Connectionists: Post doc in Cognitive-Computational Neuroscience at University College London (discrete and continuous human action control under threat)

[Dominik R. Bach]

*Post doc in Cognitive-Computational Neuroscience at University College 
London: discrete and continuous human action control under threat*

We are looking for a research fellow in an ERC-funded research project 
"Action selection under threat - the complex control of human defence" 
led by Dr Dominik Bach (http://bachlab.org <http://bachlab.org>) and 
based at University College London, Max-Planck UCL Centre for 
Computational Psychiatry (https://www.mps-ucl-centre.mpg.de/en 
<https://www.mps-ucl-centre.mpg.de/en>) and Wellcome Centre for Human 
Neuroimaging (http://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/ 
<http://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/>).

The overarching goal of the project is to understand the 
cognitive-computational control of human motor behaviour under acute, 
immediate threat. We investigate this in an immersive virtual reality 
(VR) environment, in which people can move to avoid a large number of 
different threats. As part of this project, the candidate will build and 
test explicit computational models of discrete and continuous action 
control and action updating under constraints of time pressure and 
unaffordable costs.

We seek applicants with established cognitive-computational modelling 
skills and a PhD in computational neuroscience, robotics with focus on 
action planning, computer science/mathematics/physics with a focus on 
decision science,  or in a related area. We are looking for an 
individual who is strongly motivated to pursue an academic career and is 
excited by the opportunities for personal and career development this 
position can provide.

The post is available from October 2021 and funded for up to 3 years 
with initial appointment for 1 year. Starting salary is on UCL grade 7, 
ranging from £36,028 to £43,533 per annum, inclusive of London 
Allowance, superannuable.

More information and access to the UCL online application portal: 
https://is.gd/VwTJCA <https://is.gd/VwTJCA>

Please contact d.bach at ucl.ac.uk <mailto:d.bach at ucl.ac.uk> for any 
queries about the project or role.

*Closing date: 16 July 2021*

Interviews will be held remotely in July.

Apologies for cross-posting.






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Dominik R Bach MBBS PhD
Principal Research Fellow
Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research
Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, University College London
http://bachlab.org  | @bachlab_cog

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