[CogSci] Postbac Research Associate at Yale Psychology to start summer or fall 2019

[Ilker Yildirim]

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*Dear Colleagues,*

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The Cognitive & Neural Computation Lab in the Department of Psychology 
at Yale University is hiring a Postbac Research Associate to start in 
Summer or Fall 2019. We are seeking a candidate with strong programming 
skills and a computational background to be involved in the design and 
engineering of software to support the research in the lab. This is a 1 
year appointment renewable for an additional year based on mutual agreement.


Research in the lab aims to elucidate biological computations supporting 
how we see, reason about, and interact with our physical environments. 
We approach this goal by building computational models of perception and 
cognition that make contact with behavioral and neural data and that 
give integrated accounts of behavior, cognitive processes, and neural 
function. Work in the lab utilizes a diverse technical toolkit spanning 
the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotics, and 
computer graphics.


The successful candidate is expected to interface with and contribute to 
this technical toolkit, including programming simulation environments 
and implementing machine learning algorithms, and to support building 
and executing online psychophysical experiments.


We are a new lab at Yale, set to begin operating in July 1st 2019, and 
there are many exciting opportunities to contribute to our research and 
to learn about diverse interdisciplinary topics at the intersection of 
psychology, neuroscience, and computer science. You can find further 
information about our research here <http://www.mit.edu/~ilkery/>.


Desiderata:

— Bachelor's degree in cognitive science, computer science, psychology, 
neuroscience, or a related field.

— Coursework or significant experience in machine learning and/or 
probability.

— Strong programming skills in Python.

— Experience in machine learning & optimization libraries is a plus 
(e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow).

— Experience in game engine programming is a plus (e.g., Bullet, Unity, 
Blender).

— Experience programming in Julia, R, or Javascript is a plus.


Applicants should send an email to Jessica Hermann at 
jessica.hermann at yale.edu with the subject line “Postbac Research 
Associate application” and include the following items.


1- Up to date CV and contact information for 3 references

2- A link to your GitHub page

3- A summary description of your research interests


Please feel free to forward this email to students and colleagues who 
might be interested.

Ilker Yildirim

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