From: Denis Mareschal <ubjta99(a)mail.bbk.ac.uk>
Date: 16 February 2012 9:32:25 am CET
To: Denis Mareschal <d.mareschal(a)bbk.ac.uk>
Subject: Phd in London
Reply-To: d.mareschal(a)bbk.ac.uk
Dear Colleagues,
Two Phd positions have come up in my lab in London. I would be grateful if you pass this
on to any good potential applicants.
Best regards,
Denis
Marie Curie PhD positions in London
The Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development and School of Psychological Sciences,
Birkbeck University of London, are offering 2 3-year fully funded PhD studentships to be
supervised by Professor Denis Mareschal and Dr. Richard Cooper.
The projects are part of a European Commission ITN project exploring the development of
action, and action selection infancy and childhood. Although it is expected that there
will be substantial interactions between the projects, they can broadly be characterized
as follows:
(1) The interplay between top-down and bottom-up constraints in the selection of action:
This project will combine diverse empirical methods and possibly EMG methods to
investigate how perceptual processes induce constraints in choosing an action to perform
and how this interacts with decision-making processes and judgments. The successful
candidate will have experience or a strong interest in working with children and toddlers.
(2) Using reinforcement learning and internal models to map between intention and action:
This project will use computational modelling and behavioural methods to explore the
mechanisms underlying how learning takes place and how it interacts with internal
processes related to the perception and production of intentional action. The successful
candidate will be expected to have advanced computational skills.
Mobility constraints apply. Successful applicants cannot have resided more the 12 months
in the past 36 months in the UK. The position must be taken up no later than October 1st,
2012.
Further details can be found at:
http://www.cbcd.bbk.ac.uk/research/mcphddevcompneuro
Informal enquiries can be sent to d.mareschal(a)bbk.ac.uk or r.cooper(a)bbk.ac.uk. Procedural
enquiries concerning application to the Department of Psychological Sciences PhD programme
should be directed to James Vallerine (j.vallerine(a)bbk.ac.uk).
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Professor Denis Mareschal
Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development
School of Psychology
Birkbeck College
University of London
Malet St., London
WC1E 7HX, UK
tel +44 (0)20 7079-0751/7631-6582 reception: 7631-6207
fax +44 (0)20 7631-6312
http://www.bbk.ac.uk/psyc/staff/academic/dmareschal
Neuroconstructivism books:
http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780198529910
http://www.oup.com/uk/catalogue/?ci=9780198529934