (erdi(a)rmki.kfki.hu),
and to Zoltn Somogyvari (soma(a)sunserv.kfki.hu) via email no later than
20 June, 2006.