Connectionists: 4-year postdoc in cognitive science

[Dominik Endres]

The research group for Theoretical Cognitive Science of Prof. Dr. 
Dominik Endres at the Department of Psychology, Philipps Universität 
Marburg, Germany, is currently accepting applications for a

  ***  Postdoctoral Researcher ****


We expect the successful applicant to independently develop, implement 
and execute virtual reality experiments for  the validation  of (deep)  
learning  and  Bayesian models  of  human behavior  and perception 
and/or to develop,  implement  and analyze these  models.  
Contributions  to scientific publications and regular and active 
participation in the CRC’s scientific program are required.

More details about the project's research directions can be found in 
these publications:

https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3355401
https://jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2678770
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7829376
https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/rev0000330

  The position is offered for a period of 4 years, if no former times of 
qualification need to be considered. The starting date is as soon as 
possible. The position is full-time with salary and benefits 
commensurate with a public service position in the state Hesse, Germany 
(TV-H E 13). The position is a part of the project C6 (sensorimotor 
primitives, collaboratively supervised by Prof. D. Endres, Prof. A. 
Schütz and Prof. A. Schubö) of the DFG-funded

  *** Collaborative Research Center CRC/TRR 135 “Cardinal Mechanisms of 
Perception” ***


More Information on the CRC can be found at 
http://www.allpsych.uni-giessen.de/sfb/index_en.html.

Formal requirements are a qualified degree (diploma, master or 
equivalent) in psychology, cognitive science, computer science, 
engineering or physics (Master, Diploma, or comparable), a completed or 
nearly completed PhD as well as demonstrable programming experience in a 
high-level language, e.g. Python. We expect you to be interested in the 
topic of the project (to be documented in a motivation letter (1 page 
max), in which you may refer to prior experiences, for instance, a 
thematically pertinent thesis, student research assistant positions, 
etc.), developing virtual-reality scenarios and technology for research 
purposes as well as quantitative modelling. Advantageous qualifications 
are prior exposure to machine learning, Bayesian statistics, experience 
with human behavioral experiments as well as willingness to acquire 
basic German language skills.
  The full job advert can be found at

https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/universitaet/administration/verwaltung/dezernat2/personalabteilung/bewerber/stellen/wissenschaftliche-stellen/fb04-0010-wmz-150422-engl.pdf

Please send your application (including a project-specific motivation 
letter in English, relevant diplomas, curriculum vitae and contact 
details of two potential referees) mentioning reference no. 
fb04-0010-wmz-2022 only as a single PDF file to 
dominik.endres at uni-marburg.de, before 15.04.2022.

  Feel  free  to  contact Prof.  Dr.  Dominik  Endres, 
mailto:dominik.endres at uni-marburg.de for  more information.

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Prof. Dr. Dominik Endres
Theoretische Kognitionswissenschaft - Theoretical Cognitive Science
FB 04 Psychologie
Tel: 06421-28 23818