[CogSci] Faculty opening in computational cognitive science at the University of Edinburgh

[Christopher Lucas]

The University of Edinburgh is hiring a lecturer/reader (assistant/associate professor) in computational cognitive science. Unfortunately the deadline is fairly soon -- 12 January -- sorry for the short notice!

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We seek candidates with inter-disciplinary research interests, who seek to answer questions about cognition using computational methods, and have an interest in advancing the state of the art in AI by understanding how humans excel in domains that remain challenging for computers.

The candidate's research programme should complement the School's contributions in computational neuroscience, cognitive science, robotics, and artificial intelligence. There are ample opportunities to collaborate with researchers in foundational sciences such as systems neuroscience and cognitive psychology.

We will consider applicants in any area of cognitive science as long as their research has a clear focus on computational methods. Examples for areas include, but are not limited to:

    language
    judgment, decision-making, and planning
    learning and memory
    cognitive or neural development
    motor control
    comparative cognition
    social cognition
    vision and perception

Candidates should demonstrate a strong technical and empirical track record and should be able to teach undergraduate and master’s level courses in cognitive science. Ideally, they will also be able to teach courses in AI and machine learning.

The successful candidate will help to build stronger ties between different institutes within the School of Informatics, as well as with Edinburgh’s Psychology Department in the School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences.

The School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh is one of the largest in Europe, with more than 120 academic staff and a total of over 500 post-doctoral researchers, research students and support staff. Informatics at Edinburgh rated highest on Research Power in the most recent Research Excellence Framework. The School has strong links with industry, with dedicated business incubator space and well-established enterprise and business development programmes. The University of Edinburgh has recently established the Bayes Centre for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, which provides a locus for fruitful multi-disciplinary work, including a range of companies collocated in it. The School holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance the representation of women in science, mathematics, engineering and technology. We are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions actively promoting LGBT equality.

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Applications are invited for an academic position in Computational Cognitive Science at the School of Informatics.
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