Connectionists: Postdoctoral researcher position in computational cognitive science

[Joseph Austerweil]

Postdoctoral researcher position in computational cognitive science

The Austerweil Lab at University of Wisconsin – Madison is planning to hire
a postdoctoral researcher to start by the beginning of September 2017
(start date is negotiable). The researcher will develop and implement
computational agents that form and update beliefs based on their own
observations and testimony of other agents that communicate according to a
large-scale network.

The position is funded as part of a team project on simulating information
transmission over groups of psychologically-motivated statistical models.
It would provide a unique opportunity to interact regularly with other
members of the team that range different modeling paradigms and disciplines
(ranging from sociologists to game-theorists to computer scientists).

Requirements include a PhD in a relevant discipline (e.g., computer
science, psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, or computational
linguistics), and proficiency with implementing models within at least one
computational modeling or machine learning paradigm (e.g., Bayesian, deep
learning, or logic-based approaches).

Preference will be given to applications that have experience in/with any
of the following skills and tools: previous experience with probabilistic
modeling, modern frameworks for efficient machine learning methods (e.g.,
tensorflow, pymc3), computational network science, and/or agent-based
modeling. Also, a commitment to the position for two years or more is
preferred.

If interested, please email Prof. Austerweil at austerweil at wisc.edu.
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