Neurologie - Kent - 6 juillet

Academic Fellowship in Cognitive Science and Robotics
in the Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems at Kent
and the Computing Laboratory at Kent
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The Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience and Cognitive Systems (CCNCS)
at Kent is seeking to appoint an Academic Fellow in Cognitive Science
and Robotics, which is funded by Research Councils UK. The CCNCS is
a cross-disciplinary research initiative at the junction of Cognitive
Psychology and the Computational Sciences, which brings together a
broad spectrum of techniques spanning a number of disciplines,
including behavioural and electrophysiological experimentation, the
construction of computational models and development of cognitive
systems. The successful candidate will join the Computing Laboratory
arm of the CCNCS.

The CCNCS contains a number of ongoing research programmes including,
an exploration of salience sensitive control in humans and artificial
systems; development activities focused on human computer interaction
and affective computing; empirical and computational studies of
emotions, attention and addictive behaviour; investigations of face
recognition and forensic imaging; methods for analysing EEG data
(such as ICA); language research focused on cross-linguistic and
morphological influences; and theoretical and applied memory research.

The Centre also offers a broad spectrum of supporting infrastructure
including, electrophysiological and physiological recording
equipment, a robotics laboratory, and state of the art human computer
interaction technology. The following are relevant websites,

+ The CCNCS: http://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/projects/cncs.
+ Howard Bowman (Director of the CCNCS): http://www.cs.kent.ac.uk/
people/staff/hb5.

The appointment is at the postdoctoral level. Due to the cross-
disciplinary nature of the research, a suitable candidate could have
studied in any of the following areas: Cognitive Psychology,
Cognitive Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science,
Electronics or Physics. Most importantly, though, we seek an
applicant who is open to cross-disciplinary influences.

The following skills are all relevant to the position; please note:
due to the diverse nature of this skill set, candidates should by no
means expect to possess all these capabilities.

+ Experience of electrophysiological recording techniques: EEG and ERP.
+ Knowledge of robotics.
+ Research expertise in human computer interaction.
+ A background in experimental research.
+ Experience of computational modelling of cognition using neural
networks, connectionism or symbolic approaches.

The Centre is particularly keen to progress its research programme in
electrophysiological recording.

We would welcome applications from candidates who are able to bring
existing research funding, although candidates with relevant
qualifications and experience will also be considered. Candidates
who already have, or have been promised, a permanent position are
considered to have achieved the aims of the Academic Fellowship
Scheme and are not able to apply. Further details of the scheme are
available at http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/acfellow/.

The Academic Fellowship appointment is for three years and will lead
to a permanent academic position in the Computing Laboratory at the
end of the three-year period, subject to satisfactory completion of
probation.

Potential applicants are encouraged to contact Professor Howard
Bowman, H.Bowman [ à ] kent.ac.uk, for an informal discussion. General
information about the Computing Laboratory is available at http://
www.cs.kent.ac.uk/.

Further particulars for the position are available at the following
web-site, http://www.kent.ac.uk/jobs/academic/304.html.

Closing date for the receipt of applications: 12 noon, Friday 6 July
2007.

Interviews are likely to be held during the week beginning 30 July 2007.