5 October: FYI -- PhD funding, cognitive science (Barcelona, ES)
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Pre-doctoral Research Position on Embodied Cognition and Artificial
Intelligence
IIIA-CSIC, Barcelona
The Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA-CSIC) offers a
three year pre-doctoral research position for students wanting to
pursue a full-time PhD degree in Artificial Intelligence. The position
will be led by Dr. Marco Schorlemmer and Prof. Enric Plaza.
Contemporary cognitive science has provided evidence that a large part
of our creative reasoning and problem-solving processes are grounded
on our bodily experience with the world. By means of this research
position we aim at studying the implications this has for knowledge
representation, computational creativity, and problem-solving in
general.
The IIIA-CSIC (which is located on the UAB campus) belongs to the
Spanish National Research Council, Spain’s largest public institution
devoted to research and technological development. The IIIA-CSIC is a
leading research centre in Europe in the areas of multiagent systems,
machine learning, and uncertainty reasoning. It attracts funding from
the European, Spanish, and Catalan governments and has substantial
collaborative research projects with industry.
Requirements: High-quality master’s degree in computer science,
cognitive science, mathematics or related fields (or have completed
equivalent qualifications), good communication skills in English, and
be able to demonstrate strong motivation to conduct research.
Salary: 20.811,14 € per annum, payed in 14 instalments (1.486,51 € per month)
Start Date: 1st February 2019 at earliest. It may be possible to start
later than this depending on the candidates’ circumstances.
Application: By email to Dr. Marco Schorlemmer > including a zip file containing:
your complete CV in PDF format;
a short statement, in English, of why you are interested in this position;
an academic transcript with grade point average;
name and contact information of one or two persons who are willing to provide confidential references;
any relevant scientific reports or publications, if applicable.
Closing date for application: 15th December 2018
For further information please contact Dr. Marco Schorlemmer at
marco@iiia.csic.es
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