Connectionists: postdoc positions in cognitive/emotional robotics

[Tom Ziemke]

POSTDOC POSITIONS IN COGNITIVE/EMOTIONAL ROBOTICS
University of Skovde, Sweden

Two postdoc positions are available in our lab as part of a
four-year project on bio-inspired cognitive/emotional robotics
(Jan 2006 - Dec 2009), funded by an European grant, involving
10 labs across Europe, with our group as a coordinator. The
primary aim of the ICEA project is to develop a cognitive
systems architecture integrating cognitive, emotional and
bioregulatory mechanisms, based on the architecture of the
mammalian brain.

Ideal applicants would have a doctoral degree (soon) and research
experience/interests in some of these areas: embodied cognition,
adaptive robotics, artificial life, bio-inspired robotics, cognitive
modeling (in particular cognitive architectures), computational
neuroscience, neural networks, rat/rodent behavior, robot learning,
theories and models of affect, emotion, motivation.

Starting date: early 2007 (as soon as possible).

For additional information contact Tom Ziemke (tom.ziemke at his.se).
Interested candidates should send a brief statement of research
interests, a CV and/or some representative publications.