Connectionists: PhD position on cognitively plausible models of vocal and rhythm learning

[Bart de Boer]

At the AI-lab of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) we have a 
fully-funded four-year PhD position available as part of a project which 
investigates the origins of vocal and rhythm learning. This project is a 
cooperation between prof. Bart de Boerat the VUB, prof Sonja Kotz at 
Maastricht University and dr. Andrea Ravignani at the Max Planck 
Institute in Nijmegen. The PhD research will focus on developing a 
cognitively plausible model of the interplay of rhythm and vocal 
learning capacities in humans and other animals. This model would test, 
using a cognitively plausible approach ­– for instance based on a 
neurologically and cognitively constrained deep neural network – the 
hypothesis that the ability to entrain to a beat and the ability to do 
open-ended vocal imitation are evolutionarily linked. The deadline for 
application is August 31st, 2021. Details of the position and the 
application procedure can be found at: 
https://ai.vub.ac.be/~bart/rhythmphd.pdf

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