3 YEAR PHD POSITION in Belgium

[Denis Mareschal]

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Denis

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3 year PHD Position

A 3-year position for a graduate student in cognitive science, funded by a
research grant from the European Commission, is available immediately at
the Free University of Brussels (ULB)in the laboratory of Axel Cleeremans.

Dr. Cleeremans' lab is primarily in the area of implicit learning (i.e.,
learning without being consciously aware of learning having taken place),
adn consciousness.  The research carried out by his group is cutting edge
and has been published in some of the foremost international journals in
the world (e.g., Nature Neuroscience).  

The research in this lab uses a combination of neural network modelling and
experimental testing to better understand observable behavioral phenomena. 
In the area of connectionist modeling of psychological processes,
Cleeremans' lab is one of the best known in Europe.  It is comprised of a
relatively small and tight-knit group of researchers, and is well funded
and well equipped. Details of the research activities in this lab can be
found at :
http://srsc.ulb.ac.be/axcWWW/axc.html



The European Commission funding for a qualified graduate student will run
until February 2005.  The candidate will be expected to enroll in the Ph.D.
program  at ULB, under Dr. Cleermans' supervision.  A background in
experimental psychology and a good grounding in computer programming (e.g.,
C++, JAVA, Delphi, or similar languages) are the only pre-requisites for
this position.  Funding is available as of September 1st.  Applications
will continue to be taken an appropriate candidate is found.

        Some funding restrictions apply. The candidate must be less than 35
years old, must be a citizen (or long temr resident) of one of the member
or associate-member states of the European Union. However, cannot be a
Belgian citizen and cannot have resided in Belgium for more than 1 year in
the last two years.

 For further information, please contact:
      - Dr. Axel Cleeremans directly: axcleer at ulb.ac.be,    
      - Dr. Robert French, at the University of Liege in Belgium, director
of the EC project: rfrench at ulg.ac.be

For more information on the EU research project, and the partners in the
project, please consult the following URL's:

http://www.ulg.ac.be/cogsci/bmlf/ and for a detailed description of the
Project itself: http://www.ulg.ac.be/rfrench/bmlf.pdf





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	Dr. Denis Mareschal
	Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development
	School of Psychology
	Birkbeck College
	University of London
	Malet St., London
	WC1E 7HX, UK
	tel +44 020 7631-6582/6207
	fax +44 020 7631-6312
	http://www.psyc.bbk.ac.uk/staff/dm.html
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