[ANNOUNCE][URGENT] PhD Position in Norway

[Gerthory Toussaint]

Dr.scient.-position:
Neuro-models of development and learning of movement behavior

Candidate background:
B.Sc./M.Sc. in computer science, preferably experienced
with neural network models and with extra knowledge in
movement science, neuroscience (anatomy/physiology) or
behavioral sciences.

Project:
The candidate will join a group of computer scientists,
psychologists, movement scientists and philosophers
working on unsupervised development and learning of behavior.
The experimental paradigm includes three elements:
1) Models/simulations of body (skeletons/muscles) and
environment: http://www.radata.demon.co.uk/
2) Interactive, closed-environment-loop connectionist models
(neural networks) and computer simulations.
3) Hebbian learning rules (unsupervised learning)

The candidate is expected to work towards a dr.scient.-degree
at our Department.

Practical stuff:
The stipend is for 4 years, paying approximately $30.000 pr. year
(minus ca. 30% tax; but health care will cost you nothing :-)
Spread over the 4 years, a 25% effort as teaching assistant is expected.

Work place:
Department of Computer and Information Sciences
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Trondheim, Norway
http://www.ntnu.no/indexe.html

Trondheim hosts many foreign students and people speak
english, but the candidate is expected to join norwegian courses
offered by the university.

Application deadline: December 31. 1998

If you are interested or have spesific questions, please send an
email to:   jorn.hokland at idi.ntnu.no
where you include some information on your background, grades, and
research interest.


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Jorn Hokland, dr.scient.
Associate Professor
Dept. of Computer and Information Sciences
The Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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