Postdoc & Research Assistant openings in the COGNITIVE & NEURAL BASES OF LEARNING (Rutgers, NJ)

[Mark Gluck]

 Postdoctoral & Research/Programming Positions in:

               THE COGNITIVE & NEURAL BASES OF LEARNING
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                         Rutgers University
               Center for Molecular & Behavioral Neuroscience
                        195 University Avenue
                          Newark, NJ   07102

Postdoctoral Positions in:
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  1. EMPIRICAL STUDIES OF HUMAN LEARNING:
               Including: designing and conducting studies
               of human learning and decision making,
               especially categorization learning.  These
               are primarily motivated by a desire to
               evaluate and refine adaptive network models
               of learning and memory (see, e.g., the
               experimental studies described in Gluck
               & Bower, 1988a; Pavel, Gluck, & Henkle, 1988).
               This work requires a familiarity with psychological
               methods of experimental design and data
               analysis.

  2. COMPUTATIONAL MODELS OF ANIMAL & HUMAN LEARNING:
               Including: developing and extending current network
               models of learning to more accurately reflect a
               wider range of animal and human learning
               behaviors. This work requires
               strong programming skills, familiarity with
               adaptive network theories and methods, and
               some degree of mathematical and analytic
               training.

  3. COMPUTATIONAL MODELS OF THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF LEARNING & MEMORY:
               Including: (1) Models and theories of the neural
               bases of classical and operant conditioning;
               (2) Neural mechansims for human associative learning;
               (3) Theoretical studies which seek to
               form links, behavioral or biological,
               between animal and human learning (see, e.g.,
               Gluck, Reifsnider, & Thompson (1989), in Gluck &
               Rumelhart (Eds.) Neuroscience & Connectionist Theory).
               and Connectionist Theory).


Full or Part-Time Research & Programming Positions:
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 These positions are ideal for someone who has just graduated with
an undergraduate degree and would like a year or two of "hands on"
experience in research before applying to graduate school in
one of the cognitive sciences (e.g., neuroscience, psychology,
computer science). We are looking for two types of people: 1)
a RESEARCH PROGRAMMER with strong computational skills (especially
with C/Unix and SUN systems) and experience with PDP models and
theory, and (2) an EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT to assist in
running and designing human learning experiments. Some research
experience required (familiarity with Apple MACs a plus).

Application Procedure:
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 For more information on learning research at the CMBN/Rutgers or to apply
for these positions, please send a cover letter with a statement
of your research interests, a CV, copies of relevant preprints, and the
the names & phone numbers of references to:

Dr. Mark A. Gluck                                      Phone: (415) 725-2434
Dept. of Psychology   <-[Current address to 4/91]        FAX: (415) 725-5699
Jordan Hall; Bldg. 420
Stanford University                          email: gluck at psych.stanford.edu
Stanford, CA  94305-2130

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