[ACT-R-users] PhD student position in Adaptive Decision Making and Cognition at the University of Lausanne- ---job pre-announcement

Fri Jun 7 08:59:38 EDT 2013

Apologizes for cross-postings.

Dear Madam, Dear Sir: 

Is there a possibility that you could forward this job announcement to
interested students and/or distribute it at your faculty? 

Thank you very much. 

Sincerely, Julian Marewski

Doctoral Student Position 

in Adaptive Decision Making and Cognition

The Modeling Adaptive Cognition Research Group at the Faculty of Business
and Economics at the University of Lausanne seeks applicants for a doctoral
student position. The position (60%) is to begin November 1st, 2013, or on a
later starting date to be mutually agreed upon. The position has a funding
duration of a maximum of 5 years. The work location is the University of
Lausanne, Lausanne Dorigny, Switzerland. The doctoral student will be
mentored by Professor Julian Marewski and work in the Modeling Adaptive
Cognition Research Group at the Department of Organizational Behavior.

Job Description

We seek applicants to work on an interdisciplinary research program on
modeling adaptive decision making processes and cognition in real-world
domains. Current and past researchers working on this program have had
backgrounds in psychology, cognitive science, economics, mathematics,
biology, physics, and computer science to name but a few.

We provide excellent resources, including a fully-equipped laboratory for
conducting human subject experiments and computer simulations, an excellent
international research network, and most importantly, the time to think. 

The position is heavily-research oriented, preparing for a career in
academia. We expect Ph.D. candidates to publish in top-tier journals. We are
an international research group. Our working language is English. There are
no teaching obligations.

Research on Adaptive Decision Making Processes and Cognition

Research on adaptive decision making processes and cognition addresses a key
question: How do humans make decisions under uncertainty, that is, when time
and information are limited and the future is unknown? In experiments,
computer simulations, and mathematical analyses, we study both (i) how
people make such decisions, and (ii) how they ought to make these decisions
in order to behave adaptively. In doing so, we build detailed computational
models of how decision processes are adapted to the structure of the
environment, as well as how the decision processes interplay with other
cognitive processes, such as memory or time perception. Areas of research
include (but are not limited to) modeling how people select from a
repertoire of decision strategies, how people make inductive inferences, how
memory is nestled into to the structure of the environment, how to predict
memory retrieval using internet search engines such as Google.

Requirements

Applicants should be interested in modeling decision and/or other cognitive
processes. A university degree in psychology, business, economics,
mathematics, computer sciences, physics, biology, or in a related discipline
as well as good English skills are required. Already existing modeling or
programming skills (e.g., MATLAB, R, LISP, ACT-R) are helpful but not
required.

Application Materials and Deadline

The application deadline is August 1st, 2013, but applications will be
accepted until the position is filled. Application materials include a cover
letter describing research interests, a curriculum vitae, university
transcripts, an extract of prior scientific work (if available), and two
letters of recommendation. Please submit your materials via email to
julian.marewski at unil.ch. 

Working at the University of Lausanne

The Modeling Adaptive Cognition Research Group is located at the Department
of Organizational Behavior of the Faculty for Business and Economics at the
University of Lausanne. The department provides a stimulating
interdisciplinary research environment (e.g., consisting of psychologists,
economists, and organization scientists -- our last hire was a physicist).
We publish in top-tier journals in different disciplines, including Science,
Psychological Review, and the American Economic Review.   

Located at Lake Geneva and surrounded by the Jura Mountains and the French
Alps, Lausanne is a beautiful and cosmopolitan spot to live and work. The
Lake Geneva region enjoys a Mediterranean microclimate.  

More information about the position can be inquired via email
(julian.marewski at unil.ch <mailto:juilan.marewski at unil.ch> ). Information
about the Modeling Adaptive Cognition Research Group is available at
http://www.modeling-adaptive-cognition.org/. Information about the
Department of Organizational Behavior can be found at
http://www.hec.unil.ch/ob/home. 

Disclaimer:  This is not an official job ad of the University of Lausanne.

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Assistant Professor 

Department of Organizational Behavior

Professeur assistant en prétitularisation conditionnelle 

Département de comportement organisationnel 

Université de Lausanne/University of Lausanne

Quartier UNIL-Dorigny

Bâtiment Internef

Bureau/Office 601

1015 Lausanne

Switzerland

Julian.Marewski at unil.ch

Tél: 0041.(0)21.692.33.81

Web: http://www.hec.unil.ch/people/jmarewski
<http://www.hec.unil.ch/people/jmarewski&vue=contact&set_language=en&cl=en>
&vue=contact&set_language=en&cl=en  and
http://www.mpib-berlin.mpg.de/en/staff/julian-marewski and
http://www.modeling-adaptive-cognition.org/members/ 

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