[koglist] Fwd: Phd in London

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). -- 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