[ACT-R-users] Post-Doctoral Fellow position

[Cleotilde Gonzalez]

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW
Starting on September 2013
Dynamic Decision Making Laboratory
www.cmu.edu/ddmlab
Carnegie Mellon University

The Dynamic Decision Making Laboratory (DDMLab) in the department of Social and Decision Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is expecting to have one and possibly two openings for a Postdoctoral fellowship position to be part of an interdisciplinary research project focused on the study of credibility and trust in large networked data sources. This will be a one-year position from September 2013 to August 2014.

The ideal candidate should have a strong technical background (cognitive/computational modeling, machine learning, data mining), as well as a strong behavioral background (experimental and cognitive psychology, decision sciences). Technical skills in Matlab and R are required. Knowledge of programming skills in Java and PHP are desired. Demonstrated writing abilities of research manuscripts is required.

The position will involve interacting with faculty of diverse backgrounds (computer scientists, human factors engineers) at Carnegie Mellon and at other universities. Candidates are expected to be capable of working under limited supervision, be highly productive, creative, and enthusiastic for interdisciplinary research. Prospective candidates are expected to be familiar with literature in all of these areas:
1) Cognitive modeling/cognitive psychology
2) Decision Sciences
3) Human Factors and technical areas such as data mining and machine learning

Applicants should send their curriculum vitae, relevant journal articles, and the names and contact of three references before July 15, 2013.  A decision is expected to be made by July 31st. Electronic applications are encouraged.  Please send electronic documents (Word, PDF) to coty at cmu.edu<mailto:coty at cmu.edu> or forward paper documents to:

Prof. Cleotilde Gonzalez
Dynamic Decision Making Laboratory
Social and Decision Sciences Department
Carnegie Mellon University
5000 Forbes Ave - Porter Hall 208
Pittsburgh, PA  15213

Carnegie Mellon is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.  For more information on our Equal Employment/Affirmative Action Policy and our Statement of Assurance, go to: http://www.cmu.edu/policies/documents/SoA.html

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