<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-gs" style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:1001px;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div class="gmail-"><div id="gmail-:enm" class="gmail-ii gmail-gt" style="font-size:0.875rem;direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div id="gmail-:enn" class="gmail-a3s gmail-aXjCH" style="overflow:hidden;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13pt;line-height:19.9333px">(also see online: </span><a href="http://www.movementscienceslab.com/PhDApril2020.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.movementscienceslab.com/PhDApril2020.pdf</a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.6667px">)</span><div><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px"><br></span></font></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:13pt;line-height:19.9333px">Tel-Aviv University offers a funded full-time PhD position on “Accelerating motor learning with computational scaffolding” starting in the summer</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">The last few years have seen an amazing explosion in artificial intelligence and machine learning - helping machines learn to perform tasks better. In this project, we will use similar techniques to optimize the human learning experience in learning complex motor behaviour.  </span></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"><hr size="0" width="100%" align="center"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Your tasks</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">We will tackle the problem of learning complex motor tasks using a technique known as computational scaffolding. You will play a central role in both designing, setting up, running and analyzing the behavioural experiments with human participants, as well as working on the machine learning algorithms to perform the guidance, based on recordings from experts teaching novices. The techniques developed in this project will eventually allow enhanced remote tele-operation for learning new skills and rehabilitation in different populations.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">The experiments will involve motion capture, recording performance from an electric piano and use of an exoskeleton for guidance. You will be supervised by Dr. Jason Friedman, from the Dept. Physical Therapy & Sagol School of Neuroscience, and the project will be performed collaboratively with the group of Prof. Dr. Helge Ritter, from the NeuroInformatics group at Bielefeld University in Germany.</span></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"><hr size="0" width="100%" align="center"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Your profile</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">We expect:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span lang="EN-GB">M.Sc or equivalent in Computer Science, Biomedical engineering, Physical Therapy, Neuroscience, Psychology, Physics, Motor Control, or related areas</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size:11pt"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt">A CV</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size:11pt"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt">A transcript of your grades from your M.Sc studies</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size:11pt"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt">A cover letter describing how you meet the profile and why you are interested in the position</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt">-<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">       </span></span><span dir="LTR" style="font-size:11pt"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11pt">Names, affiliations, and email address of two academic references</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt">Shortlisted applicants will be contacted for an online video interview</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:16.8667px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Recruitment will take place immediately until a suitable applicant is found<font color="#888888"><font color="#888888"><font color="#888888"><br clear="all"></font></font></font></span></p><font color="#888888"><font color="#888888"><font color="#888888"><div><br></div></font></font></font></div><font color="#888888">--<br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Jason Friedman, PhD<div>Senior Lecturer<br><div>Department of Physical Therapy</div><div>Tel Aviv University</div><div>email: <a href="mailto:write.to.jason@gmail.com" target="_blank">write.to.jason@gmail.com</a></div><div>web: <a href="http://curiousjason.com/" target="_blank">http://curiousjason.com</a></div></div></div></div></font></div><div class="gmail-yj6qo"></div><div class="gmail-adL"></div></div></div><div class="gmail-hi" style="border-bottom-left-radius:1px;border-bottom-right-radius:1px;padding:0px;width:auto;background:rgb(242,242,242);margin:0px"></div></div></div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div>