[ACT-R-users] Fwd: Research Fellow- Cognitive modelling of clinical tasks

[Wayne Gray]

FYI.

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> From: Farah Magrabi <f.magrabi at unsw.edu.au>
> Date: October 10, 2007 20:32:35 EDT
> To: <grayw at rpi.edu>
> Subject: Research Fellow- Cognitive modelling of clinical tasks
>
> Dear Wayne,
> David Kieras suggested that you could help me reach potential  
> candidates for a Research Fellow position currently available at  
> the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.
>
> I would very much appreciate if you could forward this advert to  
> your network of Cognitive Modelling folks.
>
> Thanks and regards
> Farah
>
>
>
> Using cognitive architectures to model error in clinical task  
> automation
> Researcher/Research Fellow
> Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Health Informatics
> University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
>
> FIXED TERM - Salary Range: Researcher - Level 6 AU$56K- AU$60K;  
> Research Fellow - Level B AU$70K- AU$82K (plus up to 17% employer  
> superannuation plus leave loading), depending on qualifications and  
> experience. This salary includes a superable UNSW academic loading  
> of $3,000 per annum payable to academic staff (pro rata for  
> fractional academic staff).
>
> We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic researcher with  
> demonstrated experience in high-level computational modelling as  
> Researcher or Research Fellow within the Centre for Health  
> Informatics to participate in modelling and simulation of cognition  
> and error associated with automation of complex clinical tasks.  
> Cognitive error models will be developed and applied in designing  
> novel computer interfaces for clinical systems that are safer and  
> more tolerant of human error and system failure.
>
> The Centre for Health Informatics is Australia’s largest  
> internationally recognised academic Health Informatics research  
> group conducting fundamental and applied research focusing on the  
> design, evaluation and application of decision-support technologies  
> for healthcare and the biosciences. The Centre is a  
> multidisciplinary environment, and the researcher will have  
> considerable opportunity to work with domain experts and acquire  
> background knowledge in clinical decision support.
>
> The successful applicant will have a background in psychology,  
> engineering, mathematics or computing science with substantial  
> experience in computational modelling and simulation of processes  
> in psychology, systems safety, engineering, computer science or  
> healthcare. The applicant will also require knowledge of research  
> experimental methods and have excellent oral and written English  
> communication skills.
>
> This is a fixed term appointment for 2 years with the possibility  
> of extension depending on future funding. A part-time appointment  
> may be considered. Membership of a University approved  
> superannuation scheme is a condition of employment. The successful  
> applicant may be required to undertake a criminal record check.
>
> In the first instance, please direct all enquiries to Dr Farah  
> Magrabi on telephone (61 2) 9385 9009 or email  
> f.magrabi at unsw.edu.au, http://www.chi.unsw.edu.au.
>
>
> Dr. Farah Magrabi
> Senior Research Fellow
> Centre for Health Informatics
> University of New South Wales
> Sydney 2052 Australia
>
> T: +61 2 9385 9009
> F: +61 2 9385 9006
> http://www.chi.unsw.edu.au
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>
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If you just have formalisms or a model you are doing "operations  
research" or" AI", if you just have data and a good study you are  
doing "experimental psychology", and if you just have ideas you are  
doing "philosophy" -- it takes all three to do cognitive science.

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