Connectionists: Post-doc position in RL at McGill

[Joelle Pineau]

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Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Reinforcement learning

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Description:

The Reasoning and Learning Laboratory (rl.cs.mcgill.ca) at McGill
University is inviting applications for a one to two year Post-Doctoral
Fellow position in the area of Statistical Machine Learning, with an
emphasis on Reinforcement Learning.  The candidate should be interested in
investigating the development of new representations and algorithms for
learning in dynamic systems with hidden state information, as well as
applications of these techniques to problems in automated treatment design
for chronic diseases.


Qualifications:

Candidates must hold a recent Ph.D. in computer science, statistics,
mathematics, engineering or a related field.  Strong mathematical,
statistical and computational skills are required. Substantial evidence of
expertise in the area of reinforcement learning is required.
Multi-disciplinary expertise in cognitive science, neuroscience, or
bioinformatics is a plus.


Application procedure:

Interested candidates should email a copy of their CV, research statement,
list of publications, and names of 3 references to Joelle Pineau
(jpineau at cs.mcgill.ca).

Start date: September 2007 (or later)
Location: Montreal, Canada