Connectionists: doctoral/postdoctoral researcher: local PCA

[Ralf Moeller]

Doctoral/postdoctoral researcher
Faculty of Technology
Bielefeld University, Germany

The Computer Engineering Group at the Faculty of Technology of
Bielefeld University (http://www.ti.uni-bielefeld.de), offers a
temporary position as

doctoral or postdoctoral researcher (salary BAT IIa, for two years)

in a DFG-funded research project "Local PCA methods for internal
sensorimotor models", starting July 1, 2005. The project aims at
improving and extending unsupervised neural learning methods where
data manifolds are approximated based on local principal component
analysis. The methods will be applied to the training of inverse and
forward models in the context of robot control tasks.

The applicant should hold a university's Master's or Diploma degree in
computer science, engineering, mathematics, or physics. A background
in image and signal processing, neuroinformatics and robotics is
useful. Strong programming skills and advanced mathematical
competences are expected.

Bielefeld University encourages disabled people to apply. Applications
by women are expressly requested; in the case of comparable
competences and qualification, women will preferably be considered if
there are no dominating reasons arising from the person of another
applicant. Part-time employment is possible.

Please send your application with the usual documents (including the
name and email addresses of two referees) until April 30, 2005 to

AG Technische Informatik
Sekretariat, Frau Angelika Deister
Technische Fakultät
Universität Bielefeld
Postfach 100131
D-33501 Bielefeld
Germany

or by email to

bewerbung-dfg at ti.uni-bielefeld.de