<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Dear all,<br class=""><br class="">ATR Brain Labs in Kyoto, Japan has an open position for a researcher to work on<br class="">machine learning for computer vision in collaboration with computational neuroscientists in our institute.<br class="">I would appreciate if you forward the following message to anyone who might be interested.<br class=""><br class="">Best regards,<br class=""><br class="">Haruo Hosoya, Senior Researcher<br class="">Department of Dynamic Brain Imaging<br class="">ATR Brain Labs, Cognitive Mechanisms Laboratories<br class=""><br class="">------------------------------------------------<br class=""><br class="">■Researcher position at ATR Brain Labs., Kyoto, Japan<br class=""><br class="">Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Kyoto, Japan, has an open researcher position in brain-inspired computer vision. Our institute has a long tradition in computational neuroscience and has recently been promoting research of computational modeling of primate visual systems based on hierarchical learning theory (project outline: <a href="http://www.cns.atr.jp/~hosoya/project_outline.pdf" class="">http://www.cns.atr.jp/~hosoya/project_outline.pdf</a>). We seek for applicants who are interested in working on brain-inspired machine learning algorithms for vision in collaboration with our computational neuroscientists for vision. <br class=""><br class="">Applicants must have a Ph.D. or be near completion in a relevant field. The applicants are required to show an expertise in machine learning research for visual processing as well as a strong interest in neuroscience. The successful candidate will be asked to propose and autonomously work on<br class="">(1) a research topic using an original method that has a realistic applicability (e.g, image/video analysis) and a connection to primate vision, and<br class="">(2) a research topic that applies, to a realistic problem (e.g., image/video analysis), computational models of primate vision developed in our institute.<br class=""><br class="">Haruo Hosoya, Ph.D.<br class="">Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Kyoto, Japan<br class="">2016, September<br class=""><br class="">■Number of openings<br class="">One<br class=""><br class="">■Employment conditions<br class="">Position : Full-time Researcher <br class="">Tenure : Single year based contract, renewable based on evaluation<br class="">Treatment: Based on individual performance<br class="">Work Location: Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR)<br class="">2-2-2 Hikaridai, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto 619-0288, Japan<br class=""><br class="">■Application materials<br class="">Please submit the following five materials to the contact address below, either in printed or electronic form:<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 1<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>CV<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 2<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>List of publications<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 3<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Reprints of 1-3 major publications <br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 4<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Essay (up to two pages in A4 or letter size) describing:<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> – Summary of your previous research<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> – Interests for research<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> – Additional research skills not directly foreseeable from 1 or 2<br class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• 5<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Recommendation letters from more than two researchers<br class="">* If submitted in printed form, original documents will not be returned.<br class=""><br class="">■Judging system<br class="">After documentary examination, we ask for presentation and interview if needed.<br class=""><br class="">■Starting date<br class="">Soon (negotiable)<br class=""><br class="">■Deadline for application<br class="">Opens until positions are filled.<br class=""><br class="">■Contact<br class="">Department of Dynamic Brain Imaging<br class="">ATR Cognitive Mechanisms Laboratories (Application for Researcher Position)<br class="">2-2-2 Hikaridai, Seika-cho, Soraku-gun, Kyoto 619-0288, Japan<br class="">Email: dbi-tvn at <a href="http://atr.jp" class="">atr.jp</a> at=@<br class="">Web: <a href="http://www.cns.atr.jp/dbi/en/open-positons/" class="">http://www.cns.atr.jp/dbi/en/open-positons/</a><br class=""><br class="">■Use of personal data<br class="">All personal data received will be properly managed and only be used for the purpose of recruitment.</body></html>