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<b>Post doc in Cognitive-Computational Modelling at University
College London: discrete and continuous human action control
under threat</b><br>
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We are looking for a research fellow in an ERC-funded research
project "Action selection under threat - the complex control of
human defence" led by Dominik Bach (<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbachlab.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C4fc746ce03a24e7c410708d934831f49%7C1faf88fea9984c5b93c9210a11d9a5c2%7C0%7C0%7C637598560034615292%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=AKO2Ez09OtxX5OVDP%2FTyGm1QiM3%2Fn6kuBaUjGFwXQ9A%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="http://bachlab.org/" shash="xejhX3V0ZoN/Ek6T5Mt+e5zZwQohUqxhieQRY3/jZso8kl85TK2SbqtRAZE0328uK106h+tFfUflM4VuYxbbNr/HOA0f60VfuOJB9m0fElQ5IrdnjdEszFDdjmKnnfttJsUcKR31pKKD8LFjAnQfuWG8IPw6MGvwJqL12bEVFBQ=">http://bachlab.org</a>)
at University College London in collaboration with Peter Dayan,
Max-Planck-Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen (<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/de/computational-neuroscience">https://www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de/de/computational-neuroscience</a>).
The position will be based at Max-Planck UCL Centre for
Computational Psychiatry (<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mps-ucl-centre.mpg.de%2Fen&data=04%7C01%7C%7C4fc746ce03a24e7c410708d934831f49%7C1faf88fea9984c5b93c9210a11d9a5c2%7C0%7C0%7C637598560034625254%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=DsdmdzjMFP%2B4o1NNOpTydavRFzdx9asyg7HbJT8ca0A%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.mps-ucl-centre.mpg.de/en" shash="ygqbNRiOIRC2e1ylsip//5Tp/2nVwj5cjON4sWO6kYXMyNfZnVhYDj54npCOBg9ZLZsEFKE+RvmE1rCsVL+kf78E7iq7kuRd3nZIfb3VGRhONjYI1hz3Z7f7GDaYvOp4y6yOTy9ceM8lXSeCQyrrP7l0kiblae2fOD8qU0X6Lg8=">https://www.mps-ucl-centre.mpg.de/en</a>)
and Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging (<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/">http://www.fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk/</a>).
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The overarching goal of the project is to understand the
cognitive-computational control of human action selection under
acute, immediate threat. We investigate this in an immersive
virtual reality (VR) environment, in which people can move to
avoid a large number of different threats. As part of this
project, the candidate will build explicit computational models of
discrete and continuous action control and action updating under
constraints of time pressure and unaffordable costs. These will be
tested by the experimentalists in our interdisciplinary team,
composed of VR experts, psychologists, and movement scientists.
There is a possibility to get involved in the experimental work,
including behavioural experiments, motion capture and OPM-MEG.
Within the topical focus, the project offers unique freedom to
explore and develop novel directions and formalisms at the
interface of classical discrete-space decision models and
continous action control.<br>
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We seek applicants with established cognitive-computational
modelling skills and a PhD in computational neuroscience, robotics
with focus on action planning, computer
science/mathematics/physics with a focus on decision science, or
in a related area. We are looking for an individual who is
strongly motivated to pursue an academic career and is excited by
the opportunities for personal and career development this
position can provide.<br>
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The post is available from October 2021 and funded for up to 3
years with initial appointment for 1 year. Starting salary is on
UCL grade 7, ranging from £36,028 to £43,533 per annum, inclusive
of London Allowance, superannuable. <br>
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More information and access to the UCL online application portal:
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Please contact <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:d.bach@ucl.ac.uk">d.bach@ucl.ac.uk</a> for any
queries about the project or role.<br>
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<b>Closing date: 16 July 2021</b><br>
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Interviews will be held remotely in July.<br>
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Apologies for cross-posting.<br>
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Dominik R Bach MBBS PhD
Principal Research Fellow
Max Planck UCL Centre for Computational Psychiatry and Ageing Research
Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, University College London
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