Connectionists: PhD position in Low Level Mechanisms of Language Evolution

[Phil Garner]

Dear Colleagues,

There is a fully funded PhD position open at Idiap Research Institute on 
Low Level Mechanisms of Language Evolution.

Recently, Idiap has had some success in incorporating physiological 
processes into backpropagation-style neural architectures. This allows 
the processes to be trained in the context of the larger network whilst 
giving the network the capability to recognise and reproduce 
physiological functions in a natural manner.

In this project, we will apply this technique to the human cochlea and 
its interface with low level neural mechanisms. We are particularly 
interested in the efferent pathway from the low level neurological 
system back to the cochlea. This will allow us to investigate the 
resulting non-linear feedback relationship.

For more information, and to apply, please follow this link:
  http://www.idiap.ch/education-and-jobs/job-10284

Idiap is located in Martigny in French speaking Switzerland, but 
functions in English and hosts many nationalities.  PhD students are 
registered at EPFL. All positions offer quite generous salaries. 
Martigny has a distillery and a micro-brewery and is close to all manner 
of skiing, hiking and mountain life.

There are other open positions on Idiap's main page
  https://www.idiap.ch/en/join-us/job-opportunities

Sincerely,
-- 
Phil Garner
http://www.idiap.ch/~pgarner