Advanced Fellowship in Cognitive Science at Univ of Kent

[H. Bowman]

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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 Advanced 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; (body-state and cognition inspired) 
embodied robotics research; 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 five years and will lead 
to a permanent academic position in the Computing Laboratory at the end 
of the five-year period, subject to satisfactory completion of probation.
     Potential applicants are encouraged to contact the Head of 
Department, Professor Simon Thompson, S.J.Thompson at 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/registry/personnel/vacancies/research.html#r050910.

Closing date for the receipt of applications: 12 noon, Friday, 10 
December 2004.