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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Postdoc position: decision-making and learning in
combinatorial games</b><br>
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Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in my laboratory in the Center
for Neural Science and Department of Psychology at New York University (<a href="http://www.cns.nyu.edu/malab">www.cns.nyu.edu/malab</a>).
The position is for two years, with the possibility of extension.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The long-range goal of the lab is to understand
decision-making under uncertainty. The specific project is an NSF-funded one on
how humans think ahead, decide, and learn in two-player, full-information games
(such as chess, go, or tic-tac-toe). We will use human behavioral experiments, machine
learning, eye tracking, and potentially fMRI to dissect the roles of heuristics,
pruning strategy, and cognitive constraints in human play in a simplified,
tractable game environment. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Applicants should have a Ph.D. in machine learning,
artificial intelligence, game theory, computational neuroscience, or mathematical,
perceptual, or cognitive psychology, and be familiar with at least one other of
these fields. Experience with probabilistic models is required.</p>
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To apply, please send your CV, a description of why you are interested, and the
contact information of two references to me at <a href="mailto:weijima@nyu.edu">weijima@nyu.edu</a>. Do not hesitate
to email me if you have any questions about. Consideration of applications will
begin immediately and will end when the position is filled. Salary will be
competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications.</p>
<br>-- <br>Wei Ji Ma, Ph.D.<br>Associate Professor<br>Center for Neural Science and Department of Psychology<br>New York University<br><a href="http://www.cns.nyu.edu/malab" target="_blank">http://www.cns.nyu.edu/malab</a>
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