2 postdocs, comp. neuroscience and robotics

[Phil Husbands]

      Centre for Computational Neuroscience and Robotics

                     University of Sussex

                   TWO RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS

Neuroscience  and  AI  are areas in which  the  University  of
Sussex  is  exceptionally  strong.   A  new  interdisciplinary
Centre  has  recently  been  established  to  promote  synergy
between studies of artificial and biological nervous systems.

Applications are invited for two post-doctoral fellowships  to
work  in  an exciting, interactive and unusual environment  in
this interdisciplinary Centre.

POST 1    Computational   Modelling  of   Biological   Sensory
          Processing

                The aim is to understand the neural mechanisms
          underlying  motion  detection.   The  project   will
          involve  tight  coupling of computer  modelling  and
          electrophysiological data.  It  will  feed  directly
          into our work on robot nervous systems.

POST 2    Artificial Evolution of Nervous Systems for Robots

                The aim is to expand the evolutionary robotics
          field  developed at Sussex by evolving  robots  with
          more complex behavioural capabilities, in particular
          to evolve minimally cognitive robots.

Salary will be on the Research and Analogous Faculty Grade  1A
scale  14,317 to 21,519 per annum.  The posts are  available
immediately  and will be for two years in the  first  instance
with the possibility of renewal.

Informal  enquiries are encouraged.  Enquiries  about  Post  1
should  be  made to Professor Michael O'Shea (Tel +44  (0)1273
678055; Fax +44 (0)1273 678535; email  M.O-Shea at sussex.ac.uk)
and  for  Post 2  to  Dr  Phil Husbands (Tel +44 (0)1273 678556;
Fax +44 (0)1273  671320; email philh at cogs.susx.ac.uk).
http://www.biols.sussex.ac.uk/Biols/IRC/ccnr.html

Applications,   (curriculum   vitae,   one   or   two   sample
publications,  and the names and addresses  of  at  least  two
referees)  should  be  sent to the Administrator,  Centre  for
Computational Neuroscience and Robotics, School of  Biological
Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QG, UK.
Closing date: 1st October 1996.