Connectionists: Post doc in Cognitive-Computational/Theoretical Neuroscience at University College London UK (closing 16 Nov)

[Dominik R. Bach]

*Post doc in Cognitive-Computational Modelling/Theoretical 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 Dominik Bach (http://bachlab.org) at University College London in 
collaboration with Peter Dayan, Max-Planck-Institute for Biological 
Cybernetics in Tübingen 
(https://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/de/computational-neuroscience). The 
position will be based at Max-Planck UCL Centre for Computational 
Psychiatry (https://www.mps-ucl-centre.mpg.de/en) and Wellcome Centre 
for Human Neuroimaging (http://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/).

The overarching goal of the project is to understand the 
cognitive-computational control of human action selection 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 
explicit theoretical and computational models of discrete and continuous 
action control and action updating under constraints of time pressure 
and unaffordable costs. These will be tested by the experimentalists in 
our interdisciplinary team, composed of VR experts, psychologists, and 
movement scientists. If desired there is a possibility to get involved 
in the experimental work, including behavioural experiments, motion 
capture and OPM-MEG. Within the topical focus, the project offers unique 
freedom to explore and develop novel directions and formalisms at the 
interface of classical discrete-space decision models and continous 
action control.

We seek applicants with a track record of cognitive-computational 
modelling 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 now with negotiable starting date. Funding is 
available for up to 3 years. Starting salary is on UCL grade 7, ranging 
from £36,770 to £44,388 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance, 
superannuable.

More information, a full job description, and access to the UCL online 
application portal: https://bit.ly/3G6uQAg

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

*Closing date: 16 November 2021*

Interviews will be held remotely in December.

Apologies for cross-posting.


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Dominik R Bach MBBS PhD
Professor for Cognitive-Computational and Clinical Neuroscience
Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research
Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, University College London
bachlab.org | @bachlab_cog
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