Connectionists: Scientia Ph.D. Scholarship at UNSW Sydney, Australia

[Dan Navarro]

*SCIENTIA PhD SCHOLARSHIPS ($40,000 AUS p.a. tax-free over 4 years)*

*Sydney Thinking and Reasoning (STAR) lab, SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY*

*UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA*

*Project Area: On the origins of data – Information sampling, reasoning,
and decision-making by human learners* (Leaders: Professor Brett Hayes &
Associate Professor Dan Navarro)


Expressions of interest are sought from outstanding graduates with a strong
academic record including Honors Class I or equivalent for 4-year PhD
scholarships that include a living allowance of $40,000 AUS per annum
(tax-free) and $10,000 per annum in additional project support costs (e.g.
relocation, travel, etc).



Graduates with a strong background in cognitive psychology, cognitive
science, cognitive development, decision science, or other relevant
discipline are particularly encouraged to apply. Graduates with additional
past experience working as a research scientist or assistant are also
strongly encouraged to apply.



*Project Description*: Learning how to generalize from data is a
fundamental inductive task facing any intelligent agent. Psychologists have
traditionally focused on how human reasoning depends on similarity - people
are more willing to generalize from a familiar entity to a novel one when
the two are similar. Our work has shown, however, that human reasoning can
be remarkably subtle. Using recent developments in computational cognitive
modelling, this project will develop new models of human inductive
reasoning. Our focus is on how people rely on intuitive theories about the
world and other minds, and how such reliance shapes the generalizations we
make.


The School of Psychology at UNSW is recognised nationally and
internationally for its excellence in research and teaching.  It is a
leading Australian Psychology department on quality measures such as
research publications and competitive grant funding.



If you are interested in learning more about this scholarship opportunity,
please send an email (including curriculum vitae) to:
b.hayes at unsw.edu.au before
11th November.



-- 
A/Prof Dan Navarro
School of Psychology
University of New South Wales
dan.navarro at unsw.edu.au
compcogscisydney.com <http://www.compcogscisydney.com>
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