[CogSci] Postdoc position at NYU - Lab for the Developing Mind

[Moira Dillon]

Link to Apply
https://apply.interfolio.com/99953 <https://apply.interfolio.com/99953>

Description
The Lab for the Developing Mind (https://www.labdevelopingmind.com/ <https://www.labdevelopingmind.com/>, PI: Moira Dillon) in the Department of Psychology at New York University is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Associate. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. The preferred start date is anywhere between January 2022 - July 2022.

Areas of investigation in the lab include: early emerging knowledge about objects, agents, and places; symbolic and abstract thought and reasoning in the domains of geometry and logic; pictorial and linguistic production; and the relation between human and machine intelligence. The lab uses behavioral and computational approaches and tests participants ranging in age from infants through adults. The Department of Psychology at New York University offers a rich intellectual community in the developmental and cognitive sciences.

Qualifications
Previous experience with behavioral experiments and/or computational modeling is strongly preferred. This position is ideal for any researcher interested in how the foundations and development of human knowledge and its instantiation in minds and/or machines.

Application Instructions
Interested candidates should include a cover letter, CV, representative first-author publication, and contact information for three references.

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Moira R. Dillon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology
New York University
6 Washington Place
New York, NY 10003

Website: http://as.nyu.edu/psychology/people/faculty.Moira-Dillon.html
Twitter: Moira_Dillon

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