Connectionists: Postdoctoral Position in Computational Cognitive Neuroscience

[Janet Hsiao]

Postdoctoral Position in Computational Cognitive Neuroscience
Department of Psychology, the University of Hong Kong

A postdoctoral position in computational cognitive neuroscience is
currently available in the Cognition & Hemispheric Asymmetry lab led
by Dr. Janet Hsiao at the University of Hong Kong. The project will
use neurocomputational models to investigate the development of
perceptual expertise, such as face/object recognition, visual word
recognition, second language acquisition, and music learning (for more
information please see: http://cha.psy.hku.hk/).

The applicant must have: (1) a Ph.D. degree in Cognitive Science,
Computer Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, or related fields; and (2)
good programming skills and experience in Matlab, a strong
mathematical background, and experience in computational modeling of
cognitive processes. Experience in conducting human experiments is
desirable.

Interested candidates should send a letter of application, a CV
including academic qualifications, research experience, publications,
and three letters of reference, to: Dr. Janet Hsiao, jhsiao @ hku.hk,
with the subject line "Postdoctoral position". For more information
please contact Dr. Janet Hsiao. You can talk to Dr. Janet Hsiao at the
upcoming Asia Pacific Conference on Vision (http://www.apcv.net/) in
Hong Kong (July 15-19) and the Annual Conference of the Cognitive
Science Society in Boston, USA (July 20 – 23). Review of applications
will begin immediately, and continue until the position is filled.

The University of Hong Kong is an English speaking university and
recently ranked No.1 in Asia and 21st in the world in the 2010-11
Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. It is also
ranked 30th in the world for Psychology according to the most recent
QS World University Rankings. The University is located at Hong Kong
Island, and it fully enjoys the fusion when the east meets the west.
More information about the Department of Psychology at HKU is
available at: http://www.hku.hk/psychodp/